Posts by taubel

It's funny, because all of my friends tell me about how they were raised in a tiny house with three kids to a bedroom, etc., etc. But now that they've grown up, most of them tend to have only two kids, and NONE of them live in a small...

Thanks for everyone's perspectives!   I do feel as though we are making great use out of our current house. We are "living in every corner" as my neighbor says. For now, my kids enjoy sharing a room. Their dresser does have to...

One of my goals - well, my main goal right now - is to buy a bigger house. We are watching our spending, saving up money, I am planning to work more hours, etc.   We are currently living in a 1300 sq ft 3 BR house with three...

OP here...   Thanks for all the great responses and ideas!   I too did not think about COBRA. That would be expensive for a family. I suppose I could keep our living expenses the same for the EF, but just substitute...

I'm trying to determine how much DH and I should have in our emergency fund. We have three jobs between us, and our living expenses average about $4600/month (this includes EVERYTHING in the budget, including oil changes, summer pool...

We live in the northeast, in an average col area. My DH also makes about 60K, but then he has a side job, and I have a part-time job. Otherwise, we could not afford to live in our town. Our house is small and very average. Most of my...

Our mortgage, taxes and homeowners insurance are about 25% of our take-home pay (which includes DH's two jobs and my part-time job). We want to move to a slightly larger house, which would raise us up to about 33% of our take-home...

Thought this was pretty brilliant.   http://www.thefinde.net/2011/08/entertainment-center-no-its-reading.html   Enjoy!

I try to get my daily chores done as early as possible in the morning, before taking the kids on any outings. This would include cleaning up the kitchen from breakfast, running the dishwasher, quick wipes of the bathrooms and laundry...

I was in the Newton area, but spent a lot of time in Sussex with childhood friends. Yes, it's a beautiful area! And yes, you better start planning now how you're going to outsmart the bears! Best of luck to you.