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After mortgage lenders shut down, what’s next for loan originators?

When looking for new lenders, the mortgage product mix, compensation, speed and cultural fit are all factors to consider, LOs say.

Family Gives Back Over $45,000 That They Found In Their New Home

A man recently bought a new house, and found over $45,000 in cash stashed in the attic. What did he do with the money?

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Planning for the Future While Still Enjoying the “Now”

The following is a partnership with SELCO Community Credit Union. All opinions are 100% my own. Believe it or not, preparing for your future and making the most of your present life are compatible pursuits. Really. If you’re skeptical, I get it. I was right there with you once. But even though I’ve been traveling […]

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Seek Not to Be Entertained

I was enjoying a walk downtown with my son recently, when I noticed something wasn’t quite right. A man was emerging from the background of other pedestrians, trying to make eye contact. We kept walking. “Excuse Me! Gentlemen! How much are you paying for your Cable TV right now?” I could now see that he was […]

House of the Week: A $27.5M Modernist Marvel in Dallas

Renowned architect Philip Johnson designed the one-of-a-kind home in the 1960s.

35 Ways to Save Money on Groceries

One of the reasons why it’s so important to save money on groceries is that it’s one of those expenses that you have the most control over. Think about it. You can’t reduce your house payment quickly, or your car payment or your health insurance premium. That means that you need to find other places […]

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Pros and cons of homeschooling

What if the average cost to educate a child was over $5,000 but you could drop it to just over $500 per child? According to a really old (1997) report on homeschooling, you could do just that by taking your child out of public school and schooling them at home.

Last winter, after several days off school with bitter-cold temperatures, coupled with a few serious cases of cabin fever, I posted on Facebook that I was “feeling overwhelmed” (appropriate emoticon included) about trying to keep my cooped-up kids from fighting with each other for hours, and I wondered aloud (or at least on Facebook) how homeschooling parents handled being with their kids all day — every day.

Well, let me tell you, I innocently fanned some flames. Anecdotal evidence and opinions were fired back and forth including topics such as socially awkward homeschooled kids, the terrible public schools that we have to send our kids to now, parents using school as a babysitting service, and people who shelter their kids too much.