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Which Tech IPOs Will Impact Local Real Estate Prices?

Yesterday we discussed some of Financial Samurai's Reasons that year 2020 is a good time to buy real estate. One of the more complicated arguments surrounds tech IPOs. Here's the idea. When a successful company grows to the point of...

Is 2020 A Golden Opportunity To Buy Real Estate?

One of our favorite personal finance and lifestyle blogs is Financial Samurai. Perhaps Financial Ronin would be the better name. Among many topics, probably the most heavily discussed is early retirement and financial independence. Anyway, Sam laid out his...

How Not To Die: Weight Loss Edition

We previously discussed how Paul Graham's famous How Not To Die essay applies well to the world of NYC rental brokers. Now that renter paid broker fees disappearing (unless it's overturned), it's more important than ever to be both...

Alexis Ohanian Created the HipMunk ChipMunk and RentHop Wally Mascots

HipMunk just announced they will be shutting down next week. Back in 2010 when they first launched, they were by far the best site for searching for flights. They also had the chipmunk mascot - who people have told...

FreshDirect vs Amazon Fresh: Veggie and Salad Showdown

Today we follow up on our comparison of FreshDirect vs Amazon Fresh. Grocery delivery services promise fresh, healthy foods with minimum effort and reasonable prices. Therefore, the most important comparison should be vegetables and salads (we know, fruits are...

Grocery Deliveries for New Yorkers: Amazon Fresh vs. Fresh Direct vs Prime Now

At last, we are back from travels and heavily jet-lagged - which means sleeping and waking at odd hours for the next few weeks. To be honest, the jet-lag can provide a peaceful way to ease back into the...