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Money Pit Projects That Lowers Your Home’s Value

Allen Francis / April 17th, 2019 / No Comments

The American dream is to own a home, but the American hustle is to sell high and make an appreciable profit. For most Americans, the average price of a new home is about $380,000. Meanwhile, one out of every four homes lose some appreciable value. Some homes lose value due to the unpredictability of the housing market. Sometimes in life we cause our own worst suffering. Like with home renovation....

Posted in: Home, Money, Real Estate

Deceptively Hidden Travel Fees to Watch Out For

Allen Francis / April 16th, 2019 / No Comments

What I am learning as I get older is that the real enjoyment that you get out of a vacation comes more from budgeting and not spending spontaneously. For most American family budgets, only about 2% is allocated for family vacations annually. The average cost for a family of four to go on a vacation is almost $5,000. Most domestic plane tickets cost about $400 while an international plane ticket costs...

Posted in: Saving Money, Travel

These Bad Habits Are Making Your Dentist Rich

Allen Francis / April 7th, 2019 / No Comments

Image © Matt Madd/Dentist I grind my teeth. It is an awful, uncontrollable habit that I do whenever I am asleep. For many years, my jaws would grind against each other as hard as possible. I only realized it recently as I was waking up with horrifying, pain-pulsing toothaches. It’s funny how we can become Sherlocks of the self only out of necessity. I noticed that these toothaches would erupt in...

Posted in: Health

Here’s Why You Should Eat Less Fast Food to Save Money

Allen Francis / April 3rd, 2019 / No Comments

Over 3% of Americans, about 10 million people, eat fast food about once a week. Most Americans spend at least $1,200 every year on fast food and restaurant dining. That is the equivalent of about $12 per meal. Think about what you can do with an extra $1,200 a year. What is notable is that over 76% of Americans know that fast food is unhealthy. Yet, we knowingly continue to spend lots of money on...

Posted in: Personal Finance