I've complained and complained all spring and summer about these vicious retaining walls I've been building around our property and I think we're finally done (for this year at least). Any other walls will be minor, such as around our A/C unit as the … [Read more...] about Finishing Our Retaining Walls
When all the news reports came out a few weeks ago about the dangers of radon-emitting granite countertops, we got worried. The previous owners installed $4,000 worth of granite in the kitchen and we had no idea if we were poisoning ourselves or … [Read more...] about Testing Your Home and Granite Countertops for Radon Gas
For the last 3 years, we've been on a mission to pay off our non-home debt. In that time, we've paid off about $82,000! You can track our current status in the debt scales in the sidebar. But now we've decided to switch from paying down our car … [Read more...] about Changing Gears on Our Debt Repayment
A few weeks ago, when I learned our house and truck have devalued quite a bit, a personal friend of mine who calls himself "Realist" here a guy called "JiggyPete" who commented as "Realist" (NOT my personal friend "realist" who refuses to punctuate … [Read more...] about Riches do not equal Prosperity
First, I found out how far truck and SUV values have really fallen. Next, I found out how how far our home values have dropped. After talking with a neighbor, I found out she recently got her home appraised as she was trying to sell it after … [Read more...] about Can’t Sell Truck. Can’t Sell House. Have to Enjoy What We Have.
While reading through my Google Reader feeds, I happened upon a post with Robert Niblock's contact information. Robert is the " First Vice Chairman, Chairman, President & CEO" of Lowe's Corporation. I decided to email him. But I wasn't … [Read more...] about Emailed Lowe’s CEO and got a quick response
Want to own a piece of luxury real estate in a prime location, specifically in Hong Kong? Well you can pay $28,800,000 for a 5497 sq ft penthouse condo with your own pool and a view of the harbor. Per the article, that's the record price (per square … [Read more...] about $28.8 million for a condo?
I'm not sure, but I think when we moved the fridge while installing new flooring 2 weeks ago, we may have messed something up. Since then we've had a drip, drip. drip from the bottom of the fridge. The fridge is a 7-year-old GE Profile Arctica (left … [Read more...] about Of Fridges and Flooring
