A couple of months ago, my then-still-two-year-old daughter decided she was way too big and old and mature to sit in a high chair. No self-respecting 2.5 year old would argue with this belief. In fact, I agreed wholeheartedly with my tot. She is as tall as a lot of 4-year-olds, after all. The only reason she was still cramming her toots into that high chair was sheer laziness and extreme frugality on the part of her tyrannical parents. We still had a perfectly fine table in our breakfast room that only sat 4. The plan was to move the dining room table (the one pictured above) into the breakfast room, refinish it, sell the smaller table, find another 5-plus-person table for the then empty dining room, buy two more chairs, and voila! As these are furniture pieces that we need to use on a daily basis, it was difficult to find time to do these things. I did what any crazy woman would do; started the project when my annoyingly logical husband was out of town. When I’m a single mom of 3 (for the week anyway), what else am I going to do? ..
When it comes time to purchase a vehicle for you and your family, there are many things to consider. You have to think about gas mileage, practicality, maintenance costs, styling, and financing, just to name a few. You also must choose if you are going to buy or lease the vehicle, which with just a little bit of math– ends up being an easy question (you should buy!). You find yourself with a much tougher question when you ask the question should I buy a new or used car?
New cars lose a significant chunk of their value (as much as 20%) as soon as you drive off of the lot, which is rather staggering. However, even with that, there are certain factors that make purchasing a new car the more desirable option. This post will examine the main reasons why people opt for both new and used cars, and will present a third option that we here at See Debt Run have used for both of our family cars. ..
It started with a hole in the wall. Actually, there were two. We had a small storage area under the stairs that we weren’t using, and a daughter who needed a spot to play, so we grabbed our hammer and went to work.
After framing out the doorway, we installed two lights; a porch light ($8 at homedepot.com) and a small chandelier ($15 on craigslist). Then, my amazing husband replaced and repaired the drywall. While I don’t think he should quit his day job, I do think it looks fantastic! I framed the window with hardboard, which is super cheap and smooth, so it’s easy to wipe clean. We then added trim and decorative detail to the door and window, painted everything using leftover paint from other rooms and projects, and laid down some carpeting from when the previous owners had finished part of the basement. Overall, this was a fairly inexpensive project, and we’re really happy with the results. More importantly, our daughter loves it! ..
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