With real estate prices at rock-bottom in many places around the country, some people are buying homes as investment properties, hoping that eventually home values will appreciate. If you want to buy a home, either to live in or as…
When I think back to the first date I had with my husband, what surprises me is how ordinary it was. We simply met at his house, and talked from our hearts for an entire rainy afternoon. If, that is,…
Did you ever see the movie, The Holiday? In it, Cameron Diaz is fed up with her busy Los Angeles life and decides to swap her mansion with an anonymous stranger. The stranger, Kate Winslet, lives in a tidy cottage in…
Tough economic times can inspire a lot of creativity when it comes to new business ideas. For example, though a recession was in full-swing, 2010 saw the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity in decades, according to the Kaufman Foundation. But…
Last week, thieves broke into my dad’s home and stole his TV, his laptop, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Most of the items, luckily, are easily replaced. And he wasn’t home at the time, which is the biggest…
Have you ever read the directions on the back of your laundry detergent? You know, where it says “Use 2/3 cup for heavy loads, 1/2 cup for lighter loads,” and so on. The problem with these directions, and with a…
I recently wrote a post on how to downsize your life to a drastically smaller living space. I mentioned how, when I moved, I accidentally left something I thought I couldn’t live without at my old house: my microwave. The…
I recently made the transition from home owner to renter. And although that transition has been a happy and fun experience, there’s one issue that has come as bit of a shock. The loft space I’m renting is not very…
If someone asked you what the best money you ever spent was, would you know the answer? I would. For me, the best money I ever spent was on my Lasik eye surgery three years ago. The $2,500 I spent…
Just one look in my closet and you’ll think I spend all my money on clothing. It’s not that it’s stuffed full of clothes. In fact, the opposite is true; I have fewer clothes than most people. But the clothes…
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