Financial independence is a goal for a lot of Millennials and Gen Z Americans. Increasingly, spending the majority of your life working is less appealing to younger generations. People want to spend their time exploring interests, traveling, and with loved ones, instead of in a cubicle. But the high cost of living, especially when it […]
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I recently bought a house! And I learned A LOT. Today I’m sharing what I wish I knew before buying a house, my experience with buying a house as an unmarried, self-employed woman, and some insights on the numbers involved in my home buying process. Some background: I recently purchased my home by myself, which
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Want to pick a fight in the personal finance world? Ask someone “Should you rent and invest or buy a house?” and watch people lose their minds. It’s a common fight because there is no simple answer. Whether you should spend money to buy a house or invest aggressively in the stock market will depend
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Buying a house as a single woman is a pretty radical and awesome thing to do. I mean, women couldn’t take out a mortgage without a male co-signer until 1974- just 48 years ago! Today women are staying single for longer and buying houses before marriage more often. From 1990 to 2019, the share of
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I want to buy a house and come hell or high water, this is the year I’m going to do it. Buying a house for the first time is the single most intimidating thing about personal finance to me. Especially because I’m planning to buy it alone; no Tbone (my partner), no parents, and no
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