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Happy Independence Day!

If you’re new here, you may want to find out more about me. Also, please consider subscribing via RSS or email. Thanks for visiting!It’s July 4th, and I’m taking the day off to spend time with my family. We’ll be hitting the parade early, spending time with friends in the afternoon, and watching [...]

Saving Money While Keeping Your Cool During the Dog Days of Summer

It sure has been hot lately!

I don’t know about where you live, but here in Southern Oregon, it is HOT.  Not only is it hot, but the smoke from the California Wildfires is blowing in, and we’ve been having occasional thunderstorms, so it’s been humid as well.
During times like these, my family spends a lot [...]

Following up on this morning’s post: Should I have a garage sale?

Here are the facts:

I want my stuff out of my house ASAP.
I don’t have any big ticket items.
I could probably make more in a garage sale than I could deduct by donating my items.
Donating the items would require multiple 6 mile trips in my minivan.
It’s supposed to rain between now and Friday.
On Friday there’s a [...]

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