In what is already being heralded as the greatest HVAC-inspired personal finance series in the history of the internet, I’ve shared the lesson that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. And the lessons keep coming! I pay over $400 for annual HVAC maintenance (albeit for 3 units) and that may […]
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Yesterday my HVAC guy came out for my seasonal checkup. That, in and of itself, makes for a fascinating update. But there are tons of broader financial lessons to be learned from my humble HVAC system. It’s like a metaphor or something. Since all homeowners should have HVAC service on their minds right now, the
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Earlier this week, in an instant, my net worth dropped by $28,000. I didn’t smash up an Apple store (though that would have been fun) or share 100 bottles of Cristal with some homeless folks under a bridge (funner!), or buy a Trefecta bike and forget to lock it up at the store (not fun
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Every once in a while, something related to home maintenance actually goes your way. Let’s start our story with toilets. Used to be, I didn’t give them a whole lot of thought. Once in a blue moon they stopped up, and even more rarely you’d need to replace a flapper if it started to fail.
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If I were to offer you several hundred dollars, or perhaps even a cool thousand, to turn off the water main to your house in 30 seconds or less, would you be able to do it? I’m not actually offering, mind you, but there’s a chance that offer may be made to you somewhere down
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Houses are wonderful things. They give you a place to stay comfortably out of the elements, to store stuff, and even to cook a meal or two. Then there’s the financial side of things. A house is commonly cited as the biggest and most important purchase of your life, and it’s often presented as a
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