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Would You Live in Company Housing?

October 11th, 2013 | 33 Comments

Would You Live in Company Housing?

I saw an article this week that piqued my interest – Facebook is building an apartment complex close to its Menlo Park campus for its employees.  The article and comments are highly critical of the idea, recalling the company towns of the nineteenth century.  The author sarcastically asks, “Who isn’t sick of their healthy work/life balance?”  Many of the commenters voiced that by living in a Facebook apartment, Facebook employees will be constantly monitored by … Read entire article »

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Money Updates from the EPF Household

July 17th, 2013 | 23 Comments

Money Updates from the EPF Household

Today’s post is a collection of odds and ends – thoughts and observations about our life as it intersects with our finances.  None of these topics are enough for a full blog post at this point so this is a clearinghouse for our thoughts at this moment.     Townhouse Water Damage   We had a bit of a scare a couple weeks ago with the townhouse we rent.  A leak developed in the ceiling of the lower floor, directly … Read entire article »

Filed under: budgeting, cars, housing, marriage, personal, savings, targeted savings, transitions, travel

I Wish We Could Buy a House

December 12th, 2012 | 32 Comments

I Wish We Could Buy a House

Not a day goes by that I fail to read a blog post or hear a story that references the incredibly low mortgage interest rates available for people with good credit.  I am super jealous of people able to borrow at those rates for a reasonable long-term investment!  I admit I’ve even been making occasional visits to zillow.com and trulia.com to check out home prices in San Diego.   Why I Want a House (and Mortgage)   Incredibly Low … Read entire article »

Filed under: debt, housing