Why You Shouldn’t Borrow Money From a Family Member
Another interesting question came up in my discussion with my friend about buying her first home: “Should I borrow the money for our down payment from my in-laws?” Asking this…
Category: Fundamentals
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A Quick Reference Guide for First-Time Home Buyers
I recently received a series of very excited reader questions about buying a house. One of my friends and her husband decided that it was time for them to seriously… -
Two Simple Reasons Why You Should Read Brian Thompson Financial
In all of the effort of redesigning my site, increasing my social media presence, and making my content as accessible as possible, I had to stop an ask myself, “why… -
Time to Upgrade
As many of you have already noticed, Brian Thompson Financial has gone through some recent upgrades – a more streamlined theme, a new Facebook page, and coming soon an email… -
My Top Three Rewards Credit Cards
On Wednesday, I mentioned you may be missing out on extra income by using cash rather than a rewards credit card. From the looks of it, Ben and I may… -
Are you making a mistake by paying with cash rather than credit?
Ben and I were having dinner with one of our favorite couples this weekend, and as we were paying the bill the conversation turned to splitting finances. As many of… -
The Unfortunate Surprise of Our No-Closing Cost Refinance
A couple of weeks ago, I dispelled the myth of the no-closing cost refinance. Despite knowing the closing costs were built into a higher rate, Ben and I decided to… -
Three Strategies to Help Achieve Work-Life Balance
Hey all, Happy Tuesday! I know I’m a day late. I had a pretty busy weekend, and I was also a little lazy. Ben was out of town, so I… -
The Secret Behind My Investing Strategy
I couldn’t end a week getting back to investing without revisiting one of my favorite posts that I’ve written so far on the topic. It gives a fundamental understanding of… -
What is a No-Cost Refinance?
I know what you’re thinking: “Didn’t you just buy your place?” Yes! And I’m already talking about refinancing. I blame our mortgage broker. Mortgage rates are down! Out of the… -
A Simple Way to Save on Your Energy Bills
I love that life provides endless lessons in personal finance. The other night Ben and I were having a “discussion” about our air conditioner. He was worried that leaving it… -
Share and Share Alike – a fair method to balance your relationship and your money
Link: Share and Share Alike – a fair method to balance your relationship and your money To end my post-marriage week, I want to reblog one of my favorite articles… -
Five Things You Should Update Right After You Get Married
Now that I’ve gotten all of the lovey-dovey married stuff out of the way, I wanted to offer five practical documents you should update right after you get married. Reality…