Sarah Li-Cain

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Finance Writer and Podcast Producer at Freelance

Host at Plutus Awards Podcast

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Nevada residents facing a $1.3M HOA bill to fix a failing water system - what happens if they can't afford it?

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Sarah Li-Cain

A homeowner can expect to pay expenses to maintain their home and the occasional surprise repair bill. Sure, you can expect that your roof and even landscaping is your responsibility. But what about your community water system? On top of that, you’re being asked to shell out $16,000? That’s the exact situation homeowners in a Henderson, Nevada, residential community are being asked to do.
'Going to be working until I’m 85': Nevada residents are facing a whooping $1.3M HOA bill to fix their community’s failing water system. What happens if they can't afford to pay?

3 days ago | moneywise.com | Sarah Li-Cain

What was in the HOA letter? A copy of the HOA letter sent was shared with KTNV, it revealed that homeowners had requested the board to get a quote from a plumbing company to replace the 73 lateral waterlines still causing issues. The explanation for the request was from a February HOA meeting, when it was suggested that getting the failing water system replaced all at once could offer the most “cost-effective” solution.
La County Is Forming a New $1 Billion Homelessness Department - Despite Warnings of a ‘Massive Disruption.’ Here’s Why the Move Marks a ‘Seismic Change’ for the City’s Homeless Crisis | Moneywise

3 days ago | moneywise.com | Sarah Li-Cain

More details on the ruling Created in 1993, LAHSA aimed to help address homelessness in the area, and is the lead agency in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care program that's funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The program offers housing, shelter and other related services for the homeless through its 100 partner agencies.
1 in 5 late on their student loans during confusing repayment rollout — and the cost of a mistake can be dire

4 days ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Sarah Li-Cain

Sarah Li-Cain, AFC Sun, 20 April 2025 at 1:04 pm GMT-4 4 min read Dazed and delinquent: 1 in 5 borrowers are late on their student loans during a confusing repayment rollout — and the cost of a mistake can be severe Federal student loan borrowers have endured five years of chaotic changes as various relief programs started, stopped and shifted. But the return to “normal” may be the messiest change of all.
These Denver servers are suing a group of restaurants for taking 30% of their tips. Do they stand a chance?

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Sarah Li-Cain

Tipping at a restaurant is quite customary. When we leave some extra cash on the table, or add a few dollars to our credit card total, it’s easy to assume that tip will go to our servers. But that’s not always the case. As CBS News Colorado reports, servers in Denver are taking legal action against a group of local restaurants, claiming that 30% of the automatic 20% service charge went to management instead of the employees.
This San Francisco steel worker may lose his 23-year-old business because California wants to evict him

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Sarah Li-Cain

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) handed eviction notices to several businesses in the San Francisco Dogpatch neighborhood, even though the owners haven’t seem to have done anything wrong. Caltran’s general inspector published a report that outlines concerns about the management practices of leased properties close to highway structures.
What Is Commodity Trading | How Commodity Trading Works In 2024

1 week ago | moneywise.com | Sarah Li-Cain |Danielle Antosz |Christy Bieber |Jing Pan

Learn how to trade commodities with this guide to modern commodity markets, trading strategies, and ways to diversify your investment portfolio. &nbsp...&nbspRead more While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page may provide us earnings.
New Jersey family left in the dark after $55,000 solar system breaks down and the company files for bankruptcy

1 week ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Sarah Li-Cain

Kira Traore says she was paying exactly zero dollars in electricity bills for her home in New Jersey — until late last year when the self-sustaining solar power system broke down. The timing couldn't have been worse — the company that the family purchased the system from had just filed for bankruptcy, according to CBS New York. Despite still paying for the financing on the system — which cost $54,907.69 to install — the family got nowhere trying to get somebody to fix it.
This Region Has the Nation’s Largest Wealth and Income Gaps - With Just 9 Households Controlling More Wealth Than the Entire Bottom Half

1 week ago | moneywise.com | Sarah Li-Cain

So what happened? Details from the Silicon Valley Index report show in detail the massive divide between the haves and the have-nots. One of main reasons for this gap comes from income disparities. Since 2012, the income divide has grown twice as quickly compared to the rest of California and the U.S. The gap between residents of varying educational attainment levels is also wider here than elsewhere.
'I'm powerless': New Jersey family left in the dark after $55,000 solar panel system breaks down and the company files for bankruptcy — what customers can do when a business goes belly-up

1 week ago | moneywise.com | Sarah Li-Cain

Solar company's collapse The family signed a contract with a company called SunPower three years ago to set up a solar system. Everything was hunky-dory, Kira says, until this past December when the system’s batteries malfunctioned, followed by the metering system. “So, the panels are still producing electricity, but it’s not letting our electric company know that,” Kira explained. Kira says she couldn’t get a response from SunPower about fixing her system.

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