Before I had kids of my own, I remember attending a baby shower where the majority of the guests already had children. As I sat and listened to them bemoaning their endless expenses and mounting bills, I couldn’t even pretend…
When my husband and I set out to have a second child, we never imagined we’d be blessed with a bonus baby. But sure enough, when I went for my first trimester ultrasound around the eight-week mark, there it was:…
Since the Great Recession between 2007 and 2009, the global economy has struggled to sustain reliable and long-term growth. This is largely due to the fluctuating fortunes of individual economies and market sectors. Considerable peaks and troughs in real estate and a prevailing lack…
When I first started working in an office full-time, my favorite part of the day was walking around Midtown Manhattan and marveling at the food choices available to me. Within a three-block radius, there were more than 20 eateries from…
Plenty of us have extra stuff lying around we’d love to get rid of. The question is, what’s the best way to go about it? In some cases, it may make financial sense to resell books, clothing, furniture, and electronics…
I went back to work full-time just three months after having my first child. Though I knew I’d be losing a significant chunk of my salary to daycare costs, plus a bit more to commuting expenses, the numbers painted a pretty…
When our son was a baby, my husband and I kept his birthday parties simple and low-key, limiting the guest list to just family. We figured that since our son wasn’t old enough to know the difference, there was no…
Tenant problems plague landlords every day. However, reducing rent to maintain good tenants and evicting problem tenants may not be the best courses of action. While lower rents obviously affect a landlord’s profitability, evictions are also expensive and can cost a…
When my husband and I set out to buy a house, we searched high and low for the perfect home. Unfortunately, the more we looked, the more we came to realize that most of the houses in our target neighborhood…
The vast majority of rich people didn’t get there by accident or luck. Accumulating wealth requires hard work, dedication, and – most importantly – maintaining a specific set of habits that foster prosperity. As Aristotle said, “We are what we…
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