Erica Gellerman, CPA

Erica Gellerman is a personal finance writer with an MBA in marketing and strategy from Duke University. She’s also the founder of The Worth Project: a weekly money newsletter you actually want to read. Her work has been featured on Business Insider, Forbes, Lifehacker, Money, The Everygirl and The Everymom.

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Renting vs. buying a home: Which is best for you?

Is it cheaper to rent or buy a home? It depends. Whether you’ve long dreamed of owning a place of your own or you just keep hearing that you’re throwing away money on rent, you may be ready to calculate the financial advantages and disadvantages of renting vs. buying a home. But deciding what move […]

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