I recently saw an episode of House Hunters that annoyed me. The premise of the show, if you haven't seen it, is someone is looking for a home, whether it be to rent or own, a townhouse, apartment, single family or whatever. They show 3 choices and at … [Read more...] about Are you an adult and still living with your parents?
For 11 years now, I've lived in the Washington D.C. area (never in D.C. though). I first lived and worked in Virginia. The 20-mile commute was horrible, and this was 11 years ago. Traffic in the area has only gotten worse. I moved to a different city … [Read more...] about No, I don’t want to move to your state!
I'm glad our story of getting out of debt (except for 1 mortgage remaining) has been inspirational to many of you, including the following reader: Hi there! Very much enjoy your site. I have a question about your 2nd mortgage that you paid off early … [Read more...] about Reader Question: How to handle a 2nd Mortgage with Balloon Payment
Ten years ago, when I worked in a cube (ok, I've always worked in a cube somewhere), I loved the few opportunities that I had to work from home. As I progressed through my career (and many jobs), I started having more and more opportunities to work … [Read more...] about Don’t let your kids grow up to…work from home
This past payment has marked a momentous occasion, if you happen to like multiples of 10, which I do. We've officially paid off over $100,000 on our home. Based on some calculations, we're 5 years ahead of schedule for paying off our home! As some … [Read more...] about $100,000 paid off on house…but decision time
We've owned our house for about 8 years now, but the last owners put in some major renovations about 6 years before we bought it. That adds up to 14 years, and you know what starts happening when a house gets 15-20 years old? Stuff starts breaking … [Read more...] about We’re sitting on a time bomb…
