Wednesday Hits: Where in the Real Estate Cycle Are We? Do You Want an Inheritance or a Cruise?

Where in the Real Estate Cycle Are We?

"The Case-Shiller index shows national housing prices are increasing at the slowest pace since mid-2012 in February. This suggests the expansion phase is losing steam."  

Do You Want an Inheritance or Do You Want a Cruise

"Looking at it coldly, the cost of this holiday would have covered our living expenses for four months so we could have FIREd sooner. Is any two-week holiday worth working for another four months? For me, the answer is unhesitatingly yes."  

Don't Buy a Home

"Let’s pick another time period: 1975-2013. A $100 investment in a home would have returned $100. A $100 in the stock market would have returned $1,600."