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    TSP Loan for down payment - turnaround time

    Yes, you are 100% right: “having an instantly available emergency fund that is also earning interest, and enjoying what i believe would be a more satisfying 'quality of life' also have real value.” One advice: do not pay off mortgage if I still have a unpaid TSP loan. It is too expensive to use...
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    TSP Loan for down payment - turnaround time

    check: http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2009/05/29/rethinking-conventional-wisdom-about-401k-loans/tab/comments/#comment-318145 some interesting duscussion.
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    TSP Loan for down payment - turnaround time

    Burrocrat asked: “what do you think about a general purpose loan to pad emergency cash reserves and do a couple of things that are important to quality of life right now?” Agree with Frixxxx. Do not touch TSP if you are able to get a collateral loan other then retirement account. The advantages...
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    TSP Loan for down payment - turnaround time

    TIAA loan or TSP loan --- calculation of interest rate and hidden charge I. TIAA-CREF loan. A TIAA-CREF loan looks very similar to most commercial loans from banks: there is no change in the total balance of the retirement account, only a collateral account is set up, the loan is funded by...
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