Ask the Expert: What is this new tax credit for down payments?
The Biden administration has proposed a new tax credit that might make it easier for first-time buyers to make a down payment. The proposed First Down…
Month: March 2021
Spring home buying season opens soon
Spring remains the best time to sell a home, with many buyers out looking while school is out and the weather improves. It’s a great time to sell, too. In…
Does spelling still matter?
Family members wishing to tease their spelling-challenged brethren can always bank on finding a magnet or other trinket with the tongue-in-cheek phrase,…
Get these words right — the spell checker won’t catch them
Their: (possessive pronoun) — It implies ownership: Their cat, their house. There: (adverb) — The opposite of here: Somewhere else. Over there. They’re:…
How to say no
An old adage says that the most successful people aren’t those who say yes most often, but those who say no. It makes sense:, No’ is a means of…
Planning a summer vacation? What countries are open for travel?
If you’ve got a serious case of cabin fever, you’re not alone. March marks a full year since anyone in the U.S. could travel without concern over…
Bitcoin fails continue to impress
There is no bitcoin help desk. If you lose your secret private key (64 characters of words and letters), too bad for you. Losing the key isn’t just…
The robots are not hungry
Hungry students, locked-down adults, and folks who just want to stay home. All of those people like the little autonomous robots that deliver food for…
Wild conspiracy theories highlight questions about tech regulation
Recently, a crude video making the rounds on social media claimed that John F. Kennedy, Jr. was alive and flying on Air Force One. The son of the…
Shorter version of Brood X comes for a visit this summer
Brood X comes for a visit this summer They show up uninvited every 17 years to make a lot of noise. But they don’t bite and they mainly shut up at night….