I have done a few projects around the house recently that saved us quite a few dollars that it would have cost to hire somebody to do them.
Installed swing set - Amount saved $200
With our new fence already installed (and at least $1000 saved in labor by doing it myself with family help), we decided [...]
Everybody loves a good list. I found this list of 101 Ways to Save a Dollar A Week. A lot of them would save you a lot more than a dollar a week but it is still a very good list of things we probably know but don’t really think about that often.
There [...]
We need to get our will made. Let me repeat. We need to get our will made.
We have 4 1/2 year-old twins and a new baby on the way in October and we still do not have a will. Our son has autism and we have not even begun to document how [...]
I just read this article about how to save for a short-term emergency fund. Good timing for me since we have the baby coming in October and my wife works part time and will not be eligible for short term disability while she recovers before going back to work.
We have money that we have [...]
The client I’ve been working for let’s me work from home. I’ve had to go in about once a week at the most but even that is starting to trickle off. My employer sent me an expense check for the mileage the other day and it kind of reminded me how much money [...]
Ever find your mind wandering toward telling your boss to shove it and finding a way to make money by working on your own. My advice to most people is to only do that after you have set up a plan on how you are actually going to make that money. That should [...]
We built a fence in the back yard the other day. The kids are old enough now that we want them to be able to run around outside without us constantly monitoring them but they are not old enough to let run around the neighborhood yet.
The fence ended up costing us about $950 to [...]
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 [...]
