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5 May 2015 | 68 replies
The majority of the Americans live in a jail without realizing it: they cannot go to see a movie because they cannot afford it.they cannot go on a vacation because their bosses would not let them, cannot afford it, are afraid someone will take their job or all of the above.they live in tiny cells they call apartment because they cannot afford a bigger onethey get robed/raped/killed because they cannot afford to move to a better onethey rely on the taxpayer to provide for them because they cannot do it themselvesthey watch whatever their uberlords tell them to watch because they have been trained as kids to follow the crowdthey don't think for themselves because they are told that the rules are stacked against them and there is nothing they can do to change their own circumstances.
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11 December 2014 | 38 replies
Refinancing is an option (typically up to 75% LTV), but unless you have an immediate need for the funds, an LoC is a better device as you only pay interest when you draw down.
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20 December 2014 | 3 replies
Everything on the site, including the podcasts, can already be accessed from your mobile device.
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13 January 2024 | 356 replies
This way your cell phone bill, credit card bill, cable bill, etc are all due on the 28th (changing the due date is different than simply deciding to pay the bill on the 28) Then you would instead put that initial 5k directly towards paying your mortgage so that you have $0 in the bank.
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30 June 2016 | 91 replies
If there is no lath-n-plaster wind screen in the wall cavities, the cheapest way to insulate would be to blow in packed cellulose or (a little more expensive) closed cell foam.
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2 July 2015 | 5 replies
I currently work for a medical device company and I would love nothing more than to be able to quit my job and work full-time as a REI.
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5 September 2023 | 30 replies
Hacking a "smart" lock takes a mobile device (everyone has one) and a little time on the internet.
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3 October 2023 | 37 replies
Box and a cell phone.
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12 September 2022 | 103 replies
Especially with Intel coming to Columbus as well as Hyperion, which is a company that makes hydrogen fuel cells.