[Home equity was a hot topic five years ago as banks prodded homeowners to tap their new found wealth and go buy something nice for themselves. Appearing on June 26th, 2005, Money Magazine did their part to perpetuate the housing bubble madness until having a change of heart a few months later in Money Magazine Does a One-Eighty.]

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This couple is so happy because, on the advice of Money Magazine, they have opened up a home equity line of credit – they have done the number one “smartest thing” that they could do with their money.

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