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Phew I think I broke some kind of land speed record getting home on my bike (up hill!!) in time to see the inauguration. That was emotional ... thing has already happened; that a majority of a vast country have voted for change; for a liberal ... ? Perhaps other shapes too; birds, flowers, houses? Decals can be so expensive, this could be a nice DIY [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 22:43:13
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Reader Mailbag #39
Each Monday, The Simple Dollar opens up the reader mailbags and answers ten to twenty simple questions offered up by the readers on personal finance ... life insurance in case something happens 2.) Start saving for their college 3.) Pay down our house ... enough to cover burial expenses. This shouldn’t cost you too much, though. I’d also start a 529 pl [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 14:00:00
Bailouts Aggravate Economic Crisis
In the Washington Post, Peter Schiff describes how politicians spawned the current financial crisis ... buyers to avail themselves of these seeming benefits. As monetary policy caused houses to become more expensive, it also temporarily provided buyers with the means to overpay. Cheap money gave rise [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 17:53:09
Florida Bed and Breakfasts - Without Breaking the Budget
by Jane Leisteiner Your New Year’s resolution to save money shouldn’t come at the expense of your travel plans ... House Inn should be on your list. A day at the beach is definitely in the cards here with complimentary ... in historic St. Augustine, has the perfect solution with the Cottage Suite. If you are enjoying a romantic [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 16:25:54
Solar Homes of Evergreen Village
I think we may have mentioned before that we live near a neighborhood of solar homes that was developed by the City of ... one when we were looking for a house but decided they were too expensive. It’s a little odd; they’re designed ... about how mortgages work, expectations for upkeep of your house when you live in the city, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 01:54:00
Home Improvements
7 home repairs you can't ignore Homeowner procrastination can ruin a house ... in much more expensive repairs later on -- or even injury and death. Here's what home inspectors around ... Inspectors chapter. "And a leak can go on for a long time without being noticed." Left unchecked [more...]
Date: 2008-07-11 11:49:23
The True Cost of a Home: How Green Trends Might Save the Housing Market
There’s a paradigm shift going on in the US real estate sector ... of their disposable income on their homes in 2006. Another harrowing fact: housing expenses went up 64.9 ... will reverberate among home owners who will be less likely to find themselves living in homes they cannot [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 06:28:09
MP's Expenses Campaign
MySociety are going hell for leather to campaign against recent moves to block public disclosure of MPs expenses ... to conceal MP's expenses are passed by the house then this £1million of public money will be wasted [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 09:16:05
It’s Not Even Logical Anymore In New York
A report from Metro New York. “Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined a local stimulus plan Thursday intended to ease the burdens of the economic crisis ... , biannual payments. The city plans to use $24 million in federal funds to buy foreclosed properties ... their counterparts in New York City. The average price of a house plunged 23.3% to a still expensive [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 16:15:50
In a Rare Event, NJ Suspends New 2.5% Tax on Commercial Development
By Adam Smith | January 19, 2009 Democrats, the champions of New Jerseys plans to subsidize more housing construction at the expense of taxpayers ... , there is a shortage of demand because there is a huge incentive not to rehabilitate a home: wait [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 01:07:38
Deltacom Offers BlackBerry 8830 and Curve 8330 for SMBs via Simpli-Mobile
DeltaCom, Inc., a leading provider of integrated communications services to customers in the southeastern United States, ... For more information, visit DeltaCom’s web site at http://www.deltacom.com. Complimentary additions ... also offers two Simpli-Mobile email service options that require no expensive hardware or in-house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 18:45:28
Deltacom Offers BlackBerry 8830 and Curve 8330 for SMBs via Simpli-Mobile
DeltaCom, Inc., a leading provider of integrated communications services to customers in the southeastern United States, ... For more information, visit DeltaCom’s web site at http://www.deltacom.com. Complimentary additions ... also offers two Simpli-Mobile email service options that require no expensive hardware or in-house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 06:00:03
Date: 2008-09-30 05:00:02
Cole-gate: Colemans' rennovations overlap with payments to Laurie's company, DC house buy
Norm Coleman was undertaking an expensive home renovation project when his friend and benefactor Nasser Kazeminy allegedly ordered a cash transfer ... records of the remodeling project. Original projections in 2006 estimated a cost of $328,000, but four months later, the construction cost was estimated at $414,000, over-budget by $86,000. During [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 23:16:33
Using Arduinos for multi-touch tables to save budgets...
