This post has been a looooong time coming. I am excited to finally share our completed DIY kitchen remodel with you. It turned out even better than I imagined. We lived with our original kitchen for nearly 15 years. During that time, we became intimately familiar with all of it’s flaws. This was a blessing…
Saving for the future – January 2021!
Ahhh. A new year, full of hope and possibilities. Let’s hope it’s not Groundhog Year where we live 2020 over again. This month in Savings we saved our normal $500 and earned $6.60 in interest. And thanks to our ridiculous government that hands out money they don’t have to people that don’t need it, we…
Ways to Save on Kitchen Cabinets
We are officially done with our kitchen renovations. Yes, it only took us 4 loooong months to finish the project. The crazy part is that we worked on this project almost daily. In fact, I spent the last month painting our cabinets at night after the children were in bed. Despite how long it took…
Fretting Over Bar Stools for our New Kitchen
Remember a few months ago when I struggled to make a decision regarding our flooring? Well, my indecisive nature has reared it’s ugly head again. This time I am struggling to select bar stools for our new peninsula. With Covid-19 numbers skyrocketing in our area, I have been trying to shop exclusively online. The internet…
Working Toward Retirement – December
The markets are still doing well and you can really see it in the growth of my work 401k. The growth nearly doubled from last month. We had a little more than normal in our 401k deposit this month because I received a little more than normal Christmas bonus. Every little bit helps and I’m…
Life Without a Dishwasher
I have never lived in a house with a dishwasher, so I really don’t know what I am missing. But I imagine it’s pretty great having a machine do all the work for you. I have talked about getting a dishwasher for as long as I have talked about getting a new kitchen. When we…
“Owning” Your Home
I was listening to a podcast today and the question was asked “Do you rent or do you own”. I’ve been asked that same question several times over the years, both in person and on paper. For 2 decades I’ve answered “I own”, but what really is owning your home? Like me, nearly everyone that…
The best dinner biscuits in the world
This is a simple and tasty recipe for dinner biscuits. I usually make these little nuggets of deliciousness to accompany gumbo or black bean soup. They are quick and easy, and the whole family loves them. You can thank me later. Ingredients 1 cup self-rising flour 1/2 cup butter (softened) 1 8oz. package of cream…
Saving for the future – December
This month in savings we were able to save our normal $500 with an additional $250. We also added an additional $39 because Christy likes even numbers (it’s actually $22,000 and change, but when the change is over 50¢ I round up) and we earned $11.12 in interest. In vacation we saved our normal $200…
Will our kitchen ever be finished?
Our Thanksgiving deadline has come and gone, but we’re still not done with the kitchen remodel. The good news is that we can wrap everything up by Christmas. So, one more month of work, and we’ll be finished with this never-ending project. Although the whole process has taken much, much longer than expected, John and…