Owning a house is every couple’s dream, regardless of their financial status or plans. There is something special about buying your first home as a married couple. With a volatile real estate market and astronomically high...
Read MoreAs a homeowner, you want to make improvements to your home, either to make it more enjoyable or to increase its market value. You may be tempted to take on these jobs yourself in an effort to save money, but doing the job...
Read MoreOne of my dreams is to spend more time travelling after I get out of debt. I already have a wish-list of places I want to visit and things I want to do. I’ve even dreamed about what my budget will look like once I’m debt free....
Read MoreIn most parts of Australia, real estate prices are through the roof. It’s one thing to pay market value for a home; having to pay even more on top of that is a whole other matter. After paying so much money to own even a...
Read More“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall.” This is the opening line of Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall,” which suggests that while privacy is often necessary, the means to create it are not always visually pleasing. Later...
Read MoreThe fashion industry is always a buzz with activity where new trends create euphoria among fashion enthusiasts. New trends emerge each year and continue to enjoy popularity for a certain period of time. Fashion fanatics enjoy...
Read MoreWhat do you spend the majority of your time doing throughout the day? If you had to sum it all up, it would probably be a combination of sitting, laying down, and some standing. For those of us that have a full-time job in the...
Read MoreGetting Manly Just what would the ultimate in “man food” be? The whole idea behind this thought was inspired by a work colleague a few years ago, who commended me on my “man lunch” which consisted of a can of Coca-Cola, a Mars...
Read MoreI’ve been battling some weight issues for the past couple of years. On my wedding day, I was 201 pounds, which to this day makes me sad. I look at some of my pictures and I don’t like them because I’m the...
Read MoreAs June comes to a close, we’re ending our 4th month of living apart. Things have been crazy, but not too horrible. Regardless, hubby and I miss each other and want to be under the same roof again soon. I’ve been at...
Read MoreLook for me next October on the Washington Mall – I’ll be the bridesmaid wearing a burnt orange taffeta bridesmaid dress. When I asked my old college friend, Anne, what she and her hubby-to-be wanted for a wedding present, she...
Read MoreStuff. We’ve all got it. We want more of it, yet we seem to have too much already. Whether you’re drowning in clutter, can’t display all your favorite photos or knick knacks, or you really want to move into a smaller pad,...
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