This article was about spending cuts but this caught my eye.. ... ... ...Faust says that typical exhibit designs and construction can be expensive--and that exhibits break ... in-house. (Open-source software and networks are developed by computer experts who believe [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 08:00:41
Lots of Lousy Houses Are On The Market
We know that high supply, low demand and more expensive credit have put downward pressure on prices ... crummy houses out there: NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Mold, maggots and piles of festering trash ... at all, they’re going for bargain basement prices that are hurting home values throughout [more...]
Date: 2008-08-23 13:22:55
The Carnival of Personal Finance: American Flag Edition
Welcome to this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance! ... go cashless. Passive Family Income discusses how they plan for the added expenses of house guests. Fix [more...]
Date: 2008-07-07 06:54:38
Sky Experience Adventure - Cebu
I know I just got back from our out of town vacation but I just feel that three days is still not enough and I need more vacation. But I know we still have a lot of expenses line up like the renovation work of our house (we need new kitchen sinks and we need to do some roof repairs too) and the upcoming enrollment [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 17:46:48
Introducing the Carnival on Modern Liberty
Much as I support the Convention on Modern Liberty, ... stuff to block the Government’s plans to exempt MPs’ expenses from the Freedom of Information Act ... into the House and unable to tell the difference between pig and human. Harriet Harman, champion of equality [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 10:36:59
Faux Marx
Faux Marx Laura of 11D says this quote is making the rounds of Wall Street ... , houses and technology, pushing them to take more and more expensive credits, until their debt becomes ... this is as a historic record. But it's quite something to wade through.) And third, because [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:43:29
Recession Within Reason: Save Money at Florida Bed and Breakfasts
by Jane Leisteiner Your New Year’s resolution to save money shouldn’t come at the expense of your travel plans ... function, the Coombs House Inn in Appalachicola, Florida [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 13:28:20
Deciding You Don't Want A Particular Mortgage Loan
I have questions to ask you about the loan for house ... to end up paying for both sides legal expenses in addition to the appraisal bill. Since the chances [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 14:49:52
Apple: Recession Proof
As the NBER has reported, we have officially been in a recession since December 2007 ... demand. Even if someone loses their job, has their house foreclosed on, and loses their life ... , the iPhone is more expensive than free phones that come with new service contracts, but inline [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 00:24:01
Halloween Pumpkin Automation
Woody sure knows how to have fun during Halloween! ... for candy at Woddy’s house. Since Woody is a control electrician he is using some expensive gear ... like Prop-1,A/B pico,and VSA software. I’ve just started to teach my self mold making and sculpting [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 11:21:03
Bluefin tuna finally extinct: “Well worth it,” say sushi fans
By Barry Foy, Special to the Ethicurean The glimmer of international celebrity outshone the chandeliers in Tokyo’s most expensive hotel on Sunday ... forever. I’ve already installed a second freezer at my house, just for abalone and Chilean sea bass!” A French cabinet minister expressed similar sentiments. “When I think of all the pleasure I got [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 03:29:35
Expensive places to live in Fort Worth
Everybody is somebody’s baby, and every house is somebody’s home ... is increasingly uncool. This home is 2.6 million, in the Camp Bowie area. This home is priced at $2.6 ... contentental architecture to rambling cubist designs that say “welcome back to the 1950’s.” [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 17:48:12
Date: 2008-12-28 13:27:09
World's Most Expensive Stadium - $1.5 Billion
The Brits get all the nice things, don't they? ... houses the track and field events, but comparitively that stadium was 'cheap' compared [more...]
