«In their infinite wisdom, based on this headline, we'll probably see Congress enact some sort of silly legislation to grab a headline, just like preventing lotto winners from collecting unemployment or eliminating tax writeoffs for corporate jets...» (darwinsmoney.com)
so my question is less about emergency fund balances as i'm pretty confident they'll grow steadily and more about, I guess, and please correct me if I'm wrote, whether or not the 6.9 - 7.9 % average returns for ROTH IRA mutual funds is a dependable enough guess that it would imply I should put the $ 5500 there instead of toward the 5.5 % mortgage (which I guess is actually lowered when you consider tax writeoff). (money.stackexchange.com)
Along with having a large tax writeoff, that's one of the main benefits of owning a home, she says: lower costs each month. (mortgageloan.com)