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mountainman77777 t1_iyfen4v wrote

It’s pretty basic advice but the snowball method Dave Ramsey advocates for just works. It’s extremely difficult if not impossible to have multiple financial priorities simultaneously on a finite income. You have to pick one thing and attack it until it’s gone. Then roll on to the next one and repeat. Since your car loan is the highest interest it makes sense to start with that.

I understand your desire to build savings but you’d be amazed at how much easier it becomes to savw when you don’t have all kinds of loan payments to make. Remember that spending less is the same as making more so your move to a cheaper apartment (however undesirable that may be) is a smart move. Remember that these sacrifices are temporary, but you’ll never get ahead if you refuse to make them. I can’t tell you how many women your age I’ve seen just living paycheck to paycheck into their 30s because of this so you’re well ahead of your peers in that sense.

It’ll be hard but your on the right path. Be patient with yourself and stay the course. You’ll get it done

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No_Possibility_8393 t1_iyfef6f wrote

It depends, of course. Many townhomes (including mine) are characterized as condos, and generally that results in a slightly higher rate. Also usually an HoA fee, which you may or may not have in a detached single-family home.

In terms of value appreciation, it really just depends on all the normal stuff like location and supple/demand and whatnot. Might be a bit slower than otherwise similar detached houses in the area, might not.

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pancak3d t1_iyfd8vr wrote

These studies are retrospective. It doesnt really help to look backwards and say "the stocks that paid high dividends beat the SP500" -- you need to be able to predict and invest in the right stocks before the dividend is paid. I mean, it's akin to saying "the fastest growing companies last yesr beat the SP500" -- ok, great, but how can you know ahead of time exactly which companies those will be?

Now if you know of a high dividend ETF or some backtested strategy that has consistently beaten the total market, I'd be all ears!

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