Ask HTM - Housing Rule of Thumb, Axing a Boat Payments, & Making Bank on the World Cup #1108

We’re kicking off the week by answering your listener questions! And if you have a question that you’d like for us to answer on the show, we’d love for you to submit your own via HowToMoney.com/ask , send us your voice memo. Regardless of how random or bizarre you might think it is, we want to hear it!

1 - Housing costs: What’s a good rule of thumb to stick with to help me keep my mortgage payment in check?

2 - 401k rollover: Can you share the penalties and benefits of a retirement account rollover?

3 - Boat payment: How much should I pull out of my savings to finally get rid of my boat loan?

4 - World Cup: How do I ensure that I make the most money and avoid any pitfalls when renting my place for the World Cup this summer?

5 - Down payment: My down payment is in stocks but I might be buying a house next month… what do I do?!

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