Archive for April, 2011

Save thousands on dental care just by brushing your teeth correctly

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Most everyone knows that regular brushing and flossing helps to prevent cavities and more expensive restorations.  Ounce of prevention and all that.  There are so many benefits to having a healthy set of teeth that it's difficult to argue against brushing. But here's a different question.  Do you know how to ...

Two ways to pay down a mortgage up front: Which is better?

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

Saw this question over at the Money Stack exchange site: Bigger mortgage downpayment vs. paying extra on the first regular payment? It's a great question with a slightly non-intuitive answer. A number of things determine how much interest is paid on a mortgage: What the mortgage rate is.Obviously the lower the ...