house

House Democrats are calling on the federal government to lower foreign market war chests

by
House Democrats are calling on the federal government to lower foreign market war chests

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., arrives at the House Democrats’ Capitol meeting on Thursday, Nov. 15. 2018. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images A group of House Democrats pressed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a letter sent on Monday evening about why the agency did not suffer bets placed on war and … Read more

I’m 67 years old and retired last year with $680,000 in savings and a paid off house – and in October I was Googling ‘is this all there is’ at 2am because no one tells you that financial security and mental purpose are completely unrelated problems – Silicon Canals

by
I'm 67 years old and retired last year with $680,000 in savings and a paid off house - and in October I was Googling 'is this all there is' at 2am because no one tells you that financial security and mental purpose are completely unrelated problems - Silicon Canals

I received an email last week from a reader who recently retired. He had done everything right – saved diligently, paid off the mortgage, built a $680,000 nest egg. In October, three months into his retirement, he was Googling “this is all there is” at 2am. His story hit me harder than I expected. Maybe … Read more

‘I never stopped living like a college student.’ I’m 37 years old, I usually only make $13K a year, but I have investments and a $1.2M house. I don’t want to sell it, but I want a lot of money. Now why?

by
'I never stopped living like a college student.' I'm 37 years old, I usually only make $13K a year, but I have investments and a $1.2M house. I don't want to sell it, but I want a lot of money. Now why?

Question: “I am 37 years old and together with my partner, we usually had a combined annual income of $10-13K a year. We did not stop living like college students. But thanks to a well-made agreement, I have my house, and it was worth $1.2 million in 2020. My plan was to take that money … Read more