Do you need to buy a house during COVID-19? I know not everyone has the luxury of staying put during coronavirus--some need to go house hunting, in spite of the risks associated with in-person transactions. But I know many are aksing themselves how to find a new place to live in a pandemic? Fortunately, the housing industry has evolved to help with online closing procedures, appraisals that do not require the FHA fee appraiser to set inside the … [Read more...]
How to Stock Up for a Pandemic
COVID-19 is still hitting the United States hard, and rather than debate what we could have done to prevent getting here, let's look at what we should be doing now to prepare as the second wave begins to build. Speaking with friends who work in hospitals and infectious disease research, there is big concern that the fall and winter is going to be tough. People are going to be tired of quarantining, medical professionals are going to be burned … [Read more...]
Selling Online During The Pandemic
A lot of people have side hustle gigs that involve selling online via Etsy, eBay, and other platforms. Buying and selling online during a pandemic can still be done safely but there are some important things to remember when you are trying to conduct something close to business as usual. Up Your Customer Fulfilment Game In the age of COVID-19, more people are trying to sell goods and services online. The side hustle is becoming more important … [Read more...]
Employment Social Distancing And Remote Work: How To Survive
Remote work is the new normal for many industries. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, many people who are used to working in a school, library, office, coffee shop, car dealership, or any other “in-person” business are finding themselves having to adjust to working from home. That is definitely NOT NEWS. But what IS news is the notion that the work-from-home and employment social distancing measures everyone hoped would be temporary may be … [Read more...]
How to Financially Fight Injustice
As this is a financial blog, I've been pondering what to write in this week's article. Like many people, I have been horrified and saddened by the actions being taken against black people in the United States, and I'm glad to see it being brought to the forefront. So in putting together this week's article, I decided to look into ways to financially fight injustice. Support Black-Owned Businesses I've always been a fan of … [Read more...]