Ten years ago, when I worked in a cube (ok, I've always worked in a cube somewhere), I loved the few opportunities that I had to work from home. As I progressed through my career (and many jobs), I started having more and more opportunities to work … [Read more...] about Don’t let your kids grow up to…work from home
This past payment has marked a momentous occasion, if you happen to like multiples of 10, which I do. We've officially paid off over $100,000 on our home. Based on some calculations, we're 5 years ahead of schedule for paying off our home! As some … [Read more...] about $100,000 paid off on house…but decision time
We've owned our house for about 8 years now, but the last owners put in some major renovations about 6 years before we bought it. That adds up to 14 years, and you know what starts happening when a house gets 15-20 years old? Stuff starts breaking … [Read more...] about We’re sitting on a time bomb…
As some of my long-time readers know, we have 2 water heaters in our home thanks to the prior owners. One is a 40 gallon gas water heater upstairs that is for everything except the "new" bathroom the added. The 2nd bathroom has its own 30 gallon … [Read more...] about How you know your electric water heater is dying
We live in an older community, where our home is 70 years old and those south are mostly 50-60 years old. Back in those days, they didn't have the concept of McMansions, and most of the home are about 1000-1500 square feet. So, I generally … [Read more...] about Got a small house? Need a new guest room? Buy a motor home or trailer!
In the past month, I've decided to begin selling off the "junk" in our house on Craigslist, and in just a few weeks, we netted nearly $1000 from just a few items. However, that total also includes a good chunk of money we made from multi-family yard … [Read more...] about I’m a Craigslist Junkie! (with a bit of Yard Sale)
To some of you, Spring Fever means those last few days of school before summer (for students and teachers alike), and for others it the desire to get out of the office and enjoy the beautiful weather. Well, to me, spring fever means I want to shop … [Read more...] about Resisting Spring Automotive Fever
Ok, this was our second attempt at paying off our second mortgage. If you recall, the first attempt resulted in a returned check from the mortgage company, but this time we did it the right way. Just to recap our debt/mortgage/etc. situation for … [Read more...] about And we finally paid off our second mortgage! (9 years early)
