In thinking about writing an article on building a house, I have one piece of advice for you: Don’t build a house! If you’re still thinking about building a house, read that first line again.
All kidding aside, I’m sure you’ve heard it said that building a new home is one of the hardest things you can do as a couple. I can tell you that nothing else even comes close.
Buying a new home is a big decision, and brings big life changes no matter when or where you’re buying. The last year has sent the real estate market into overdrive, and added a whole new set of decisions and things to consider.
We’ve been talking recently about homes – you can read about building here, buying here, and mortgages here. Today, I wanted to share my recent experience and a few tips from remodeling both my personal home and our Family Financial Partners office.
Here in Kentucky, our governor just announced the reopening of the state as of June 11, including masks now being optional. Throngs of people who apparently spent the last year hidden inside are now all out and about!
As we took time over the long Memorial Day weekend to spend time with our families and friends at backyard barbecues, at the lake or the pool, or simply on the patio, it reminded us of just how important it is to interact with people without a screen separating you.
As you make plans for vacations, lake days, family get-togethers, camps and other warm-weather fun, take the opportunity to talk to your kids a little bit about money. Even kids as young as 4 or 5 can start learning valuable money lessons. Plus, keeping their brains busy learning new skills between school years is always a good thing. Here are 3 money lessons for kids:
In case you hadn’t noticed, real estate is all the rage right now. All the realtors you know who were broke from 2009-2012 are now living the lives of rock stars as the real estate market across the country has jumped almost 10 percent over last year, which is amazing considering we were in the midst of a pandemic.
Over the last year, I’ve come to realize that of all the things we value on earth, time is perhaps more valuable than any of us realized. I know at times during 2020 it seemed like time either dragged out indefinitely, or just plain tortured us as we navigated the unknown. Now, well, it’s a good thing we’re still here, and have a little more time to enjoy life.
This got me wondering what some of my creative employees were planning to do with their loved ones this weekend, and what they’d do if they had $100 to spend, and I wanted to share some of their ideas here.
Believe it or not, we are done with 2020, and for those of you who don’t know, I celebrated in style by marrying my best friend on New Year’s Eve. (There might be a couple of photos on social media, if you missed it!) After our two-day honeymoon, we went back to our separate homes until our new house is ready, with plenty of room all five boys. (Yes, five!)
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