Find Your Way Home

Scrolling through my twitter feed a few weeks ago, I stopped on a link to "2019 Best Mother's Day" gift suggestions that had me scrunching up my face like "What the...? Nobody's mother would want that." Each item I scrolled through was more awful than the one before. A new synthetic robe? How about a fill-in-the-blank book? A brownie pan? A tortilla toaster? Really? How about a puffy recliner chair from the 70's? Or maybe a Mickey Mouse tee shirt? A cutting board shaped like a state, a lint roller, cartoon socks, owls with succulents planted in them or a blanket with a picture of your family on it rounded out the choices. Ugh, my face is doing that thing again... Instead, I've put together my own suggestions because, Ahem... I'm the mom. You're the mom too, or you know other moms and we have a few things on our radar. Unique, thoughtful, surprising gifts that we'd be happy to give and would really love to receive. And not just for Mothe...

Cheers to all the single ladies! All over the country single women are far outpacing single men in homeownership and they aren't slowing down. Considering the average woman in the U.S. is earning just 80% of what the average man does, that's quite an accomplishment!  On both coasts the statistics show that women are literally "owning it". In Los Angeles single women own 77% more homes than single men and in New York single women own 82% more homes than single men. In New Orleans women own almost twice as many homes as men.  While there are higher rates of single women owned homes across the country including cities like Miami, Birmingham, and Las Vegas - statistics vary. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the area where single men own the largest share of owner occupied homes. What does this mean? Women are making homeownership a priority for themselves in greater numbers than ever before, and you know what that means... (hint: more wealth, more freedom, more choic...