So, you’re considering the Turo side-hustle? You want to specifically purchase a car to rent on Turo? Exciting! You want your Turo car to give you the biggest bang for your buck, so how do you decide what car to buy? I’m going to try and help with that by analyzing various car costs and […]
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What Are Points? Technically speaking, a point is a device used to adjust the interest rate on a mortgage. It is expressed as the percentage of a loan amount. In other words, if a banker says you are paying 1 point on a $200,000 to get a 2.75% interest rate, the borrower would be paying
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We are less than ten days out from Black Friday and, I don’t know about you, but I am ready to drain my wallet on holiday shopping over these next six weeks. The MassMutual Consumer Spending Survey indicated that the average American is planning on spending $1,243 this season and 59% of those who are
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics released their October report on inflation. They indicated that consumer prices over the last year have increased at the fastest rate since 1990. You can see my analysis, as well as my perspective on the winners and losers in inflationary environments, below:
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Visual Capitalist completed a study in 2019 on the spending habits of Americans by income group. Unsurprisingly, the average American household spent close to 5.3% of their take-home income, or $3,365 per year, on dining at venues outside the home, take-out, and fast food. Out of the $7,728 spent on food, 43.5% of that was
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