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Why Moving Sometimes Makes Good Financial Sense

By Sabado Domingo

Tough economic times coupled with changing industries and lack of options for job are huge factors that force people to become more flexible with their choice of living. Finding a secure, reliable, good-paying job is difficult, and can even mean ...

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July 20, 2018

8 Moves That Will Protect Your Family from Financial Chaos If You Die

By Enero Febrero

When it comes to protecting your family from any financial disputes in the event that you die, there's a lot you need to consider. In fact, you need to plan everything accordingly and early enough so that you don't leave your loved ones having to ...

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July 19, 2018

Are Two Household Incomes Really Better Than One?

By Len Penzo

Not too long after our first child was born, the Honeybee left her position as a paralegal for a bankruptcy attorney to become a stay-at-home mom. It was a decision that we had both happily agreed to before we were even married. That course of action ...

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July 16, 2018

Grandfather Says: The Magic of Cape Hatteras

By RD Blakeslee

Grandfather says Cape Hatteras is a special place. He and the family have been visiting there for nearly 60 years. Grandfather says he remembers when Paul Mellon bought most of the undeveloped Hatteras Island shore and gave it to a national ...

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July 12, 2018

4 Easy Apartment Tips That Will Save Money Over Time

By Sabado Domingo

It's every renter's dream: a providential twist in your budget that would allow you to upgrade to, say, one of those amazing Los Angeles apartments. We're not the ones to downplay providence, nor do we disapprove of dreaming. What we do know are a ...

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June 17, 2018

Grandfather Says: Here’s a Clever Way to Change Neighborhoods

By RD Blakeslee

Grandfather says he moved his house once. When the road in front of it was widened, he moved it out of the way, up to the top of a hill on his place. That was before the family moved where we have been for 40 years now. Grandfather learned a ...

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June 14, 2018

5 Basic Tips for First-Time Homebuyers

By Sabado Domingo

Buying a house for the first time can be a thrilling and nerve-wracking experience. Although the learning curve is steep, doing a bit of financial homework will make the task a lot easier. With that in mind, here are a few tips that will help make ...

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May 4, 2018

Caring for Aging Parents? These Minor Home Mods Make a Big Difference

By Tex Freitag

The time will come when your parents are no longer able to care for themselves. Whether that is because of health issues or simply from aging, they'll need someone to support them on a regular basis. Although some adult children decide that it is ...

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April 26, 2018

Comparing the Costs of Various Emergency Food Supply Options

By Len Penzo

Sometimes it's not easy being an ant. Especially when you're living among a bunch of grasshoppers. There's a well-known Aesop fable about an oblivious grasshopper who spent his summer days living the high life and mocking an industrious ant, who ...

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April 23, 2018

4 Things Everyone Should Know About the Cost of Growing Old

By Enero Febrero

Many young, healthy Americans probably aren't aware of a very troubling possibility that could ultimately affect them down the road: There's a good chance they could spend the later years of their lives in long-term care -- a situation that could ...

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April 18, 2018

7 Money Skills My Immigrant Parents Taught Me

By Paula Pant

Im Asian-American, straight off the boat ... er, straight off the Boeing. My parents carried me to the Land of Stars and Stripes back when I was wearing diapers. Since good ol' Mom and Dad didn't launch their lives in America until they reached ...

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March 14, 2018

8 Really Useful Money Saving Tips Every Family Should Consider

By Enero Febrero

When you're raising a family, using your money wisely is important. While you want to enjoy time with your loved ones and provide your children with great experiences while they're growing up, you must also be mindful of your spending. With that in ...

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March 9, 2018

Many Americans May Be Sitting on Cash They Don’t Even Know They Have

By Len Penzo

(This is a sponsored post from LendingTree.) With housing prices at or near all-time highs in many places, many Americans may be sitting on piles of cash and don't even realize it. This is because, as home values rise, banks are willing to let ...

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February 16, 2018

3 Essential Tips for Finding the Best Home Loan

By Sabado Domingo

Going through the mortgage process can be an intimidating, overwhelming experience, even for people who have done it before. For newcomers, it can be especially difficult. It's easy to understand why: you're facing the prospect of entering into an ...

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February 14, 2018

18 Fond Financial Facts You Didn’t Know About Valentine’s Day

By Len Penzo

Everyone loves Valentine's Day. Well ... almost everyone. To prove it, here are a some fond financial facts and strange trivia about Valentine's Day that you can whisper into your lover's ear while you're cuddling by the fireplace this February ...

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February 5, 2018

A Quick Overview of 4 Potential Loan Options for Homebuyers

By Sabado Domingo

When we think of financing for a home, we often assume that there are very few options. Sure, we know about first-time home buyer's options. We might also know that we can find loans with varying term periods. But there are other options out there ...

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February 2, 2018

Stop Pouring Money Down the Drain: 9 Ways to Conserve Bathroom Water

By Chris Long

When you realize that half of a household's water usage occurs in the bathroom, and that greener versions of toilets and faucets -- like those found in new homes from green builders -- can save an average American family up to 11,000 gallons per ...

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January 10, 2018

Why I Love Christmas: A Guest Post from My Daughter, Nina

By Lenina Penzo

Readers: Today I'm digging into the archives to rerun this guest post from my daughter, Nina. She originally wrote the piece for me seven years ago, on December 24, 2010 -- back when she was just 11-years-old. I have to admit, rereading her ...

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December 15, 2017

12 Classic Toys from the Past and What They’re Worth Now

By Len Penzo

We all had our favorite childhood toys when we were growing up. For me, it was my old Tonka trucks -- I had an entire fleet of them that I regularly used to help me carve miniature highways and water canals out of a large dirt planter in our front ...

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December 4, 2017

How to Know If It’s Better to Renovate Your Current Home or Move

By Tex Freitag

Home buying is an emotional decision, seldom dominated by the most rational part of the mind. That's not to say that there is nothing practical about buying a home. But practicality is only one part of the equation. There's always a mix of practical ...

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November 24, 2017

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