I remember a time when vintage steel could be seen everywhere. Back in the 1970’s they were just old cars gathering rust in back yards. Parked for one reason or another and left to the elements. As the years p
We knew Eden, our female Great Pyrenees was expecting some time this week. On Monday while Josh was at work (which is when the disasters excitement always happens on the farm), Eden’s puppies began their life in our unheated not-garage, behind the cooler and upright freezer. After Eden...
but for my parents it was a big purchase. It was the middle of the day, a few years after first getting it, and I sat down on the edge of my bed, not noticing my violin behind me. I snapped the bridge. I was devastated. At that time of my life my ...
and I don’t think they lost sleep over it. I hated the no’s at the time and threw several hellish temper tantrums (some of which I actually still remember) when I didn’t get what I wanted. But they didn’t give in, and today, I just don’t have the ...
3. Do Your Research.Find out what’s missing and what would have been in the house originally. Determine whether those items are functional enough for your real-life purposes (you still gotta live there!). Set up recurring eBay searches. Hunt through Craigslist. Haunt salvage places. Find th...
You can find a cheap toaster oven for about $30 on Amazon and about $15-20 on Craigslist. If you’re short of funds, I’m pretty sure garage sales or Goodwill would have a bargain. Out of an abundance of caution, I was using my toaster oven outside on the off-chance that ...
When people write to me for help, I’m often confronted with a dilemma. Many of them are hardworking and intelligent people who are making reasonable financial choices, but due to the non-negotiable nature of Math, not ending up with as large a monthly s