How Having Kids Changed the Way I Think About Money
I think back to the very first time my parents opened a savings account for me at our local credit union, and the joy I experienced watching my dad manually...
Pay Off Your Mortgage Early or Invest? Here’s How to Decide
Paying down a mortgage early is perhaps the most commonly debated personal finance topic. If you advocate for paying it down early, you are immediately criticized for being unable to...
What is Homestead Portability in Florida? How to Keep Your Property Tax Savings as a Homeowner.
As a lifelong Floridian and fairly recent homeowner, I was aware of the Homestead Exemption yet unaware of Homestead Portability. Eager to learn more about this benefit, I turned to...
Could Florida Homeowners Be Tax-Free?
We are three months into a year where every day a front page-worthy story is relegated to the back of the paper. Between D.O.G.E, the trade war, global conflicts, a...
Buying a House? Good Luck…
My fiancée and I recently purchased a house. Here’s the story… On the first Sunday in February, I called up an old friend from high school who works as a...
Housing: Should you Rent or Buy?
When evaluating whether to buy or rent your own place, it appears as if the decision were quite simple. If you can cobble together enough cash for a down payment,...