All The Surprising Costs That Come After A Home Purchase
Just like how the purchase price of a car is not the entire cost, the purchase price of a house is not the entire cost...
Why Millennials Need To Earn $525,000 A Year To Feel Happy
Empower surveyed 2,304 U.S. adults about financial happiness. And one of the most fascinating data points from the survey was that Millennials need to earn...
The Percentage Of Homebuyers Who Pay Cash And Why They Do
Partially thanks to high mortgage rates, the percentage of homebuyers who pay cash has risen. As of September 2023, according to Redfin, 34.1% of U.S....
Five Unusual Things I’m Thankful For, Despite All The Bad
Instead of sharing the usual things I'm thankful for (health, family, being Asian, etc.), I thought I'd share some unusual things I'm thankful for this...
Why It’s So Hard To Leave San Francisco: Excitement, Fear, AI
I've been trying to leave San Francisco since 2014. After fake retiring in 2012, I thought it was only logical to move to a lower-cost...
401(k), 403(b), And IRA Contribution Limits For 2024
The Internal Revenue Service announced that the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2024 has increased to $23,000, up from $22,500 for...
Busting The Real Estate Cartel With Attorney Mike Ketchmark
If you are curious how attorney Mike Ketchmark and his team were able to win a landmark $1.8 billion class-action lawsuit on price fixing against...
2024 Income Tax Brackets And The New Ideal Income
The IRS has introduced new income limits for its seven tax brackets for 2024. Thankfully, the thresholds have all increased by 5.4% to account for...
Real Estate Is Like A Bond Plus Investment: More Potential Upside
Selling bonds to buy real estate is a much easier decision to make than selling stocks to buy real estate. Real estate acts like a...