So far in our series on home ownership I’ve shared about how difficult it was to find a home even in a buyer’s market, why we chose to buy a condo and the drawbacks of condo living. For this installment, I’m going to draw from what was mentioned in the latter post: shared value. “So [...]
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Stretch Your Dollar and Time with Easy Homemade Meals
July 25th, 2011 
Megan Lately, we have been forced to scrimp and save. Matt is currently in EMT classes. It is an accelerated six-week program that has pretty much taken over our lives. He spends so much time in school/ride-alongs/clinicals that he cannot work for money. With our budget taking such a big hit, we have been looking for [...]
Putting the ‘Con’ in Condo
July 12th, 2011 Emily There are pros and cons to every choice, and this is especially true in our decision to purchase a condo. In the last chapter in our story of becoming homeowners we left you with some of the benefits of that choice: nice amenities, low maintenance, move-in ready, cheaper and more spacious. Now, we’re lifting the rug up to reveal the dusty [...]
Financial Lessons Learned from Dad: Pay Yourself First
June 20th, 2011 Emily Happy belated Father’s Day to all the dads out there! My dad is one of my favorite people: he’s wise, fun, kind, handy — simply put, he’s the best and I love him a lot. The other night, we had my parents over for dinner to celebrate my dad’s birthday, but also to thank him [...]
How We Chose to Buy a Condo
June 13th, 2011 Emily When we last left off in our thrilling (that might be a bit of a stretch ) saga of buying a home, we had been burned by a bank losing our offer on a single family home and had shortly thereafter decided to buy a condo. Originally, we had been looking at fixing [...]
