As Workplaces Assess Reopening, the Remote versus In-Person Work Debate Heats Up Again

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.…

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Hopefully You’re Enjoying a Four-Day Work Week. Might it Work if Every Work Week Was Only Four Days?

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…

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Some Cities and States Will Help With Your Student Loans if You Relocate There – Here’s the Catch

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…

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The Latest Sliver of Progress on Student Loans: Who Can File for the Borrower Defense Program

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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Book Recommendation: If You Have Varied Interests Rather than Just One, Check Out “Range”.

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…

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Fed Up with the Current Housing Market? You Might be Better Off Waiting a Little, Anyway.

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…

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