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- The Seduction
- Getting By, Still
- Sinking Slowly
- Economics 2025
- Well, That Was A Short Lifetime
- Thanks. And No Thanks.
- Face Off
- For Better, For Worse
- Hoarder? Not.
- Spoke Too Soon, Again …
- Still Living the Dream
- Crossed Off
- Artificially Intelligent (or … Okay, Boomer)
- Happy Birthdays!
- Ah, Those Fun Times in Market Research
- Update on Electric Charge Issue
- Old Owner, Old Dog
- A Different Beat
- Retirement Financial Struggles vs Corporate Greed
- I came across this post while searching for something else, and knew you would all enjoy re- reading it. It reminds me of why I’m so glad we moved – the neighbors we have now are awesome!
Tag Archives: houses
Well, That Was A Short Lifetime
We bought the house cheap because it was an estate sale, and it had only been owned by one family over its entire 75+ years of existence. Of course, that meant the house needed major updating. One of the first … Continue reading
Posted in Household Items, That's Life
Tagged finances, houses, lifetime warranty, repairs, stretching the budget, windows
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For Better, For Worse
The house is empty now. It was a good house, built in 1939 and occupied by only one family before Bertha and George moved in. It wasn’t Bertha’s and George’s first home as man and wife – they had raised … Continue reading
Posted in That's Life
Tagged budgeting, depression, desperation, fiction, foreclosure, home ownership, houses, old age, senior citizen, Social Security
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Hoarder? Not.
Every home has one. It’s that drawer, closet or room where excess or unused items go to die, especially those items that you don’t know what to do with but don’t want to throw away ’cause maybe someday they might … Continue reading
Posted in Household Items, That's Life
Tagged cleaning house, hoarding, houses, retirement, stockpiling, storage wars
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Praise for Ditch Diggers and Plumbers
How many bodies do you think could be buried in this “grave” if placed end to end? All we need is a tombstone or two, right? Too bad the digging hadn’t been done prior to Halloween. Yes, the sewer work … Continue reading
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