Getting Started: The Key to Building Wealth? Start Slowly, Author Says
(MCT)—What’s the best way for young investors to build wealth for retirement? Ignore your human instincts, says a new e-book targeted at 20- and 30-somethings.
20 DIY Lifehacks With Office Junk That Will Blow Your Mind
Sure, your iPhone is cool and all. But wouldn’t it be cooler if it were powered by toilet paper speakers and propped up by binder clips? To figure out the answer to that question, we tried out many of the most brilliant DIY computer hacks we had heard of. Here are the best of the…
How Renting Out Your Home Can Help You Buy Another
By Scott Sheldon One of the biggest obstacles homebuyers will face is being able to show enough income to offset their debts — in addition to a proposed housing payment. If you don’t show enough income to offset your debts according to the bank’s requirements, you may have trouble getting the loan. With that in…
Alternatives to Putting 20 Percent Down on a Home
By Geoff Williams It’s a mantra often repeated in the real estate industry: If you want to buy a house, you need a 20 percent down payment. But with the average house in the U.S. costing $311,400 as of December 2013, according to the Census Bureau, all one has to do is the math to…
Home Equity Loans: Why They’re Back, and Better
By Vera Gibbons Last year, homeowners recouped about $1.9 trillion in lost value, according to estimates from Zillow. That put more equity in our hands, and in turn led to a return in home equity lending. Granted, we’re not at pre-crash levels in terms of total home equity lending, but as values continue to rise…
Is Texas Losing ‘Fertilizer Happens’ Attitude?
The arc of history is long, but it does not always bend towards justice. In Texas, it usually veers off and gets lost. A year ago, 15 people died in the fertilizer plant explosion in West, forcing the Texas legislature to pass regulations, but these new laws had jack squat to do with fertilizer plants.…
3 Simple Spring Cleaning Solutions to Get Your Home Organized Quickly
Spring cleaning might be one of those annual home maintenance projects that you are dreading having to do, as it conjures up overwhelming ideas of exhausting hours of labor with minimal results. When done methodically, spring cleaning can actually be an easy and productive process that makes your home more organized and tidy.
Time to Get Tough on India Stealing Our Stuff
Quite simply, from pharmaceuticals to motion pictures to software, India is stealing our stuff. India ranks dead last among major economies in protection of intellectual property rights, according to a comprehensive analysis by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. And despite lots of talk and visits from Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe…
The 12 Rudest Things You’re Doing On A Daily Basis
Every decade thinks that the “current” state of manners is worse than it was in decades previous. Because of this, I’m unwilling to say that we’re definitely in the rudest period in history. It just feels like it. My theory is this: As more of our lives get lived virtually through our computers and smartphones,…
Blending a Family: Even When It’s Easy, It’s Hard
It’s hard to believe that our new party of six is almost a year old. Overwhelmingly, it has gone a lot smoother than I expected. Our fears before May 11, 2013, were that the kids would not get along or that they would have adjustment problems. I was particularly concerned that my two kids would…
5 Ways to Make Your Move Green
Moving season and Earth Day are here, two occasions you probably never put together. However, they compliment each other quite nicely, saving you moving costs and impact on the environment. When you hear the term “green moving,” it might invoke images of packing your things in grass and bamboo baskets, or perhaps a VW van…
There Are Better Solutions Than Hiring Teachers Who Came To U.S. Illegally
Recently, the Denver Public School System announced that it would allow illegal immigrants to teach in its classrooms. Before writing a single additional word, let me clarify two things. First, I’ll address new teachers’ immigration status. They’re aliens who President Obama, through an executive action that was not congressionally approved, granted what is known as…
How Not to Talk About Wealth Inequality
Have you heard we live in an oligarchy? Perhaps you’ve been told America is a plutocracy? Is that because of widespread demagogy? Circumlocution: a big word meaning using unnecessarily lofty words to express an idea. Pat Bagley / Salt Lake Tribune Welcome to the baffling world of liberal-speak. Oligarchy, plutocracy and demagogy: The holy trinity…
Great Spaces: Kristen Wiig Laughs Off SoHo Listing
Funny girl Kristen Wiig (“Bridesmaids,” “Anchorman 2”) recently let go of her SoHo “mini-loft.” The New York City space includes two bedrooms and one bathroom spanning over 1,400 square feet.
Let’s Get Lethaler
You’d think Americans have enough stuff to worry about. Severe drought desiccating a third of the country. A political system whose major talent is demonstrating stasis in action. The rich using the poor as fleshy paving stones for the road to mansions on the hill. Ben Affleck as Batman. Nate Beeler / Columbus Dispatch…
For-Sale Craftsman Homes, Like Those on ‘American Dream Builders’
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Zillow This light-filled home in Seattle is adorned with leaded-glass windows, boxed beams and a built-in dining room buffet.
Craftsman homes, an early 20th-century architectural style, feature high-quality craftsmans…
Here’s How You Make A Barn Invisible
“Invisible” architecture isn’t a novel concept — see South Korea’s in-the-works, LED-clad Infinity Tower. But its an evolving one. Given the pace of technological change, an architect is never done finding fresh ways to make a building disappear.
