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by Bedrock
Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:45 am
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Roth IRA contribution for 2012
Replies: 17
Views: 8545

Re: Roth IRA contribution for 2012

thanks you all. 2012 not 2102 (fixed).
by Bedrock
Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:20 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Roth IRA contribution for 2012
Replies: 17
Views: 8545

Roth IRA contribution for 2012

sorry if this has been asked and answered many times before. If you haven't opened IRA account in 2012 is it possible to open one now and contribut for 2012?
Thanks
by Bedrock
Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:35 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Extra Mortgage Payment
Replies: 17
Views: 2413

Re: Extra Mortgage Payment

Thanks. Very helpful.
I will follow up on the suggestions. I am about 40k under but slowly coming afloat. Hope to refi if things go well.
by Bedrock
Mon Dec 24, 2012 4:54 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Extra Mortgage Payment
Replies: 17
Views: 2413

Re: Extra Mortgage Payment

CloveLeaf wrote:
Bedrock wrote:thanks everyone for the response. APR is 5.25 and no PMI. I am maxing out on 401K and HSA contribution. I can afford to pay an extra monthly payment but thinking if that money could be better off somewhere.
You should refinance. 5.25 is way too high. Then you might be able to pay an extra payment AND fully fund your IRA.
it was refi from 5-1ARM. I was able to refi under HARP in May 2010 and alas the interest rate weren't as low as they are now! I can't refi again since I don't have any equity or have money to put downpayment.
by Bedrock
Mon Dec 24, 2012 4:51 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Extra Mortgage Payment
Replies: 17
Views: 2413

Re: Extra Mortgage Payment

sscritic wrote:Are you paying an extra payment or paying extra principal? If you just send in an extra payment of principal and interest, some banks may just treat it as being early; e.g., your extra December payment is your January payment, your January payment is your February payment, etc. Make sure that the whole payment goes to principal.
thanks. it is going towards extra principal (and I have no early payment penalty).
by Bedrock
Mon Dec 24, 2012 3:54 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Extra Mortgage Payment
Replies: 17
Views: 2413

Re: Extra Mortgage Payment

thanks everyone for the response. APR is 5.25 and no PMI. I am maxing out on 401K and HSA contribution. I can afford to pay an extra monthly payment but thinking if that money could be better off somewhere.
by Bedrock
Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:25 am
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Extra Mortgage Payment
Replies: 17
Views: 2413

Extra Mortgage Payment

Hi everyone - new member here. I am in a dilemma whether to send an extra mortgage payment or not this year. I was told that if you send an extra payment every year, you can pay off your mortgage payment from 30 yrs to 22 yrs - 8 yr earlier!! I have been sending the extra montly payment end of December for the last 3 yrs.
However, now I am wondering if this is a smart move. Since I do not have an financil advisor yet, I came here to get an answer.
Thanks in advance for any response.