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Updated Tanja Fijalkowski

5 financial hacks we wish they taught us in school

<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://myhappynest.com/5-financial-hacks-they-shouldve-taught-you-in-school/"></div>Hey, teacher – leave those kids alone. Or at the very least, maybe teach them something that will be useful in the real world? Financial hacks to keep them out of a lifetime of living paycheck to paycheck and debt could be a good place to start.   One thing an overwhelming amount of Americans agree […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://myhappynest.com/5-financial-hacks-they-shouldve-taught-you-in-school/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->

tortoise and the hare of real estate investing
Updated Tanja Fijalkowski

7 advantages REITs have over owning investment properties

<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://myhappynest.com/7-reits-advantages-have-over-owning-investment-properties/"></div>The advantages of REITs greatly outweigh those of owning investment properties.   Own an investment property, collect rent on it, let your equity stake appreciate over time, be someone’s landlord (‘landlord’ has a royal ring to it, doesn’t it?) – it all sounds great – on paper.  But owning property comes with a lot of […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://myhappynest.com/7-reits-advantages-have-over-owning-investment-properties/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->

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Updated Tanja Fijalkowski

Meanwhile, back on Earth, Jeff Bezos wants to be your landlord

<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://myhappynest.com/meanwhile-back-on-earth-jeff-bezos-wants-to-be-your-landlord/"></div>Jeff Bezos just can’t get enough.  The king of e-commerce has partnered with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff in the Space Race. There is formidable competition. Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson, already a legend in air travel, has his own space ambitions, as does Tesla Founder and CEO, Elon Musk. But back at mission control, Bezos […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://myhappynest.com/meanwhile-back-on-earth-jeff-bezos-wants-to-be-your-landlord/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
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3 reasons why private REITs are strategic hedges against volatility

<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://myhappynest.com/3-reasons-why-private-reits-are-strategic-hedges-against-volatility/"></div>Despite the wild ride investors of all kinds have been on this year, their portfolios were almost certainly hit with volatility. Change is afoot; uncertainty about the future lingers.  Long-standing investment wisdom holds that markets do not like uncertainty. The best we can do to manage risk under murky conditions is minimize the variables that […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://myhappynest.com/3-reasons-why-private-reits-are-strategic-hedges-against-volatility/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->

Money on fire
Updated Tanja Fijalkowski

Inflation is coming – how will it impact the real estate market?

<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://myhappynest.com/inflation-2021/"></div>There’s little doubt inflation is coming. By some measurements, it’s already here. The question is: How do you proactively hedge your portfolio against this value crusher?   If history is any guide, private real estate is the heavyweight champion of inflation hedging compared to alternative investments.    To better understand what lies ahead, we need […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://myhappynest.com/inflation-2021/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->

money and happiness
Updated Tanja Fijalkowski

Study finds money can buy happiness after all – but it’s getting more expensive

<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://myhappynest.com/study-finds-money-can-buy-happiness-after-all-but-its-getting-more-expensive/"></div>What is the relationship between money and happiness?   There’s an oft-quoted 2010 study which found that reported levels of happiness started to taper off once a $75,000 salary had been reached.   In other words, while higher income levels still reported higher levels of happiness, the degree of increase got smaller further up the […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://myhappynest.com/study-finds-money-can-buy-happiness-after-all-but-its-getting-more-expensive/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->

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