'Why I spent £85k of my own money to help fix Britain's housing crisis'

Dr Jess Steele put her money into a project providing affordable homes to people in her community.

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I can afford my life. Why can’t I be less anxious about money?

Being self-employed, I am familiar with my bank account’s ebbs and flows. My worries about money aren’t entirely rooted in reality. Being self-employed, I am familiar with my bank account’s ebbs ...
The Guardian - 1d
My husband and I have lived in my house for 17 years. Should I finally add him to the deed?

“I have no mortgage.”
MarketWatch - 1d
The pet I’ll never forget: I lost my mum, career, livelihood and hope – but Bertie the cat was determined to fix me

He was found under floorboards and it was as if his humble beginnings gave him extra empathy. When people around us died and I became homeless, he gave me a clear purpose. Bertie was found in 2005 ...
The Guardian - 2d
'I watched my house burn down with memories of my late daughter inside'

A 64-year-old with no insurance is left homeless after fire tore through her house in East Lothian.
BBC News - 3d
‘I hate to be the interfering mother-in-law’: My son bought a house with his wife — so why is his father-in-law on the deed?

“I asked him if he was also on the deed. He said yes.”
MarketWatch - 4d
‘I want to enjoy the rest of my years’: I’m 65, retired and own my home. I have $300,000 to invest. What should I do with it?

“Is the stock market reliable?”
MarketWatch - 5d
More Americans are living in malls, as developers get creative to help ease the housing crisis

Real estate developers are building housing inside of or next to shopping malls as department stores like Macy's, JC Penney and Sears shrink or cease to exist.
CNBC - 6d
I gave up bulk buying – and changed my attitude to money | Emma Brockes

Haul culture, fast fashion and warehouse shopping are not only a waste of hard-earned cash and resources but a titanic misuse of time. One of the conventional pleasures of the American shopping ...
The Guardian - 6d
So Labour waded into the Gregg Wallace row. Why don’t they get their own house, parliament, in order? | Marina Hyde

Westminster is so notorious for bad workplace behaviour it’s known as ‘Pestminster’, but politicians seem more worried about a TV cooking show. Why has the prime minister weighed in on the ...
The Guardian - Dec. 3

'Why I spent £85k of my own money to help fix Britain's housing crisis'

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I can afford my life. Why can’t I be less anxious about money?

My husband and I have lived in my house for 17 years. Should I finally add him to the deed?

The pet I’ll never forget: I lost my mum, career, livelihood and hope – but Bertie the cat was determined to fix me

'I watched my house burn down with memories of my late daughter inside'

‘I hate to be the interfering mother-in-law’: My son bought a house with his wife — so why is his father-in-law on the deed?

‘I want to enjoy the rest of my years’: I’m 65, retired and own my home. I have $300,000 to invest. What should I do with it?

More Americans are living in malls, as developers get creative to help ease the housing crisis

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