
Why you should NEVER buy a timeshare
The original idea behind timeshares was cool. You want to own a vacation home. But naturally, you’ll only spend part of the year there. So
The original idea behind timeshares was cool. You want to own a vacation home. But naturally, you’ll only spend part of the year there. So
The US has found itself in an unplanned and unintended arms race of college tuition. It started innocently enough. In 1950 the cost of tuition
I’ve been hearing this sentiment a lot lately. “I don’t want to invest now when the market is at record highs”. Actually, I’ve heard that
People get mad at me whenever I mention renting or buying. I’ll say something like “In addition to the mortgage payment, there are costs associated
I often use a 40 year time horizon in my examples. I do this because a typical working career is around 40 years, and it’s
Let’s not forget what investing really is. It’s buying and holding assets that provide an income stream and go up in value over time. Namely
Sometimes I get questions like “is it too late for me to start?” Of course not! Just recently I was reading a post by a
I think new homeowners often forget that rent is the most you’ll pay where as a mortgage is the least you’ll pay. We get tempted
I was a renter my entire adult life. Then a few years ago I finally decided to upgrade to the two bedroom condo shown in
In a recent post I mentioned how the “safe withdrawal rate” is 4%. I got some questions about it, so here’s the answer! Once
The original idea behind timeshares was cool. You want to own a vacation home. But naturally, you’ll only spend part of the year there. So
The US has found itself in an unplanned and unintended arms race of college tuition. It started innocently enough. In 1950 the cost of tuition
I’ve been hearing this sentiment a lot lately. “I don’t want to invest now when the market is at record highs”. Actually, I’ve heard that
People get mad at me whenever I mention renting or buying. I’ll say something like “In addition to the mortgage payment, there are costs associated
I often use a 40 year time horizon in my examples. I do this because a typical working career is around 40 years, and it’s
Let’s not forget what investing really is. It’s buying and holding assets that provide an income stream and go up in value over time. Namely
Sometimes I get questions like “is it too late for me to start?” Of course not! Just recently I was reading a post by a
I think new homeowners often forget that rent is the most you’ll pay where as a mortgage is the least you’ll pay. We get tempted
I was a renter my entire adult life. Then a few years ago I finally decided to upgrade to the two bedroom condo shown in
In a recent post I mentioned how the “safe withdrawal rate” is 4%. I got some questions about it, so here’s the answer! Once