One of the major pitfalls to acting on financial advice given to a general audience is that the advice is…well, general. A perfect example revolves around using a 401k to pay off debt. If a consumer was to read several personal finance books and blogs, they would easily come to the conclusion that you should never use a 401k to pay off credit cards. I disagree with that conclusion and say that sometimes, using retirement funds to get out of […] Read more »