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When people hear of an IRA, the Individual Retirement Account, they automatically assume this money is for retirement only. This is one of the great misconceptions about the IRA. It’s helpful to know that an IRA can be used for many things including using it for a house down payment.
“After you leave home, you may find yourself feeling homesick, even if you have a new home that has nicer wallpaper and a more efficient dishwasher than the home in which you grew up.”
Next week, my parents will complete the sale of their home and journey back to the Philippines. Whether they end up staying in the Philippines for the remainder of their retirement or come back is yet to be decided. For the past few months, our entire family has gone through the exercise of cleaning out the house that we’ve called home for the past 23 years.
