Contractors: Feast, Famine, and How to Protect Yourself

They cut the wires, pushed them back in the wall, and took my check. Three months later a new tenant found it. This is everything I have learned about hiring contractors – and how to protect yourself before you pay.
The Budget Is Not the Enemy. The Guessing Game Is.

Black women are paid 68.3 cents for every dollar white men earn — and over a career, that gap costs us nearly one million dollars. We cannot afford to be casual about the money we do have.
The Money Pit. The Bright Light. And Why I’m Not Mad At It.

I am running four enterprises simultaneously, writing checks that future me will cash- and I am not mad at it. The Money Pit phase is real, it costs real money, and it is exactly where you need to be.