Finances & Money • Frugality • Home
Here in our home, we have "Residential Time Metered" electric service. Rather than paying the same rate regardless of the hour of the day, we pay less during "off-peak" and "intermediate-peak" hours than we do "peak" hours. If you're not sure whether … [Read more...] about Frugal Tip: Saving Money on Electricity using Time Metered Service
A few weeks ago, I told you our neighbor sold their house in 12 days. I took it as a good sign that the demand for a right-priced house in our area is still strong. Well I have a correction to make. They didn't sell it in 12 days. They sold it in … [Read more...] about Updates on the home sales on our street
Are you a renter? Do you have renter's insurance? No? STUPID! Ok, now that you know you're stupid, let me explain. Why you should get renter's insurance 1. You're stuff is valuable! Go around your apartment and start adding up the replacement … [Read more...] about Why you should get renter’s insurance
Earlier this year, I almost killed myself repairing our dryer. Unfortunately, I never did get it fixed, but fortunately Stacie's coworker had an extra dryer which she kindly gave us. But for the last few months, the dryer has been squeaking like a … [Read more...] about In with the old and out with the new [Free Dryers]
To show that the housing market isn't totally dead, as long as you price the house right, our neighbors sold their house for $900 less than their original asking price in just 12 days! They listed the house for sale almost two weeks ago, and I was … [Read more...] about The neighbors sold their house in 12 days!
Knowing my dad reads my site, I can only picture him turning to my mom and saying "Your son hurt messed up his back again", with an emphasis on "your". Well, he'd be right that I screwed up my back less than a year after the last mishap (2 herniated … [Read more...] about Weekend Wrapup: Home Improvements and a Sprained Back
