Let me share you a story of about the importance of the home appraiser when it comes to refinancing your mortgage or qualifying for a new mortgage. My previous mortgage refinance took 65 days, and I wanted to share what I learned. Back before the financial crisis, a refinance would take at most 40 days […]
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Making six figures a year is a lot of money. However, depending on where you live, making six figures may still not make you feel rich! Due to higher cost of living and inflation, making six figures is no longer a guarantee for high living. One of the great things about America is freedom. Tired
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Spending money on vacation is easy to do. It’s one of the weirdest money phenomenons I’ve noticed. People spend way outside their normal limits while on vacation. It’s as if we enter a casino where money has no value because everything is clay chips. Vacation money is crazy money. With millions of people itching to travel after
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Do “C” students deserve “A” lifestyles? I don’t think so. But it is probably because “C” students think they deserve “A” lifestyles that there is so much tension, debate, and misery in the workplace. “C” Students And “A” Lifestyles Back in the 9th grade, I remember goofing off quite a bit with my buddies. We skipped
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BuzzFeed, a VC-backed news and entertainment website, recently announced it was laying off 15 percent of its workforce, or roughly 200 people. BuzzFeed’s head of HR, Lenke Taylor noted that the company is giving all laid-off employees severance packages of a minimum 10 weeks pay. Unfortunately, those employees who only get 10 weeks of severance
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The average interest rate by debt type is important to know to utilize debt more efficiently. This article will look at the average interest rate for student loans, auto loans, credit cards, and mortgages. We are an indebted nation thanks to our desire for more and our financial system’s ability to grant us more. When
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For those of you who are thinking about selling your rental property to lock in profits and simplify life, this post will help you think about all the pros and cons. I am a multi-property owner and real estate is significant part of my passive income stream. However, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve longed to
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Want to save time and money, and feel more organized? Using the KonMari method by Marie Kondo can give your lifestyle and finances a refreshing makeover. If you’ve ever been curious about what Sam’s wife Sydney is like, well you’re about to get a peek into her, oops I mean my, personality and – gasp! –
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One of my biggest worries as a parent is whether I’ll mess up my son’s life by sending him to private school instead of public school. If you go to private school, there will be much more pressure for you to succeed. For if you end up doing the same thing your public school counterpart
If you want to get ahead, always be the underdog. You will be much happier if you do. If you are the underdog, nobody expects you to win. But if you do, you will gain a tremendous amount of satisfaction. Deru kugi wa utareru is a Japanese proverb that means, “The nail that sticks out
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