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BOSSHOG

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6. Passbook Savings rates are attractive

Reply to NoRethugFriends (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 8, 2023, 10:21 AM

Jul 2023

Not so for mortgages but way back when we paid that high rate to own a home. Economy goes up, economy goes down. Youngins have to be attuned and patient. Old folks not so much.

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Right now can get 4.5% return on CD that you can buy for tour IARa or 401K on Vanguard. NoRethugFriends Jul 2023 #4

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