Date: 2008-08-19 18:33:33
All Tory MPs will be ordered to fight Labour attempts to keep expenses secret
As The Guardian reports this morning, Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs are set to join forces to vote against Harriet Harman's attempts to ... of their taxpayer-funded expenses secret. The original Conservative plan had been for only the Tory ... Shadow Leader of the House, and David Cameron yesterday, all Conservatives MPs will be expected to vote [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 08:59:30
Go WIFI
We’ve been using wireless router since 2004 I think. It was still very expensive at that time. But hey look now, it’s very affordable ... to WIFI in the house. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 08:37:58
A $50-Billion Warship Mystery
The DDG-1000 Zumwalt (navy.mil) The DDG-1000 Zumwalt (navy.mil) There was tension in the House of Representatives hearing room July 31 as Rep ... . And it turned upside down the Navy’s expensive, delicate plans to boost the size of its fleet [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 11:00:19
Wow, An Inauguration Is Expensive And Stuff
Couldn’t we better spend this money somewhere else? ... her disgust to the White House. “The money could be used for other things. I don’t resent anyone who goes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 23:32:54
Super Bowl Champ Tom Brady Buys 3.6 Acres in Brentwood Section of LA
Tom Brady is buying 3.6 acres of expensive land in California ... is total B.S. There were blueprints for a 20,000-square ft. house already drawn up, but Brady nixed those [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 03:00:17
Die Broke: A Radical Four-Part Financial Plan
Conventional money wisdom focuses on saving. If you earn more, limit expenses, and plan properly, ... ) Pay Cash (reserve credit for times when you cannot pay cash, like buying a house or a car) Don’ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 08:37:19
Florida Bed and Breakfasts - Without Breaking the Budget
by Jane Leisteiner Your New Year’s resolution to save money shouldn’t come at the expense of your travel plans ... trips to the ocean. The rates vary from $130-$265 per night. The Coombs House Inn in Appalachicola ... at $229, the Coombs House Inn should be on your list. A day at the beach is definitely in the cards here [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 13:22:38
Veblen Goods
Readers Question: I once ran across a term and now can’t find it ... do get more satisfaction from receiving expensive goods. It is possible that designer clothes ... -veblen goods - where lower price makes demand increase more than proportional. Rising House Prices [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 08:13:37
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Date: 2008-08-22 15:00:21
Save Energy at Home - How to Reduce Your Energy Bills
Energy expenses make up a large amount of household expenditures ... s a network of air canal. External Bound The casing of the house is vital to saving energy. Wall ... a quieter indoor situation and result in less window condensation. Some, such as those coated [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 21:00:24
AT&T Releases New (Still Expensive) Roaming Data Plans
Have an iPhone on AT&T and want to travel internationally without re-mortgaging your house to pay for the data roaming? You’re in luck… mostly. Engadget says the USA’s exclusive iPhone carrier has just released two new plans to help mitigate ... Given the poor marks AT&T’s network received in Wired’s survey when compared to European [more...]
Date: 2008-08-27 14:55:32
This Is, Quite Clearly, a Reasonable and Legitimate Business Expense
As an Award-Winning blogger (2008 Bloggie: Very Best and Most Incredibly Handsome Sports Blogger Who Has Ever Lived), I make a lot of money with my blog. For example, I just bought a the house next door, using nothing but what happened to be in my wallet. I plan to tear it (the house, not my wallet) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 06:45:13
Finding the right flooring
There are many things that need to be done in-house, and one of them is that you really do need to do some renovation every now and again. One of the ways that I made my basement look really good was to buy myself some basement flooring. It was quite expensive but I really did not mind spending the money because [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 20:41:25
Posts about Home business as of January 20, 2009
MPs expenses at the battleground - freesteel.co.uk 01/20/2009 Following on from my earlier rant, ... who will not even have heard of most of the Members of this House — Freelancing During the Inauguration ... Mail Service. - hotmain.net 01/20/2009 The letters again volunteered as the shelf but a tree [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 16:12:38
How To Avoid The Expenses Of Water Damage In A Home
A seeping plumbing system, a stopped up drain, or a flooded bathroom are familiar sources of water damage in your house which can be prevented ... if homeowners have an unfinished basement or crawlspace very frequently. The groundwork of a house [more...]
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