Ask Sherry: Which is better? Debating a condo apartment versus a house
Ask Sherry Anything: Where I talk about how we decided to double our daycare costs to pay for preschool, and whether a condo or a house is better.
How minimalism can help you afford a house
The key word here? DOWNSIZE. It is far easier to get rid of your huge couch, your armoire, your furniture and all your knick-knacks than it is to have to save up more money for a b
Buying a house without 20% of it saved is just asking for trouble
For all you new homebuyers out there, if you are ever thinking of buying a home with less than 20% saved for your down payment, here’s my advice to you: DON’T BUY THE H
Why are you still living where you are if you can’t afford it?
I kind of don’t understand it when people feel like they’re trapped where they are and can’t move to another city to live. Sometimes it’s their family holdi
If you don’t want to get married, you probably shouldn’t buy a house instead
Saw on HGTV the other day (Home and Garden TV) a couple that said something along the lines of: “We are not ready to get married, so we’re going to buy a house instead.
Multi-Functional Matroshka Furniture with Three Rooms
It starts out like this as nested tables, nested cushions and tables and converts into 3 major rooms: 1) Bedroom 2) Couch/Meeting Area and 3) Dining Room Look at just how neat and
How much money do I need to buy a house in cash?
Sounds like a rhetorical question, but it isn’t for me. I am thinking of how much money I would need above and beyond the actual purchase price (plus all the fees and so on)
What I am looking for in a condo (in the future) to buy in cash
Remember how militant I was when I did my numbers on condo-buying versus renting? I am thinking of a condo! Now that we’re casually looking for something in Montreal to stay
The retirement savings rule: How much do you need to save?
One very simple way to figure out how much you need to save for retirement is to multiply how much you need in retirement, by how many years you expect to live. $40,000 IN RETIREME