A testimony from Julie from The Family CEO When we bought our house 13 years ago, one of the things we liked best about it was the patio off the dining room. We loved the shape of the patio, the curved steps leading down to it, and the fact that it allowed us to enjoy ourRead More
How’s your life going? Do dark nights of the soul outweigh the good days? Have you spent more time than you care to acknowledge wishing for something â anything â other than what you have?
Get over it.
It’s not that simple, obviously. But in order to move in the direction you desire, you need to stop being stuck in the place where you are right now. Specifically, you need to stop being the person you think you are.
Pursuing a four-year degree or higher isnât for everyone. If you fall into that group, it doesnât mean you canât get a high-paying job. There are a surprising number of trade jobs that pay salaries at or above careers that require a four-year degree. They pay well because theyâre in demand and are expected to […]
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“You need to keep your skills fresh,” said a commenter in a recent post about the finances of parenting, referring to the concept of a mother staying at home with the kids. “In case of death or divorce.
I didn’t argue, but I shook my head and rolled my eyes. (I do this to avoid leaving snappy replies to people’s comments. Work with me.) I’ve long felt that combining one’s finances with a potential, or existing, partner should be approached with the same attitude as the partnership. What point is there in marrying (or otherwise vowing your eternal love) if you don’t think it has much chance of lasting?
Naturally, death is a part of life and should be considered as a possibility. But considering divorce when deciding whether a mother should stay home with her young babies, or which partner’s career should be primary, seems counterproductive. My motto is, if you’re so concerned about divorce that you don’t think you’ll make it through babyhood, perhaps you shouldn’t be having babies.
Interest rates were remarkably calm in the last week of March. The market was in the process of shifting focus from the banking sector back to economic data. It just so happened that last week was light on data. This week was quite the opposite. The first week of any given month often brings several of the most meaningful monthly economic releases. These include reports from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and most notably, the Employment Situation (more commonly referred to as “the jobs report”). Virtually all of the economic data that came out in the first 3 days of the week was good for bonds/rates. In other words, the data was weaker than expected. Bonds benefit from weak data because a slower economy is less capable of sustaining growth and inflation–two of the main pillars of interest rates. As expected, bonds were eager to get some actionable economic updates and rates wasted no time responding to downbeat news from ISM. There are two flavors of ISM Purchasing Managers Indices (PMIs). Each can be thought of as a broad barometer for growth in the corresponding sector where anything over 50 is good/growing and anything under 50 signals contraction. Rounding out the rate-friendly news in the first half of the week, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed much lower job openings in the month of February. The numbers are still very high overall, but markets are looking for a trend as opposed to an outright level. Taken in conjunction with the ISM data, JOLTS added to the sense that persistently resilient economic momentum is cooling off.
Many first-time investors might wonder, âhow do I buy shares of an investment?â Between opening an account, researching an investment, and placing a trade, buying those first shares can feel tricky. But with some practice, itâs possible to learn the ropes in no time. Owning a piece of the stock market can be an exciting […]
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There are signs that the labor market may be slowing down, sparking hope that the Federal Reserve will stop its ongoing tightening monetary policy, which has spurred increasing mortgage rates.
Mortgage Rates, Rocky Economy Driving Down Homebuyer Demand The MReport
In the first part of a Nerdy deep dive, we talk with experts Gretchen Rubin, Robert Puff and Morgan Housel about what happiness is and how money influences it.
What’s impacting the homebuying market? The showing is attributable to a number of factors, but principally it’s illustrative of a collective reckoning as consumers acclimate to a new reality: “The leveling off and consistency of the rates over the last three months is a big piece of that where homebuyers are finally coming to terms … [Read more…]