Squatters took over this Georgia home just 48 hours after the owner died, family says — then started throwing parties, posting videos from inside. How could this happen?
A grieving Decatur family has reclaimed their late father’s home after a group of strangers showed up and took it over less than 48 hours after he died. “The damages were minimal,” Marlene Oliver-Bruce, one of the siblings who own the home, told 11 Alive News. “There were a couple of spots in the walls […]
‘My whole account is messed up’: Student loan chaos ensues, borrowers face soaring payments, uncertainty as repayment system unravels
Student loan borrowers face steep increases in their monthly payments as court rulings and Department of Education staff cuts disrupt the repayment system. A February ruling from a federal appeals court expanded an existing injunction, blocking the Biden administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, which was one of four income-driven repayment (IDR) plans. […]
I’m 58 and plan to retire in 5 years with a portfolio worth $2.5 million. I expect annual dividend income of $80K but worry this strategy too risky
Close to retirement with a nest egg of more than $2 million? No wonder you’re thinking about retiring! To put this in perspective, you’re 58 years old with a $2.5 million saved in an investment portfolio — this is more than four times the savings for the average Canadian. According to Statistics Canada, the average […]
Why is the 30% housing rule gross instead of net?: How to figure out the true cost of your housing and budget effectively without overextending yourself
It’s hardly a secret that home prices are soaring on a national scale. In February, the median existing-home sale price rose 3.8% to $398,400 on an annual basis, according to the National Association of REALTORS. Despite mortgage rates being elevated, consumers are continuing to purchase homes. And a limited inventory on a national scale is […]
‘It feels like a violation’: This Atlanta driver realized his ‘free’ app was collecting his data and feeding it to his auto insurer — here’s how your smartphone may be skewing your premiums
Larry Johnson thought he was doing everything right. The Atlanta father had a clean driving record, a rising credit score and a practical tool to monitor his family: the Life360 app. When he started shopping for car insurance recently, the quotes were unexpectedly high, and something wasn’t adding up. Don’t miss I’m 49 years old […]
‘Our house is destroyed’: Florida family home flooded with sewage after Pasco County mistake
It was an ordinary day for Pasco County, Florida resident Slawomir Odrzywolski. He had gone off to work on March 26 when he received a frantic phone call from his wife in the middle of the afternoon. "Our house is destroyed," she told her husband. Don’t miss I’m 49 years old and have nothing saved […]
Trump signs order to ‘restore accountability’ at Veterans Affairs and create LA center for 6,000 homeless veterans — with the funding to come from cash meant to house undocumented immigrants
On May 9, President Donald Trump signed his 150th executive order of 2025, directing Veterans Affairs (VA) to create a center for homeless veterans in Los Angeles on the VA’s West L.A. campus. This site has been subject to legal troubles recently. Last fall, a federal judge ruled the VA failed veterans in its fiduciary […]
‘Why is something not being done?’: This 1 building in Texas has 20 separate trucking companies registered to its address, investigation finds — why that’s illegal and a huge safety concern
Dale Prax, owner Freight Validate, a company that monitors the trucking industry for fraud and identity theft, is sounding the alarm on a rising number of companies registered to false addresses. A recent investigation by Dallas news station WFAA into the practice of registering trucking companies to virtual addresses and P.O. boxes found that hundreds […]
‘We have a huge problem’: A Chicago man says squatters moved into his home right before a showing and refused to leave — here’s why police didn’t initially intervene
Steven Brill was excited to list his freshly renovated Tinley Park, Illinois home for sale. But shortly after posting the listing, his real estate agent called him to report a startling discovery — a family of four, complete with two dogs, had already moved into Brill’s home without permission. "I put the house on the […]
If you take CPP at age 60, you will lose 36% of your benefits — but here are 3 key instances when claiming early actually makes a lot of sense. How many apply to you?
For every month you take your Canada Pension Plan retirement benefit early, you permanently lose 0.6%, reducing your monthly cheque up to 36% if you take it at age 60. On the other hand, for every month you wait after age 60, you increase your benefit amount by 0.7%. If you wait until age 70, […]