by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 22, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Decorating an entire home from the ground up is quite a challenge. There are thousands of parts and pieces that make up a custom home. It can be overwhelming. In the last house, my breaking point was the day the builder asked what kind of thresholds we wanted. This...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 21, 2010 | for Money
If you're looking for real discounts on services, products, and events in your community, I've found them. A friend just posted this site on an email list, so I clicked over to check it out. It's free to sign up and you'll get a daily alert, informing you of an...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 21, 2010 | for Home
According to the US Census Bureau's Survey of Market Absorption of Apartments (leave it to the feds to complicate every possible title to make it nearly impossible to understand), the median rental price for an unfurnished rental apartment in the US (as of 2008) was...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 17, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
The water in Lindon, Utah, has about 15 grains per gallon, making it considered “very hard water.” Hard water is the bane of my existence. It leaves spots, ruins pipes, shortens the lives of appliances, and makes bathrooms and kitchens look terrible—on the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 17, 2010 | for Home, for Money
We have two great cars that we love. Mostly we love that we own them free and clear. I never want to have an auto loan again. But as they get older, we are facing the reality that we have auto repairs in our future. Maybe the near future. Sam's 1992 Hyundai Santa Fe...
