If we have learned anything from the housing crisis of the last 2 years, it is that the notion that we “deserve” a certain home or a certain lifestyle is ill conceived. It only takes talking to an elderly relative that lived through the depression and World War II to realize that we probably have [...]
Entries from January 12th, 2010
Credit/Housing Crisis Explained - Audio/Visual Explanation
January 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
It has been a wild couple of years, hasn’t it? I am not going to say I predicted it, by any means, but it seemed a little odd to me back in 2005 when an acquaintance with a 500-ish credit score and very modest income was able to qualify for a brand new $130,000 home. [...]
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Get your Financial Life in order for 2010
January 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
A great resolution for the new year is to READ MORE BOOKS and WATCH LESS TV. It’s on my family’s list, to be sure. A great book to start off with is Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin. I read this one a few years ago, and it totally changed my [...]
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