A DAY IN THE LIFE...

... falls on Saturday, September 23rd at 2:50 a.m. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere.  On this day we will have equal amounts of daylight and darkness. Then we begin to have less daylight each day and more darkness until the Winter Solstice in December when we begin gaining more daylight each day.Fa...

Inflation is a negative economic word, in my book. We are all aware of the effects of inflation. In 1968 I could buy a gallon of gas for 25.9 cents/gal.  In 2023 I'm paying around $3.55/gal at my favorite gas fillup. (numbers vary based on locale) Hmmm...$5.18 for 20 gallons vs. today's $61.00 fo...

22 years ago it was a peaceful morning. We had the plumbers over to replace our heating system. I had coffee brewing and THEN everything changed. AN aircraft had flown into one of the World Trade Center towers. "How could that happen?" At first, people thought it must have been a small personal a...

To answer the question; The United States of America was built on the strength of our nation's workers, whether that worker was an entrepreneur, business owner, skilled and unskilled laborer, professional employee, and everyone that contributes to the effort of building a strong nation.Today, Sep...

I'm in the middle of my 75th trip around the sun. During those trips, I have come to the conclusion that life seems to go in cycles. However, one thing seems to be a constant; People have a desire to own their own home. A place you are only accountable to yourself. A place where you can build equ...

I saw this article, written by Liz Hughes, in the "Boston Agent Magazine". Massachusetts already has very expensive Real Estate so I was glad to see we had the smallest increase in prices (13.37%) since April of 2021. We are still expensive and one of the most expensive states to live in. My conc...

One of the first things I did as a first-time buyer was to go to the ebook store and purchase a mortgage interest rate book so I could figure out the monthly principal and interest charges on my potential note. We didn't have the internet as we do now where you can find all that information. But,...

Today is the 79th anniversary of the beginning of the end of WWII known as D-DayD-Day, also known as Operation Overlord, was the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. It was the largest amphibious invasion in history, involving over 156,000 American, British, and Canadian troops. ...

Here we are entering the 1st full week of June. Last weekend was packed with Memorial Day events and this weekend is as busy.I just got in from the High School graduation. It was a cold and wet day and the graduation was held outdoors. I was in attendance as a member of our town's Board of Select...

Are you a first-time home buyer? Are you aware of the keys to success? In the article below you will learn some keys that should be helpful in assuring you of a successful home-buying transaction. One of the most important first steps a first-time buyer so act on is finding a competent local Real...