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
We bought our house back in 2004 near the peak of the market. It still went up another 20% according the the tax assessments and an appraisal I had done when I was looking into a refinance years ago. But as of this week, that's all officially … [Read more...] about And we’re officially stuck…
By J. Money J. Money writes for BudgetsAreSexy.com - A laid back finance blog of a guy just trying to spice things up a bit. He also finds budgets....well...sexy! You can sign up to his feed here if you like what you see here :) We nibble on … [Read more...] about Home Warranties – To renew or not to renew?
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In just a week, we'll be on a 10 day vacation out of the country. So what are we going to do to prepare our home and personal finances for this extended period away? Here's just a quick list of things we're doing, but feel free to add others if … [Read more...] about Preparing Our House for a Long Trip Away
