HTML – MARCH 2026 #2 – LN

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-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; padding: 0 18px 9px 18px;" align="left" valign="top"><h2 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: 'Merriweather Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; color: #202020;">Is it time to buy a house? Try this simple decision tree to help you decide...</h2><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Whether you rent or own (thinking about moving), you need to run the decision through three vital questions:</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">1. <em>Will buying put me in a better financial position in the future?&nbsp;</em><strong>If yes, buy&nbsp;</strong>&mdash;<strong> but only if it passes #3 below.</strong></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">2. <em>Will buying make me happier?&nbsp;</em><strong>Buy, but only if it also passes Question #1.</strong></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">3. <em>Will I need to make more money or work longer to make the purchase work?&nbsp;</em><strong>Slow down. </strong>More analysis is needed. If you&rsquo;ll need to earn more, where is that money coming from, and how certain is it?</p><ul><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If you're young and starting a solid career with real prospects, you can make a case for a modest stretch.</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If you plan to use the property to generate income, run a clear profit-and-loss analysis. Let the numbers tell you if it works.</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If a lump sum gift or inheritance is realistically on the way, buying may be a smart place to put it.</li><li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If you have equity and this is the best use of it, then go ahead.</li></ul><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" data-end="516" data-start="191"><strong>It&rsquo;s almost always better to buy the home you can comfortably afford at your current stage of life. </strong>A stretch can make sense, but only when there are strong indicators your income will grow or you have reliable secondary income. I&rsquo;m not a financial planner, but I am good at asking the right (and sometimes hard) questions. 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-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; padding: 0 18px 9px 18px;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; color: #1381c0;">Savings Calculator</h3>If you're saving for a down payment, being methodical can make a difference. Use this calculator for help.</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnButtonBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnButtonBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnButtonBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 18px 18px 18px;" align="center" valign="top"><table class="mcnButtonContentContainer" style="mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; border-radius: 17px; background-color: #b90000; border-collapse: separate;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#B90000"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnButtonContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: Arial; 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mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; padding: 0 18px 9px 18px;" align="left" valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: 'Merriweather Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; color: #202020;">REAL ESTATE&nbsp;▪ FINANCE&nbsp;▪ LIFESTYLE</h2></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px 18px 9px 18px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnImageCardRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageCardRightContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0px; background-color: #eaebec;" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#EAEBEC"><table class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="150" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E " style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0px 0 0px 0px;" align="left" valign="top"><img class="mcnImage" style="border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 152px; border-radius: 3%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/d176f34dd6765bd83c9030617/images/378d0c7f-7b81-b24a-8e67-0f53a37c40ed.png" alt="" width="150" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="396" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; line-height: 150%; padding-right: 18px; padding-top: 18px; padding-bottom: 18px; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; color: #1381c0;">An &lsquo;Irish&rsquo; Real Estate Joke</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">A man in Dublin proudly told his friend, <em>&ldquo;I got this house for half what it&rsquo;s worth!&rdquo;</em></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><em>&ldquo;How?&rdquo;</em> asked the friend.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><em>&ldquo;The owner said it had &lsquo;character.&rsquo;&rdquo;</em></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><em>&ldquo;And?&rdquo;</em></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><em>&ldquo;It does. The doors stick. The floors slope. And the plumbing argues with you.&rdquo;</em></p><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 150%; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">The friend nodded. <em>&ldquo;Ah. So, you&nbsp;paid full price then.&rdquo;</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 9px;" valign="top"><table class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: right;" border="0" width="176" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"><a class="" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" title="" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL3M7TLV" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <img class="mcnImage" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 401px; border-radius: 2%;" src="https://mcusercontent.com/d176f34dd6765bd83c9030617/images/efb3cd8f-5e5f-dd3d-07b8-bbf962e87441.png" alt="" width="176" /> </a></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; float: left;" border="0" width="352" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" align="left" valign="top"><strong>Houses in History</strong><h3 class="null" style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; color: #1381c0;">What If You Didn't Have a Closet?</h3>For much of history, closets didn&rsquo;t exist. Clothes were stored in chests, armoires, or wardrobes. By the early 20th century, as mass production made housing and clothing more affordable, small built-in closets appeared in regular homes. The 1950s suburban boom cemented closets as essential, with walk-in closets emerging as a symbol of modern abundance, reflecting our cultural emphasis on consumption, comfort, and display. Even now, a large walk-in closet feels like luxury. Imagine not having closets at all in your home!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px 18px 9px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-top: 5px dotted #C9C9C9;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; padding: 0 18px 9px 18px;" align="left" valign="top"><h3 style="display: block; margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; color: #1381c0;">A Scary Winter Jigsaw Mystery!</h3><p style="margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">What could it be? 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