Maybe you’ve been saving for years or maybe you’ve only just come up with the idea — buying and owning a home is a major purchase and decision. It is important that you try to learn as much and as deeply about your choices not only with the home you’ll …
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Turn on your JavaScript to view content We are currently living in Florida for the week enjoying some sun and warmth. While we are here we are still working long distance, but we are also here searching for inspiration and to clear our minds. While we sat here tonight watching …
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Dear Moneyist, Due to the 2020 global pandemic my wife and I have been concerned about indoor exposure to others. We are fortunate enough that we can work from home so we are always here, and no one else is allowed in our home. Because of this, we have tried …
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There is no better time to protect yourself and your family from fire. The problem with fire is that you never know when it is going to happen. But, you do know it will spread quickly and can be deadly. At least fifty people are killed every year from house …
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Dear Moneyist, I am married, but my home is in my name only. When I bought it in 2010, I was the only one eligible to apply for a mortgage because my husband was working a temporary job, having been laid off in the recession. My previous home, which I …
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“Were you born in a barn?” is a phrase that everyone will have heard growing up. While it may be a slightly sarcastic way our parents teach us to keep doors closed, when you grow up and realize how much heating can cost, you might want to phone your parents …
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“Were you born in a barn?” is a phrase that everyone will have heard growing up. While it may be a slightly sarcastic way our parents teach us to keep doors closed, when you grow up and realize how much heating can cost, you might want to phone your parents …
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Dear Moneyist, I am a married woman age 69 and my husband is 79. I am his second wife and we have been married for 22 years. He is not in the best of health and requires my care. He suffers with debilitating arthritic pain and is not able to …
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Dear Moneyist, My fiancé — or should I say eternal fiancé because he never wants to get married — recently shocked me when he flatly stated that he wants me off the mortgage and deed to our newly purchased waterfront home. We have lived there for a year and pay …
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