That’s the story of my life lately. I went with a big-name lender for my first place—figured it’d be faster and less hassle. It was quick, but when I ...

Honestly, I get where you’re coming from. When we closed on our place last year, I was all about the spreadsheets and “how much interest can we save i...

I get where you’re coming from. When I was going through my first mortgage, I ended up getting bounced to a new loan officer halfway through. At first...

Totally get what you mean about those random fees. When I bought my first place last year, I swear every time I got a new estimate, there was some new...

Yeah, I totally get where you’re coming from. When I bought my place last year, I was staring at this list of “recommended” inspections and just kept ...

Dining out was a tough one for me—initially thought it'd be easy, but turns out cooking every night got old quick. Weirdly enough, subscription servic...

Your refinancing story really resonates with me. When I was buying my first home, everyone kept telling me to trust the numbers and spreadsheets, but ...

Definitely see your point about liquidity. When I bought my first place, I stretched myself thin for a lower rate...then the AC died mid-July. Lesson ...