Should I prioritize my 401k over my mortgage? I am a 36 year old who has a mortgage of $575,000 at 6.25%. I currently make 150k base, and if I pick up extra shifts from work, can make around 175k in total, give or take. By my own accord, and probably by the mathematics, I feel house poor and have been thinking about decreasing my contribution to my 401k to pay down my mortgage. My company …

do i prioritize the now or the later? I’m 39, and relatively financially literate. I was raised with very little (in a trailer with a towel as my bedroom door), and have built a pretty decent life for myself – to the tune of about $600k in net worth while supporting a family of 7. In general, we live below our means, but still ensure a high quality of life with things like 2-3 trips…

U-M QB Tuttle retires: Need to prioritize health Michigan quarterback Jack Tuttle announced Monday that he is medically retiring from football, pointing to lingering arm issues after offseason surgery and the fifth concussion of his career.

Should I prioritize VR or extra zoom, for wildlife photography? Hi Im looking to buy a zoom lens to start with wildlife photography and perspective compression in landscapes. I can’t decide if I should get VR or extra zoom without VR. These are the lenses: AF-S DX VR Nikkor 55-200mm (300mm x1.5) or Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro (450mm x1.5) Im shooting with a D7000, so it doesn’t have built-in stabilization…

Which museums would you prioritize in Berlin? I have read past threads and narrowed it down to Topography of Terror, Jewish Museum, Sachsenhausen Museum and DDR Museum. In what order would you rank them? I will only be in Berlin for 3-4 full days and have other things planned, such as flea markets, walking tours/cycling tours and other historical sites. So would just 2-3 museums be realist…

Should I prioritize house fund over retirement? Hello all, I am 28 M, single, no kids, and make 145k in a HCOL area (CA). I have zero debt besides monthly cc bill which gets paid in full. Now for the numbers… I have been contributing ~12k/year to a Roth 401k for the past 6 years (85% in large/mid cap stocks and rest in emerging markets and balanced funds), and just started a Roth IRA this yea…

Which loan should I prioritize? About to pay off my car which was a $500/mo payment. I would like to put that $500/mo towards my other loans which is my house and my pool. Some info: House loan is $485,000, 30 yr, 4.875% interest. Pool is $100,000, 20 yr, 5.75% interest. How should I allocate the $500 to maximize my savings? Should I put it all into my pool loan paying it off …

Prioritize student loans or other loans With student loan payments resuming in the near future and starting to gain interest again I’m wondering which loans to prioritize. My mortgage & car loan are at higher interest rates than my student loans by about 2%. Would I be better served trying to eliminate the student loans altogether since it is the smallest amount of debt I currently ho…

What do you prioritize when you travel? Contemplating this because I just had a bust of a vacation, but also read an article about what people are saying they’re willing to spend more money on during vacations. So curious about this forum. When I look up places, I tend to try to add: Nature spots – something outdoors and mostly wild and native to the area, in as much as possible as a…

Prioritize Your To-Do’s With the ABC Method Prioritizing your to-do list is key to getting everything done. You need to make sure you’re allocating enough time to the difficult and important tasks but saving space for the little ones, too. Try the ABC method for categorizing your responsibilities for the day. Read more…

What to prioritize in Ireland My boyfriend and I are going to Ireland at the end of August for 9 days, my list of things I want to see has gotten way too long for the amount of time we have. We fly in and out of Dublin but don’t want to spend any time there. We’re renting a car and driving to Kilkenny immediately after landing because his family is originally from there. We’…

Prioritize Your Tasks With the Eisenhower Matrix You already know that scheduling your tasks—whether you’re timeboxing, task batching, or theming entire days—is a major priority when it comes to being productive and getting stuff done. But when you have a bunch of tasks and don’t even know where to start with scheduling them by priority, you need an efficient method… Read more…

How to Prioritize Your Well-being With Myasthenia Gravis Living with myasthenia gravis can take a toll on your mental, and physical health. Read one woman’s story about how to manage well-being with myasthenia gravis.