[header] How to mitigate interest rate risks [title] Assess your risk tolerance. [step] If you have any variable-rate loans, your interest rate might increase. The amount beyond what you're paying right now that you could pay without interest payments destroying your bottom line is your tolerance. 
[substeps] The amount of tolerance you have will depend on income and payments coming in, such as if you are receiving interest from another source. Look at what you think might happen to interest rates over the life of any variable-rate loans you have.