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WHY PAY OFF BILLS OR TAKE CASH OUT

There are a number of advantages of paying off bills or taking out cash.  The most obvious is to reduce your overall payments by converting higher interest rate bills and putting it into a lower rate mortgage. 

Should you pay off that car loan with a low rate?  The answer here is a little more complex.  If the rate is lower, how much lower?  There are tax advantages to a mortgage versus a car loan.  For example, due to the tax advantages a car loan at 4% may have the same overall cost of a mortgage at 6%.  Mortgage interest is usually tax deductible which should lead to a higher tax refund at the end of the year.  The main advantage in paying off this car would clearly be to lower your overall payments.

Many people struggle month to month with their bills, but it doesn't have to be this way.  A bill consolidation loan is something many people need and may not even realize what it could do for them.  With some cash out and paying someone's bills off you can create a situation that lowers their monthly payments dramatically and give them enough cash out to prevent them from using their credit cards.  It is very important to understand that after paying off the credit cards that they should be used sparingly.

You don't need any extra cash out, but should you take some anyways?  That depends on how much you have in savings.  If you live month to month, then you should have some cash in the bank in case of emergencies.  The traditional rule of thumb is to add up all your bills per month and multiply it by 3.  Say your bills add up to $3,000 per month.  The minimum amount of cash in the bank should be at least $9,000.  A safer position would be to have as high as 6 months.  In which case you should have $18,000.

 The following is a summary of why to do a bill consolidation or cash out mortgage:

             *  LOWER MONTHLY PAYMENTS

            *  LOWER INTEREST RATES

            *  LESS BILLS TO PAY EACH MONTH

            *  TAX ADVANTAGE (LARGER TAX REFUND AT END OF YEAR)

            *  CASH FOR EMERGENCIES

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