Committing to paying a home mortgage for 30 years is a daunting task between the closing costs, the P&I insurance, and the basic up keep. And just wait until you need new siding or a new roof.
One couple in England avoid all that nonsense by living in a hotel. They’ve been living [...]
The FCC has setup a new number to call before doing any digging in your yard for fences, decks, etc. In Illinois, we’ve always been able to call Julie but then you would have to look up their number.
Now, no matter where you live in the USA, you can dial 811 and get connected [...]
Ikea is going to start charging people in the USA for plastic bags. They are hoping that the small fee will reduce the use of the bags by 50% in the USA from 70 million to 35 million plastic bags. That is a ton of bags.
They are hoping that people will start using [...]
I just learned that the US is about to start issuing dollar coins again.
I really hope this catches on this time around. I absolutely love using coins for singles and even up to probably around $5. When I was in Germany, I got really enamored with using coins for similar currency values.
The biggest [...]
