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To: Carolyn who wrote (3)2/19/2001 8:29:52 AM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 6901
 
I was working on taxes yesterday, but I can't file until I have my name changed at Social Security. We have been married and filed joint returns for 20 years, and I just got a form from the IRS saying that my Social Security number doesn't match the name I am filing under, so I need to fill out a name change form at the Social Security office. Weird that they would worry about this now, but apparently it's happening to a lot of people - there was an article about it in the paper.

I also spent a lot of time comparing scenarios for refinancing - we just bought this house a year ago, when the interest rates were 8% - unfortunately my husband procrastinated so the interest rates are creeping back up again, but it still makes sense to refinance - but does it make more sense to pay points? And does it make sense to go for a 15 year mortgage? The Motley Fool has links to calculators that take into effect the tax consequences. One thing to think about is whether we would invest the difference or spend it, and if we invested it, at what rate of return? And what happens if we make more money so we are in a higher tax bracket? I ran a half dozen different scenarios, and the results run the gamut from saving a lot on a 30 year mortgage if we invest the difference in an IRA, to saving a lot on a 15 year mortgage if we are just going to spend the money. Decisions, decisions.

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