I was in NYC this past weekend for a girls’ trip with two close friends from high school. Also, a haircut 😀! While we all have careers and children and responsibilities and other hallmarks of adulting, our get-togethers inevitably devolve Continue Reading
Those of you who read the news—along with this blog, of course—may have seen headlines recently about the federal government shutdown, now in its third week. While the bulk of articles seem to be about a bunch of elected officials Continue Reading
Enough about NYC real estate! Let’s go to the LBYM mailbag for … an NYC real estate question. Dear LBYM: We’re apartment shopping in NYC (dear God, help us). In a shocking turn of events, it’s actually a buyers’ market Continue Reading
As promised … numbers! Let’s say you bought a property for $325,000 with the land valued at $50,000 and the building valued at $275,000. You rent the property for $2,000 a month. How much rental income does your property produce Continue Reading
You know those It Gets Better videos? You could take the same sentiment and apply it to owning real estate. My last post ended with my taking cold showers in an empty house. Did I mention I had no furniture? Continue Reading
I run a quick Net Worth check at the end of every quarter and this past Tuesday was no exception. The dismal performance of the stock market from October through December, though, meant that this was, for the most part, Continue Reading
I told you I make a lot of these. In case you missed them, here are the first five. The fun part of my list is I get to try them out and then, once Chinese New Year rolls around—February Continue Reading
You know managing your money and managing your diet are basically the same thing, right? Hence, we’re probably all muddling through a season of discontent … what with the holiday hangover from too much spending and too much eating. Not Continue Reading
Once in awhile, in a brief, fleeting moment of sheepish recognition, my kids will ask, What do you want for Christmas, Mom? My answer—unwavering fealty and obedience—never changes, but since my preferred presents are difficult to wrap, I offer to Continue Reading
It’s the most wonderful time of the yeeeeeear! … sang no parent ever. Ugh. Not that you thought a website called Live Beneath Your Means was going to be a rollickin’ festival of sunshine, but I’m not going to lie—the Continue Reading
