Being house poor means you’re spending the majority of your income on housing expenses. Whether you rent or own, you shouldn’t be spending more than 30 percent of your monthly income on your mortgage or rent, utilities, insurance, and any...
Table of Contents Government Definition of a Disability Financing Home Ownership for Those With Disabilities How to Apply for a Mortgage Loan Tips for Auto Loans for Individuals with Disabilities Additional Resources Having a disability means certain things could be...
How much do you pay for heating? Depending on where you live, it’s a good chunk of money during the wintertime. Even though we live in the South (in lovely Raleigh!), we’re not immune to getting some cold weather. With winter coming...
Tips to help turn those homebuying dreams into reality. From outstanding credit card debt to massive student loans, financial difficulties are barring more and more millennials from becoming homeowners. While the vision of buying a first home may seem hopelessly...
When most people imagine buying a house, they think about how many bedrooms they need or what kind of porch they want. When they think about homebuying costs, they decide how much to put down and what their maximum home...
One of my favorite shows is Sex and the City. Those women lived glamorous lives I could only dream about. And, Carrie, a writer, was living my dream life as a famous writer in Manhattan. One of the storylines that...
Last year, my husband and I were packing up our Denver apartment to prepare for our move back to his home state of Indiana. We’d put an offer in on a house and had only given ourselves a couple of...
A few years ago Dave Munson and his family decided to move from their 5,600-square-feet, 8-bedroom house in the city of San Antonio, Texas, to a smaller, unique living situation: tents. Well, fancy, upscale tents that total 2,000 square feet...
It’s a well-known fact that your personal environment affects your mental health. If you live in a beautifully decorated home with plenty of plants and green space nearby, your risk for anxiety and depression is lower. If you spend your...
My husband and I were so excited to buy our house. We’d been renting since college and were eager to have our own place. Finally, no one could tell us how many dogs we could have or how many posters...
Being house poor means you’re spending the majority of your income on housing expenses. Whether you rent or own, you shouldn’t be spending more than 30 percent of your monthly income on your mortgage or rent, utilities, insurance, and any... 
