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By Rachel Puryear If you have ever dreamt of being a digital nomad – that is, someone who works remotely and travels around wherever they want – you might be wondering how you would get internet access in all those beautiful, awesome places you want to visit. And, your concern would be justified – some…
Read more Starlink Could Be a Game Changer for Rural Communities, Digital Nomads
By Rachel Puryear As vaccinations roll out and workforces get immunized, employers all over are weighing policies regarding teleworking (working remotely), versus coming back to in-person workplaces. And of course, the debates over such get heated from multiple angles. Many employers want to physically oversee their workers, and fear a loss of productivity from teleworkers.…
Read more As Workplaces Assess Reopening, the Remote versus In-Person Work Debate Heats Up Again
By Rachel Puryear If you enjoyed a long weekend for the Fourth of July this year, and had the bonus of a short work week; you might be wishing that every week had only four days on and three days off (if you don’t already have that or something even better). Of course, you might…
By Rachel Puryear, Real Estate Broker If you live in San Mateo County and you have been thinking of adding an in-law unit (also called granny unit, officially called an ADU, for Accessory Dwelling Unit) to your home, there are plenty of good reasons to do so. They can be a source of extra income,…
Read more Want to Build an ADU? Here’s How to Get Free Help With Making it Green!
By Rachel Puryear If you are a tenant or a landlord in California who has been watching the eviction moratorium anxiously, there are some very recent developments which will be important to know about. Please note that this information overrides information about the eviction moratorium from my recent July newsletter, as today’s information has just…
Read more Big, Last-Minute Changes to Eviction Moratorium in California
By Rachel Puryear, B-law-gger If you have followed celebrity news over the years at all, you likely have noted that pop star Britney Spears was placed under the conservatorship of her father, Jamie Spears, over a decade ago. Recently, Britney Spears has revealed more to the public about what is happening, than she has in…
Read more Free Britney, of Course. And, it Goes Way Beyond Britney.
By Rachel Puryear If you are carrying a large student debt load and having trouble paying it off, you are certainly not alone. If you work in certain professions (mostly health care and teaching), however, and are willing to relocate to certain areas, you could get varying levels of assistance towards repayment of your student…
By Rachel Puryear, B-law-gger Progress towards the common good, and towards a more free and prosperous society, is usually quite incremental. Even then, that’s after years of struggle, advocacy, and uphill battles. That is true of a great many things, including student loan reform and greater rights for student borrowers. Recently, some borrowers became eligible…
By Rachel Puryear, Someone with Quite Varied Interests Are you interested in lots of different things? Do you think of yourself as a “jack/jill-of-all-trades”? Do you like to experiment, change your mind often, and even fail often? If any of the above ring true, you will probably enjoy reading “Range”, by David Epstein. It’s along…
Read more Book Recommendation: If You Have Varied Interests Rather than Just One, Check Out “Range”.
By Rachel Puryear, Broker (DRE 02099554) If you have been trying to buy a home any time recently – or even just browsing – you may be tearing your hair out dealing with the extreme seller’s market we have been seeing. Competing with (often) dozens of other buyers, homes selling for sometimes hundreds of thousands…
Read more Fed Up with the Current Housing Market? You Might be Better Off Waiting a Little, Anyway.
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