Melanie Lockert

Written in collaboration with Melanie Lockert
Mortgage fraud isn’t new or going away soon. According to CoreLogic’s 2019 Mortgage Fraud Report, mortgage fraud risk stabilized and slightly decreased through the first quarter of 2019. However, the decrease may be temporary, due in part to a decrease in interest rates and an increase in lower-risk refinance transactions, according to CoreLogic. On top of that, the report found that one in 123 mortgage applications have indications of fraud, as o...

Trigger warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide and suicidal thoughts.

I graduated from New York University in 2011 full of hope — and also with a good chunk of student loan debt. At the time, I owed $68,000 despite having made payments on my undergrad loans for the five years prior. A year later, that hope dissipated and I was in a full-fledged depressive episode. I ended up in Portland, Oregon, after my dreams of getting a full-time job in the arts in New York City didn’t pan out. ...

Have you ever dreamed of earning more money from the comfort of your own home? Whether you’re a stay-at-home parent, a student, or someone with chronic health issues that limit your work possibilities, the idea of making extra money without leaving the house is appealing.
Fortunately, technology makes possible numerous side hustles that you can do from the comfort of your couch or home office. Here are five that could be right for you.
If you’d like a flexible side hustle that can pay pretty ...

Are you feeling stuck and frustrated with your debt repayment? Let’s face it, paying off debt is no fun. You may think of paying off debt as just another minimum payment to make and treat it like a bill. But if you really want to make progress on your debt it’s all about having a strategy!
A strategy can get you out of just “going through the motions” and help you take action and stay inspired to actually get out of debt (which you probably wanted to do yesterday).
Here are 4 debt payoff stra...