Help a Reader: Figure out How to Eliminate PMI

Posted by Madison on February 11, 2013

I recently received an email from a reader, LC, who wants to lower her housing costs by eliminating their PMI, or private mortgage insurance. She says: “We have been paying $126.22 per month in PMI and feel like we are throwing the money away.” Obviously, it’s worth taking some time to figure out how to […]

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Ask Madison: Reader Mail Volume 6

Posted by Madison on February 15, 2012

My husband has one job and I have three. For one of my jobs I made $1,100, do I even need to claim my taxes for this job on my tax returns or can I just claim my other two jobs? – Amanda If you need to file because you were over minimum income to […]

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Ask Madison: Reader Mail Volume 5

Posted by Madison on June 30, 2011

Time for another round of reader mail. Let’s jump right in: Have you heard any update on the mfs class action lawsuit you wrote about some time ago? no word in years…wondering what the disposition is. – Dan I’ve been wondering too… but I haven’t heard a word on it yet! The FAQs don’t list […]

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Ask Madison: Reader Mail Volume 4

Posted by Madison on June 9, 2011

It’s been awhile since I answered reader mail, opting instead to send personal emails when I can. However, some of the emails would probably benefit others. While I was on vacation, I skimmed through some of the recent emails; here are a couple reader questions that might be of interest to readers: Very interested in […]

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Ask Madison: Reader Mail Volume 3

Posted by Madison on February 17, 2009

It’s time for another round of reader questions! I often get similar questions from readers, so it helps to share the answers with everyone. If you want to check out previous questions, see: Reader Mail Volume 1 Reader Mail Volume 2   How do you open an ING account for children? I would like to […]

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