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The Great Kitchen Remodel
As I mentioned before, part of what were doing with our tax refund is to remodel our kitchen. Our kitchen was in a bit of rough shape, as some of it was likely original to when the house was built in...
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Quick! What’s the first thing that pops into your head when I say “escrow account”? It’s that account that’s associated with your mortgage, isn’t it. That’s the first thing that come to me when I...
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The Cost of Not Doing it Yourself
The Problem Recently, I became aware of a slight water problem (as if the word slight has any business hanging out with the words water and problem) in our basement. Somewhere between when our house...
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DIY Disaster; Or, Our New Deck
We got a lot of snow last winter. We get a lot of snow every winter, in fact. But, last year was exceptional. If I remember correctly, we had over 80 inches of total snowfall. Most of it blows...
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Do You Let Television Affect Your Reality?
Do you watch a reality show such as Storage Wars or Sell This House? Perhaps you have watched Storage Wars and have seen some of the participants walk away with as much as a $5,000 to $10,000 profit....
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Using Youtube for DIY
When you think about DIY, it’s not very likely that the video site, Youtube comes to mind right away. If you’re thinking anything video related, you’re probably thinking about television stations like...
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Paying for Services When There’s a Free Alternative
Sites around the web, including this one, are always pushing free or DIY alternatives to lots of things. And, in most cases, I think that they (and I) am right. There are so many things that we pay...
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DIY Projects that Sound Scary, But Aren’t
In the world of frugality, there are few things that will save you more money than learning a few DIY skills. From simple things like replacing the light switch cover, to more difficult things like...
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The Importance of Fixing Things Sooner Rather than Later
A few years ago, my brakes started making noise whenever I pushed the brake pedal. I procrastinated quite a while before I took the car into the shop because I didn’t have the money for the repair....
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