Should retirees use their homes to pay bills?
It can add some extra glitter to those golden years. But there are pitfalls to using it too.
Taylor Freitas is a Bankrate contributor with over a decade of professional journalism experience. Over her career, she has covered various topics, including personal finance, credit cards, travel rewards, home ownership, mortgages, and home improvement.
When she isn’t writing, Taylor can be found using points and miles to explore new countries (most recently, Cambodia and Vietnam), discovering new music, and cheering on her beloved USC Trojans.
It can add some extra glitter to those golden years. But there are pitfalls to using it too.
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