Dear Moneyist, When my maternal-great-aunt died, my father wanted me to help him purchase her property. He currently owns a condo and the arrangement we made is that, once he buys my aunt’s house, I will move into his condo and pay the HOA fees. A little more than a …
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With the warmer summer months finally here, now is the time to start thinking about your backyard set up. Spending more time outdoors, you want to ensure that you have a space that is welcoming, aesthetically pleasing and above all else functional. With the right design approach, you can transform …
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Moving into a new home can bring a great deal of excitement. Not only are you moving to a new location, but you have the chance to make new memories and starting afresh. Suppose you are moving in with a family. The occasion is doubly impressive. Everyone in the house …
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Pin Share Tweet A quick and easy Christmas decorating idea for lamps where you will learn how to turn an inexpensive Christmas ornament into a lamp finial. Today is 20-Minute Decorating day where I share a project that can be completed in under 20 minutes. Its Christmas themed this month. …
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I have measured out my life with coffee spoons;I know the voices dying with a dying fallBeneath the music from a farther room.So how should I presume? “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot Dear Moneyist, My wife and I purchased a home a year ago. I …
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Postmates, which is being bought by Uber, has not turned a profit since its inception. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images On March 17, the day the San Francisco Bay Area became the first major metropolitan area to enact a shelter-in-place policy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Postmates Inc. engaged a bank to …
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Dear Moneyist, I got married recently and moved into my husband’s house that he shares with his parents. (His name and his parents’ name are on the deed.) Currently, we pay a small amount for rent, but my husband hopes to take on the mortgage of the house over the …
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Pin Share Tweet How to instantly transform a classic garden urn into a side table. Post updated: 09/01/2020 This black urn sits in a corner of my living room. I have had it forever. It is one of those classic items that always is in style. It has made it …
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The thought must’ve crossed many investors’ minds during the pandemic. Why not just get out of the markets entirely and switch into cash? Fund management giant Vanguard Group looked at the investors who did exactly that, in a study recently published. Now, the Vanguard crowd isn’t exactly that of Robinhood—between …
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