Breaking my apartment lease wasn’t the worst financial decision I ever made, but it was one of the scariest. Legally speaking, I didn’t have a compelling reason to break my lease. I was voluntarily leaving my current job and relocating…
I worked steadily through high school and college. I held a steady succession of mostly menial, mostly entry-level jobs: grocery store cashier, movie theater attendant, youth sports official, food delivery driver. My motivations were largely financial. During high school, I…
We’ve all heard that regular date nights are important to keep a marriage healthy and strong. Yet these days, everyone is busy, tired, and overspent. Add kids to the mix, and it only gets harder to prioritize each other in…
If you fly, even on occasion, you’ve probably been seated within earshot of a screaming infant. Whether you dealt with the unwelcome aural intrusion by donning noise-canceling headphones or simply pretending it wasn’t happening, you took solace in the fact that it wasn’t…
How’s your appetite for a major home improvement project? What if that project could build equity, significantly boost your property’s value, and generate income? Most home improvement initiatives can’t do that. In fact, the list of home improvement projects that…
Most American workers qualify for up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a 1993 law that forms the basis for many employers’ parental and convalescent leave programs. With limited exceptions, FMLA-eligible employees can’t…
Finishing your basement is one of the easiest ways to expand your home’s habitable square footage without expanding its footprint. It’s also one of the more expensive home improvement projects you can undertake, especially when your vision for the space…
I grew up in a rugged, semi-rural area. My childhood home sat on a hillside above a narrow but energetic river. From our front window, the river was barely visible amid the trees. I remember it mostly as the centerpiece…
Because it’s so affordable, it’s almost always a good idea for renters to carry some form of renters insurance coverage. Many landlords require renters insurance, anyway. Both household-name insurance companies and startups like Lemonade write renters insurance policies that offer many of…
No matter where you live, the total cost of climate control in the home — heating, cooling, and humidity control — likely accounts for a meaningful share of your monthly budget. Eisenbach Consulting, an energy management company, finds that the…
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