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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Ask a Mustachian => Topic started by: Dogastrophe on November 07, 2018, 10:23:26 AM
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Hi all,
I have a small inheritance (~$35K) coming my way plus have close to $18K available cash by end of Feb 2019 from savings. We are planning to put all this into our RRSPs ($36 into mine, $18 into hers). We have a shit-ton of contribution room in our RRSP so no risk of over contributing. Based on our current incomes / tax brackets and monthly rrsp contributions, I expect to see combined tax refund of ~$22K.
Initial thought was to take the tax refund and flip it into TFSA which we would use to build up our emergency fund plus use for a trip we have planned next year.
We have a car loan on the books that we could wipe out when the refund hits bank. Loan is currently around $24250+/- at 2.49% (cash flow drain of $110 per week). Unless we decide to downsize the buggy, it's likely we'll still be driving this 8 or 9 years from now (we tend to run them into the ground).
We have no other consumer debt but the car loan.
Thoughts? Opinions? Advice?
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The investment order is the go-to standard for this kind of question (link (https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/investor-alley/investment-order/msg1351813/#msg1351813))
tl;dr - I would invest in your tax advantaged accounts (in this case your TFSA) rather than pay down an auto-loan at 2.49%
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Thanks. That was my plan but then started to second guess things. This having excess cash available for things other than continued debt repayment is a new thing for us. :)