Every week your local grocery store publishes its deals, and most Americans ignore them. Maybe you are happy to find steaks are a little cheaper and buy a couple to put in their freezer for the future. You may even use Blue Apron and Hello Fresh to get preplanned meals delivered to your door. This… Continue reading No More Grocery Carts
Part 1 & Part 2 & Part 3 & Part 4 We closed on our Edwardsville house on November 2, 2020. The first night we were able to sleep in our own beds was July 29, 2021. 9 Months. The renovations will continue. Our basement was not even touched, besides the two holes in the… Continue reading The Joys of Homeownership: Part 5: Renovating
See Part 1 & Part 2 & Part 3 Waiving the Appraisal Not the Pain Another great part of the original contract was that the buyers were willing to waive the appraisal contingency. They were willing to come up with the cash to offset any difference between the appraised value of the house and their… Continue reading The Joys of Homeownership: Part 4: Closing the Deal
Remember how I have a second website about fictionally traveling to every NFL stadium in one season? Finally, fiction is becoming a reality. My son and I will take to the road, and between August 12 and December 20th, we plan on seeing every single NFL stadium. The Decision Visiting every stadium started as a… Continue reading Going on a Field Trip
See Part 1 & Part 2. Timing the Market We heard a neighbor wanted to list at $1.1M or more but would not sell for another few weeks. Zillow showed their house was worth only $1M, and I thought our house would look like a steal compared to theirs. The crypto market peaked, and the… Continue reading The Joys of Homeownership: Part 3: Finding a Buyer