Aug 31, 2026

This week Matt lays out the two ways your wealth quietly leaves you -- one loud, one silent. First, the loud one: the five specific assets governments target when the tax base cracks (bank accounts, safe deposit boxes, paid-off homes, retirement accounts, exchange-held crypto) and the "ghost protocols" Matt uses to make...

Aug 18, 2026

This week Matt pulls back the curtain on two things nobody's telling everyday homeowners. First, the government's new debt plan and what that means for your mortgage payment. Then, the $250,000 home sale exemption Congress wrote in 1997 and has quietly let inflation gut ever since, on track to hit seven out of ten...

Aug 10, 2026

This week Matt walks through two of the most overlooked money moves a homeowner can make in 2026 -- and both cost nothing to run. First, why refinancing is dead for most people right now and what to say when you call your servicer about a recast instead. Second, why that plain white envelope from your county assessor...

Aug 3, 2026

This week Matt walks through the two documents every homeowner needs to pull off their county recorder's website tonight. First, the five specific kinds of houses that have effectively stopped selling in 2026 -- the memory-priced home, the fixer, the flood-zone house, the un-warrantable condo, and the well-kept resale...