Archive for April, 2009


Making Home Affordable Second Lien Program

Posted by Madison on April 30th, 2009

Earlier this week, the Making Home Affordable program was enhanced to include a second lien program. The government has determined that even if you receive a loan modification on your first first mortgage, having an unaffordable second mortgage could still put your at risk of going into foreclosure. Second Loan Modifications Here’s how the second [...]

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Firing Our Nanny for More Family Time

Posted by Madison on April 29th, 2009

Yesterday, I had to let our nanny go. It was really hard, since she’s been with us for three years. However, in a nice twist of events, our family is going to get to spend more time together. When I mentioned that Scott was considering switching to a new career, but ultimately passed on the [...]

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Closing on Our First Rental Property

Posted by Madison on April 27th, 2009

We’re closing later this week on a 3 unit, 100 year old rental house. It’s in a prime location, close to the university and hospitals. It’s currently rented until summer of 2010. (In the area, leases are usually signed for the following school year in the spring.) It’s our first real estate investment and our [...]

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SwagBucks Sign Up Bonus and Gift Cards

Posted by Madison on April 24th, 2009

SwagBucks is offering readers bonus SwagBucks for Free Money Friday this week! You’ll have to act quickly though, the offer is only good for the next 5 days! How to Get Your SwagBucks Sign up for a SwagBucks account by Wednesday, April 29. Use the swag code: MYDOLLARPLAN, which is case sensitive. You’ll get 5 [...]

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Visual Guide to Tax Spending, Credit Cards, and Housing

Posted by Madison on April 23rd, 2009

We’ve had a huge week! My husband finally made a decision about his plans to work for the upcoming year, everything is almost finalized and we’ll be closing on our rental property next week, and there were some new developments with the loan modification that we’re considering pursuing. Add those to the mountain of paperwork [...]

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