She Doesn’t Want a Mortgage September 27, 2017 Home, Lifestyle Jamie Burgess The best landlords I ever had didn’t care much about the money. The husband and wife had lived in the same house for 35 years, only the third owners since the place was built in 1935, and they rented out the stand-alone guest cabin on their property every winter because they believed in giving us Keep Reading
How to Be Financially Prepared for a Natural Disaster September 14, 2017 Home, Lifestyle Erin Lowry In 1989 storm ripped through Houston, Texas just two weeks before my birth, which took down a tree in my parents’ backyard. That tree fell right through the roof and into my nursery. Had I been born just a little early, I may not have survived my first month of life. That’s not the kind Keep Reading
Renting an Apartment in Chicago: How to Navigate this Quirky Rental Landscape August 31, 2017 Home, Lifestyle, Savings, Spending Erika Napoletano Ah, Chicago. The Windy City. Home to the Cubs, White Sox, da Bears – and a whole lot of quirks if you’re looking to rent an apartment there. I recently sold my condo and switched back to being a renter for the first time since I moved to Chicago. The entire process was, to say Keep Reading
Run Your House Like a (Literal) Boss July 24, 2017 Home, Lifestyle, Savings, Spending Bethany Johnson A few years ago, I realized we had been budgeting all wrong. The revelation was particularly painful because I was considered a personal finance expert in the industry. I’d been writing for a huge string of credit unions, a nonprofit credit counseling service and a few big-brand investing firms. The household budget was supposed to Keep Reading
