Category Archive: Finance

Jun 17

Is Economic Mobility a Myth?

I read an interesting article today at MSN Money. It made reference to something called “The Great Gatsby Curve” that basically indicated that higher levels of income inequality are correlated to lower levels of economic mobility across generations of families. In other words, the family income level you grow up in is a major indicator …

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Jun 13

Our Housing Search: Living in the Camper

House on Cape Cod, MA

I recently wrote about how we finally sold our house, but I didn’t go into any detail about where we are currently living… When we purchased our first house, we didn’t really take our time about it. We wanted a house, looked at listings online, visited two houses, and made an offer. It definitely didn’t …

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Jun 12

Tips to Gain Investors for Your Start-Up

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The following is a guest post… There are a lot of reasons why you need money for your startup company. Maybe you’re craving the abilities that expansion would bring you, or perhaps you believe you could rule an entire niche if you act quickly. Whatever your reason for desiring a cash infusion, the following tips …

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Jun 10

How to Keep Your Home Safe While You Travel

Feb Challenge Day 8 | front door

The following is a guest post… Traveling is always a stressful experience, but it can be considerably less worrisome if you’re not adding to your stress with concerns about your home while you’re away. Did you remember to lock the door? What if someone breaks in? What if the pipes freeze while you’re gone during …

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May 28

We Finally Sold Our House

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Last July I wrote a post describing my worst financial decision, which was buying our first house… You can read the details here, but basically we wanted to buy a house in a neighboring city to where we were living. But, for several reasons, we ultimately decided to buy a house in the same city …

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