The High-Class Problem That Comes With Home Equity
A lot of money is tied up in people’s homes. Those who need to tap it most, however, may have the hardest time doing so. Paying a mortgage is a form of forced savings. If you want to stay in your home, you have no choice but to make each payment. That money — plus […]
How to Create a Strong Financial Plan When You’re Renting Forever
Moving back and forth from Tennessee to Alaska, Michael Rogers and his wife Christy have twice been stuck simultaneously paying a mortgage and rent. Once, in 2006, the situation dragged on for eight months, finally ending when they sold their house in Tennessee for $20,000 below what they’d paid for it. Other adventures in homeownership […]
How Lowriders Put a Vivid Stamp on New York City’s Car Scene
Growing up in Mexico, Marco Flores fantasized about the lowrider cars he saw in magazines, studying their colorful bodies and gleaming engine compartments. He adored his father’s Chevrolet Chevelle, too. In a tribute, Mr. Flores eventually restored a Chevelle in electric blue — the same muscle car his father had owned — with the help […]