Posts by taubel

  Quote: Originally Posted by velochic  I am going to say something that is very profound, but doesn't seem like it unless you absolutely understand it.   You cannot finance your...

We keep sets in plastic bags with instructions. Then we have several bins of "random" pieces I bought used on eBay. One bin is for basic bricks and base plates. Another bin is for all the "special" pieces." And then we have a smaller...

I grew up in a messy, cluttered house. DH grew up in an immaculate, organized house, but his mother did everything. So neither DH nor I are very good at cleaning. We have been working hard to keep our house neat and uncluttered,...

Oh, I should also mention that we'd make sure not to completely wipe out our safety net. And we'd have a minimum of 20% equity in the house. We did not have a housing bubble in our area, but homes have definitely lost some value. We...

It's definitely tempting. Unfortunately, we are in our 40s and not our 20s! I am just tired of putting a chunk of our incomes into something that "may lose value." A house may lose value as well, but at least we'd be using...

First, I am not planning to do this - although it's tempting!   But what are the reasons NOT to do it? It seems like something reasonable to consider given our current economy.   We own a home which we like but is...

I'd like to see the replies! Our bedroom is the same way. I clean it periodically, but then all the stuff with no home finds its way back in there... Every other room in our house is the way I want it (well, except for the garage and...

Thanks for the advice, everyone! The Corolla seems to drive great. I don't feel quite as safe as I do in the Passat, but they're really not that different in size. We're going to keep the Corolla, since it's 3 years newer. That will...

I'm trying to clean our 1950s tiled bathroom. Some of the tiles in the shower area have mold growing in the grout. I have been able to get some of it clean with my fingernails! I'm using natural cleaners, which I think work fine, but...

Thanks, everyone! I am not looking for a deal. We are willing to pay the going rate. We just want the job done right by someone we can trust.   The faucet is leaking from the lower part (not the upper shower head). The switch...