Road Trips, Parks and Places to See, Making a Living Remotely, Van/RV Life, and How Wealth is Built – and Lost
By Rachel Puryear Recently, I participated in a group discussion. The subject was the kinds of young adult mistakes that make life much more difficult for the long term. It was a very interesting – and poignant – discussion, and I thought it would make for a great post. Accordingly, I’m sharing answers that were…
Read more Q&A: Youthful Indiscretions Can Cast a Long Shadow
By Rachel Puryear What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. However, if you head a couple hours or so north from Sin City, you’ll find a place that has generated plenty of rumors and whispers over the years. I’m talking about Area 51, situated along Nevada’s Extraterrestrial Highway – right next to a little hamlet…
Read more Extraterrestrial Highway, Alien-Themed Town Near Las Vegas
By Rachel Puryear If you or someone you love has ever received public benefits, you may know that some benefit programs require people to work a minimum numbers of hours per week (usually 20-30) as a condition of receiving benefits (“work requirements”). Work requirements typically exempt elderly adults, minor children, people who are disabled, people…
Read more Should People on Public Benefits Be Required to Work? The Facts Might Surprise You.
By Rachel Puryear This post is in response to a reader who asked me the following question: What do you like best about working remotely, as opposed to in-person? So, in this post, I’ll answer that question. Here are several things I really like about working remotely: I’m a Wanderer at Heart With remote work,…
By Rachel Puryear Yosemite is a gorgeous national park in the Sierra mountain range, and is such an iconic place in California. El Capitan is immediately recognized in photos, and is a favorite of rock climbers worldwide. The many waterfalls give off refreshing mist on a warm day’s hike, as well as stunning sights. Plenty…
By Rachel Puryear Iconic rock n roll singer Elvis Presley died two years before I was born, but I’ve always been a fan of his music. I wish I could have seen him perform live. His amazing voice and range of rock n roll music are still awesome to listen to, decades later. With his…
Read more “Elvis” Movie Accurate Portrayal of Financial Abuse
By Rachel Puryear Nestled in the southern part of California’s Sierra mountain range, a couple hours away from Fresno; is a pair of two national parks, right next to one another – Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks. These twin parks offer mountain vistas, forests with giant trees to stroll and hike through, waterfalls, wildlife…
By Rachel Puryear With mortgage rates now rising again after years of historically low rates, many experts are predicting a slowdown in the housing market – though there’s some debate as to what extent that will happen. The reasons behind this prediction include: What’s interesting, though, is that even with the market slowing, inventory remains…
Read more Who’s Still Buying and Selling With Mortgage Rates Rising
By Rachel Puryear In the wake of a court victory for Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard – one which raised First Amendment concerns from many legal experts, including my own; many now wonder if the verdict spells doom for the #MeToo movement, and whether it will chill speech of ordinary survivors everywhere. In…
Read more No, the Depp-Heard Verdict is Not the End of #MeToo
By Rachel Puryear Well, “post-Roe” is a phrase it deeply pains me to write. This is a gruesome and outrageous step back in civil rights, bodily autonomy, and personal freedom. A key part of a disturbing trend of outsized influence of an extreme, billionaire-funded, rightwing minority clawing back decades of progress. For a small number…
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