Get rid of baby fat on your lower abs by adding 30 minutes of cardio to your lifestyle at least three times a week; this will help reduce stress, too. Workouts that target core muscles are most effective.
Under its new mortgage-relief plan, the Obama administration is staking a claim that most homeowners facing foreclosure should be able to pay 31 percent of their gross income for a mortgage. Not 50 percent or not 60 percent, as is the case with many strapped homeowners. But 31 percent of income still is a hefty number.
This calculator uses these guidelines for determining how much house you can afford, which are similar to common underwriting criteria that mortgage lenders use. 1  Your total mortgage payment should be no more than 28 percent of your gross monthly income.