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5 (Other) Reasons Small Businesses Fail There are many reasons why startups never get to reap the riches of a Google GOOG, Amazon AMZN, Chipotle CMG or Starbucks (SBUX).
5 Spring Spending Splurges To Avoid Just because you're ready to come out of hibernation this spring doesn't mean your spending money has to go with you. There were a lot of items worth buying in the first quarter, but the sun's return and rising temperatures won't shoo away the dark clouds hovering over certain items and services this spring.
Not All Benefit From Low Mortgage Rates We hear incessantly that mortgage rates are at "historic lows" and that falling post-recession home prices have made this a great time for first-time homebuyers. On paper, all this is true. The catch for new buyers, however, is that getting a loan on such wonderful terms is far easier said than done. And it may be getting even tougher.
Tax Tip: Deduct Your Mortgage Points Points (charges equivalent to 1% of a mortgage loan) you pay to refinance of your principal residence or to buy or refinance a vacation home or investment property must be "amortized" over the life of the mortgage: Points on a traditional 30-year mortgage, for example, are deducted over 360 months.