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The Diary of an Un-Frugal Weekend: A Lesson in Being Prepared

Just as the sun doesn’t set in an instant, people don’t crumble in an instant. What is it the Boy Scouts say?  Be prepared?  I sure wish I would have listened to that advice going into this weekend!  It might have saved me some money, that’s for sure! It all started Friday.  Actually it started before Friday.  [...]

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Friday Linkfest: The Appraisal is In Edition

I’m headed to the Mercy Me/Casting Crowns concert this weekend! Our appraisal should be on the way to the lender by noon today.  Without discussing specific amounts, the appraisal was good…really good.  We knew we were getting a good deal, but we’ll have about 20% equity in our home before we even put any work into [...]

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The Ups and Downs of Buying a Home

Pretty soon this will be our yard! We’ve been on the home buying roller coaster for almost a month now, and I can’t believe the highs and lows we’ve hit.  I thought it would be fun and informative to recount everything that’s happened.  As I’ve been searching the internet high and low for information on buying [...]

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