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Buying Better Than Renting

24. July 2010

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Well, this makes me feel better. Sometimes I could kick myself for buying a 155 year old home. Especially when I have to try and install square sheets of drywall on VERY unsquare ceilings and walls. NOT fun. The New York Times has a cost calculator, comparing rental pros and cons with ownership pros and [...]

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Why I Need a New Kitchen

22. March 2010

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Click the image to enlarge, if you need to. I’m getting nervous. I’m in the process of making a materials list and getting a cost estimate for the new kitchen. Oh dear. It’s adding up! And adding and adding and adding! The flooring alone is going to cost me over $600… and that’s *just* for [...]

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Have a Great Garage Sale

12. May 2009

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Did you realize that hosting a great garage sale is an art? Yes, indeed! Some people make a LOT of money from their garage sales, enough for them to consider it a part-time job! The buying and selling of used stuff can be a very lucrative business– IF you know how to market it and [...]

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Watch This Stuff

24. February 2009

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In August, I wrote a post about “planned obsolescence” and a great video called “The Story of Stuff.” In a nutshell, the video tells us that our economy relies on the constant activity of the shopper (that is, shopping) to keep the economy rolling. That’s why so few save, debt is so high, and it’s [...]

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Housing Market Bottoming Out?

18. February 2009

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We can only wish. Then we’d have nowhere to go but up. According to Bloomberg, this may be the year the housing market bottoms out. Hmm. I am skeptical; we’ll see. I haven’t seen any moves by anyone to tighten the belt or hit a diet supplements routine. Instead, I still see an awful lot [...]

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