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Preparing for a Major Purchase

Strategies for Your Next Big Financial Leap

From homes to cars, this month at MoneyEdu is all about preparing for major purchases. We'll also cover ideas for boosting your savings and share key negotiation skills to enhance your purchasing power. Join the Dort Financial team as we uncover strategies for making these significant investments wisely.

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This Week

June 2026

A weekly series that explores concepts related to June's theme.

Week 1
How to Save Money

Week 2
Buying a Car

Week 3
Financial Planning for Your Wedding

Week 4
How to Negotiate

New for June

Home Ownership

From buying a home to making the most of your home equity, explore key topics for current (and future) home owners.

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Buying a Home Introduction
Some pros and cons of buying a home, including a comparison with renting.
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Planning for Your Home Purchase
Before you buy a home, determine how much consumer debt is reasonable for you and what upfront costs you will have for your home purchase.
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Assembling a Home Buying Team
Having the right people on your side can help you make the best possible buying decisions.
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Understanding Down Payments
A large down payment isn't always needed to buy a home, but let's take a look at how down payments can affect your total mortgage costs.
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Understanding Mortgages
The parts of a mortgage and common mortgage loan options.
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Making an Offer and Closing the Deal
Crossing the finish line of the home buying process – submitting an offer, negotiating, and dealing with closing costs.
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Refinancing Your Mortgage
Refinancing your mortgage may help you achieve your financial goals – from reducing your monthly payment to minimizing total costs.
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Mortgage Refinancing Scenarios
Whether or not refinancing could make sense for you depends on a wide variety of factors – and the right answer isn’t always the same for every person or every situation.
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Reducing Mortgage Cost
Mortgage refinancing isn’t always required to reduce the overall cost of your mortgage.

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Student Loan Management

An introduction to student loan repayment choices and strategies. Visit the Member Library for in-depth coverage of repayment plan options.

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Making Smart Repayment Decisions
Flexible federal student loan repayment plans can help you avoid financial trouble and reach your financial goals.
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How Repayment Plan Choices Affect Loan Cost
Your repayment plan choice can greatly affect your monthly payment and the total cost of your student debt.
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The SAVE Repayment Plan
Discontinued in 2025, here's what it means to borrowers currently enrolled in the plan.
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Direct Loan Consolidation
Consolidation can simplify the loan repayment process, but you must review the loans you plan to consolidate carefully – once consolidated, there’s no going back.

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