Many newer readers of The Simple Dollar haven’t been exposed to the hundreds of great articles in the archives of the site, so this is a weekly series that highlights the five best posts from one year ago this week, … Read More

As home value rises who is entitled to the money in a reverse mortgage? Who keeps any profits from the sale of my home? Can I get a 2nd reverse mortgage? Over time, and in a good market, the value … Read More

These are things you must know before taking out a reverse mortgage. Read further to see how a reverse mortgage can affect your estate. For some seniors, retirement is not whet they thought it would be and they find themselves … Read More

The Great Recession of 2008-09 was triggered by the excessive debt accumulation and leverage of private agents – households, financial institutions and even a fat tail of the corporate sector – in many advanced economies. And while there is a … Read More

Every time I visit the grocery store, I’m amazed to see how much of the fresh produce aisle is taken up with prepackaged fresh foods. You know what I’m talking about – bags of prewashed lettuce, pre-cut apples, pre-cut celery, … Read More

The more of life I experience, the more I realize that the most valuable thing a person has in their life is time. The cost of a book is trivial compared to the value of the time spent reading it. … Read More

A weird sequence of events has caused me to find myself all alone over the coming weekend. My wife is visiting her sister, while my two children are visiting their grandparents. This leaves me with two full days without any … Read More

The MBA reports: Purchase Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. … The Refinance Index decreased 1.5 … Read More

From Bloomberg By Ye Xie   March 8 — China will limit the yuan’s appreciation to 4 percent over the next 12 months because of a “super cautious” outlook on the global economy, said New York University Professor Nouriel Roubini. … Read More

My two year old daughter is showing a tremendous nascent interest in making music. She sings constantly . She uses her hands as percussion all the time on her knees, on the table, and anywhere else she can use them. … Read More