More Housing Blues
This week has been one of the toughest for me personally in a long time. Don’t worry Mrs. ROB and
View ArticleFuture Housing Repairs and Costs
Over the past month or so Mrs. ROB and I have been stricken with some bad news. Some of it
View ArticleAccelerating Your Mortgage Payoff
There are a variety of debates in the personal finance world about whether or not you should pay off your
View ArticleShould I Invest in Real Estate?
This post is really more of a thought experiment than a reality. Part of the reason is that with the
View ArticleOur 2016 Taxes
It is going to be another snowpacalypse here in New England. Practically, every school is shut down, government offices are as well and the roadways are empty. Because of that and the fact that it...
View ArticleNeighborhood Real Estate Observations
I have a couple of friends of mine who are actively looking for a house. I actually have been helping them out a bit by using what I learned when bought our house and some additional lessons I have...
View ArticleRenting vs. Buying a House–The Intangible Reasons
A couple of days ago I was listening to a great hour of radio from Tom Ashbrook’s On Point show on NPR. The subject was the hot housing market and the potential affordability of houses in a variety of...
View ArticleRules of Thumb for Buying a House
A few days ago CNBC had an analysis where they put out what salary you needed in order to afford a home in 20 cities. Their basic criteria is how big of a salary you needed if you put down 10% or 20%,...
View ArticleOur House Is My Debt Piggybank
I have written a number of posts about home ownership. Generally, I think owning a home is a good thing. However, there are a variety of costs that can make it more costly than renting depending on the...
View ArticleGood News and Bad News
This is going to be a fairly short post, partly because my writing this week has focused on my research so I am a bit pooped. Also, Mrs. ROB and I are heading to Great Britain where I am going to be...
View ArticleBuilding Wealth? Own a Home
I have written on this blog a number of times about my housing blues. We have certainly done our share of home repairs over the three years we have been home owners. In fact, I think we have spent at...
View ArticleWhat Are Your Financial Dream(s)?
I hope that all of us dream a bit. We dream of becoming a world star athlete or the President of the United States (ok, maybe that is only me). Maybe we dream about becoming an actor or someone who was...
View ArticleAnother Housing Blues Post
Over the past 3 years I have chronicled some of the fun stuff we have had with home ownership. Generally, I think owning a house can be a good idea. People who want to build wealth often own some kind...
View ArticleBathroom Repairs Update
Well, it has been a few days since I wrote about the little bathroom problem we had in our house. And we have an update and some good news. So just a bit of a recap. About 2 weeks ago Mrs. ROB noticed...
View ArticleFour Reasons to NOT Refinance
*This post contains affiliate links. If you sign up for a product or service this blog will receive a small commission. I recently read an article on Marketwatch about how cash out refinances were...
View Article5 Reasons to Pay Off Your Mortgage
*This post contains affiliate links. If you sign up for a product or service this blog will receive a small commission. I recently got into a conversation with a couple of friends of mine about...
View ArticleMortgage Paid Off By 50
*This post contains affiliate links. If you sign up for a product or service this blog will receive a small commission. So last week I wrote about how I had paid off our car and credit cards. It took...
View ArticleDebt and Retirement
This post contains affiliate links at NO extra cost to you. Please see the disclaimer for further details. I was listening to a radio show over the weekend that takes callers and the host(s) try to...
View ArticleShould You Pay Your Mortgage Off Early?
This post contains affiliate links at NO extra cost to you. Please see the disclaimer for further details. Do We Pay the Mortgage Off Early? There seems to be an ever ending debate among many in the...
View ArticleI Need 65K to Make My Goal
*This post contains affiliate links. If you sign up for a product or service this blog will receive a small commission. A few months ago I put out a bold goal of paying off my mortgage by age 50. When...
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