If you want to read the previous entries: Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5.
I fell in love with this house, y’all.
The outside isn’t much to look at (gravel driveway and all), but the inside (based on the pics from the listing agent) was goregous.
Beautiful paint colors, elegant trim, built-in bookshelves, beyond fabulous kitchen with [...]
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Tomorrow is a brand new beginning, and is usually the time everyone makes New Year’s resolutions, pledging to be thinner, more spiritual, kinder, less controling, etc, by the time the ball drops in 2010.
But if there’s one thing you need to focused on, it’s your money. 2008 was a doozy. There didn’t seem to be [...]
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We met with the lender yesterday after work. I was a bit nervous, because while I’m cool with the whole “house hunting” aspect, sitting down to figure out how we were going to pay for it was a bit daunting.
We’re not talking about buying some rinky-dink house. We’re trying to buy a nice house, a [...]
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If you’d like to catch up: read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
We meet with our lender on Tuesday to hand over our financial statements (W-2s, pay stubs, bank statements on ALL accounts in your name, etc.) so we can offically be pre-approved for a loan, which is exactly what it sounds like.
Because the lender we’re [...]
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I don’t know about you, but reading all this talk about Wall Street fiascos and government bailouts and bank failures has got me nervous. I’ve been keeping a close eye on my finances and trying to make myself feel as secure as possible. Here are a few habits I’ve picked up over the last couple [...]
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