Road Trips, Parks and Places to See, Making a Living Remotely, Van/RV Life, and How Wealth is Built – and Lost
By Rachel Puryear If you live or work anywhere near any lawn, you’ve probably at some point been rudely disturbed the ear-torturing, whiny roar of someone else’s gas-powered leaf blower. You have probably also felt the aggravation of allergies that follows, due to dirt, mold, and other allergens getting blown into the air. This is…
Read more San Francisco Makes Progress Against a Pollutant Worse than Cars
By Rachel Puryear If you freelance, it’s no secret that self-employed folks do not always enjoy many of the same protections and benefits that traditional employees often receive. We are also used to having our concerns about such dismissed by people who feel that those who chose to freelance cannot complain. However, the reality is…
Read more If You Freelance, Check Out the Freelancer’s Union as a Great Resource
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…
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