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Real Life Real Estate: How Much Will It Cost to Live in These Animated TV Houses?
As real Americans grapple with the housing affordability crisis, it makes sense that many of our favorite cartoon characters can no longer afford to live in their hometowns in today’s market. A recent study notes that housing costs should be 30% or less of the total household budget, yet nearly half of the country spends […]
Do you feel lagging behind in life? Top 10 Tips When You’re Struggling: “Comparison is the thief of joy”
Do you sometimes struggle with the feeling that you are not where you should be? You have company. After someone asked Reddit, “How do you deal with feeling like you’re behind in life?”, these recommendations received the most votes. 1. Birth and death Image credit: pathdoc/Shutterstock. “The only strictly necessary milestones in life are birth […]
What is life insurance without medical examinations?
When you apply for a life insurance policy, you are often required to undergo a medical examination. During the examination, the insurance company doctor takes your vital organs, reviews your medical history, and asks questions about your work, lifestyle, and hobbies. Based on the results of your medical examination, the life insurance company determines whether […]
Life insurance calculator: how much do I need?
For better or worse, you know you’re really an adult when it’s time to buy life insurance. For me, it was right after the birth of our daughter Molly. I bought a term life insurance policy so my wife Lauren wouldn’t have to worry about making ends meet or paying for Molly’s education after I […]
10 awesome life goals for the New Year
Society today strives for achievement and success. The result is tremendous pressure to achieve life goals, large and small, in everything from finances to personal growth. Amid all this drive for success that drives people to quit their jobs, it’s important to take some time and try to figure out what you want. Your goals […]
What is a paradigm? How it can change your life for the better
Have you ever heard the word Paradigm? (sounds like par-a-dime) It refers to something not in the physical world, but to a theory or structure of thinking, for example, to “science”, “mathematics” or the world around us. It is not something that you can see or that exists, but something created or implemented to help […]
How much life insurance do I need?
You have decided that it is time to take out life insurance. You know why do you need this. There is one more obstacle; you ask yourself, “How much life insurance do I need?” This can be more difficult than figuring out how much health or auto insurance you need. You must have them and […]
How to save money and make your life easier with a capsule wardrobe
There are many reasons why you might want to create a capsule wardrobe. I mean, it was not by chance that you came across this article. You came here for a reason. Minimizing and simplifying our lives is more than a trend Marie Kondo came up with when we created her tidying technique. This opens […]
How does your health affect your life insurance rates?
Visit any personal finance site and chances are you will find an article on how buying life insurance for young people can save you money (we even have this article). So you’ve finally decided to listen and take out life insurance BUT the next biggest question is: can I even to qualify based on my […]