by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 16, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home, for Money
On Monday we met with the first builder to come up with a bid for us. To say the least, it was disappointing. The total came in at $804,266. And that’s after we bought the lot for $248,000. Seriously. We’ve built a million dollar home. And this is not it!...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 20, 2009 | for Money
After trying the credit report that gives no scores, I’ve turned to the commercial world of credit report offerings. I’ve narrowed the myriad free credit score offerings to three. Each one offers a slightly different twist and they all have fine print you...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 15, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home, for Money
One of the most stressful parts of home building can be the financing. When you buy an existing home or a home through a large-scale builder, there are few unknowns. In those cases, financing can be just a matter of researching interest rates, filling out an...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 30, 2008 | for Money
By the end of our move to American Fork, we ended up needing two new windshields. One car had two chips that spread, the other looks like it got hit with a baseball. I got bids from TechnaGlass and Glass Doctor. The quotes were as follows (tax is additional):...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 15, 2008 | Design Your Own House, for Home, for Money
We’ve long been wanting to build an eco-friendly home. It’s all the rage. It’s cool. It’s hip. But that has nothing to do with it. If I really wanted to be hip, I’d get rid of the peg-legged acid-washed high-waisted jeans in my closet....
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 17, 2008 | for Love, for Money
Narrator: Life has it’s challenges. Actress 1: Every morning I bring my son to school and I rush off to a breakfast meeting. By the time I come home, he’s asleep. Narrator: But there’s one thing that helps you keep it together. Actor (husband of...
