Furnish Your House For Less

I’d love to prove to everyone I’m a true frugalista, and say that when we moved from the Dirty South to the Midwest, we kept all our existing furniture. After all, it’s significantly cheaper to use furniture you already have to decorate your home...

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Closing…

It seemed like the perfect deal: an all-cash offer with no contingencies and a buyer looking for a closing date as soon as possible. Selling a house never looked so good… But then a funny thing happened on the way to closing. It always does. The story that...

Should You Do A Short Sale?

My husband and I have a new rival when it comes to selling our home. It isn’t the priced-to-move neighbor down the street who just got transferred out of state; it isn’t the tract home development across the street either, even though they’re...

I Can’t Afford To Sell My House

If you’re looking to buy a new house, I’ve got the perfect family home for you. It’s got three bedrooms, two and a half baths, a beautiful shade tree in the backyard and upgraded surfaces in the kitchen. There’s just one problem… I...

A House Is Just the Beginning

by Andi B.So we made it…we purchased and moved into our house. The scary flower basket wallpaper and mint green paint had to be taken care of immediately, but we are very happy to be home owners.People keep asking me what it’s like to be a homeowner and to...

Setting Aside Fear

Image via Wikipediaby Andi B.So I’m thrilled to announce that we will be owners of a house soon. Due to constant unforeseen occurences that keep popping up we don’t know when, but it should be in the next couple weeks. I’ve actually been more than a...