Finding A Contractor You Can Trust
May 13, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under House and Home, Spending and Saving
Getting home improvements done on your home is exciting, but it can be very scary at the same time. No one wants to overpay for a product or service, but so many of us get duped into exorbitant labor costs from contractors that know you will pay whatever price they spit out at you. Don’t fall into this trap, and save yourself some money by either doing the task yourself, finding the trusted little guy, and doing your research.
Should You Do The Project Yourself?
Two Examples About Saving Money During Hard Economic Times
October 7, 2008 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Budgeting, House and Home, Spending and Saving
My wife and I recently bought a house, and this is our first house. We have NOTHING by way of appliances and tools that you need to maintain a home, so we were prepared to spend some money on things we need to take care of our house. The two major purchases we needed to make right away were a lawn mower and a washer and dryer. We don’t have a huge front and back yard, but our grass is very thick. We needed a quality mower that didn’t have much life on it. The house came with a washer and dryer, but the dryer was from the 1970’s, and it took about 2 hours to dry a load of laundry. The washer worked fine, but it was highly inefficient. We knew that we couldn’t buy new for both of these purchases, because we have so many other things to buy for the house like paint, patio furniture for our sweet deck, window coverings, and a microwave. So, here are two examples of how we saved some money and still got quality products.
