I swear, I thought “loyalty” meant something until I bought my first house and saw my “special rate” jump by $300 after the first year. I called to as...

Chasing that “perfect” rate almost drove me bananas. I kept refreshing the mortgage calculator like it was going to magically drop if I stared hard en...

I’m right there with you on the “too many cooks in the kitchen” thing. The first time I tried to get pre-approved, it felt like I was playing a game o...

Honestly, I tried the “is this negotiable?” move and got nowhere—my lender just stared at me like I’d asked for their lunch. Maybe I need to work on m...

Totally get what you mean about the “shell game.” I remember staring at my closing docs like I was deciphering the Da Vinci Code. I almost fell for th...

I hear you on the “math isn’t always straightforward” part. I just bought my first place and sometimes I feel like I need a PhD to understand all the ...

Haha, I feel you on the early repayment charges. When I was shopping around for my first home loan, I thought I'd found a sweet deal with an alternati...

Haha, I feel this pain. When I was applying for my first mortgage, I'd just switched from teaching to freelance graphic design—talk about lenders look...

Haha, wow, I feel personally attacked by this 😂. Just last week my lender asked me to clarify a Venmo payment to my sister labeled "pizza
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