You cleaned the house. You took the pictures. You became the person who apparently owns a kitchen but never cooks in it… and after all that… your house didn’t sell. That’s discouraging, especially when you already had plans for what came next. Maybe you wanted more space, less upkeep, or to move closer to someone […]

I canned figs last night. Which is one way to discover that a decision you made when buying a house has turned into a second job. A delicious second job, but still… Our fig tree is about the width of our house and taller than the roof. It was one of the reasons I wanted […]

Stepping Stones: Can I Keep My First House and Buy Another? At volleyball practice recently, a friend and I got talking about what it would take for her to buy another house. Would she sell her current home? Could she take out a loan for the next down payment? What if she kept her house […]

  My daughter fell in love withvolleyball. I love that she found something she’s excited about, and I want to help her pursue it. Then there are the private league fees. Apparently, we have both made a commitment to this sport. That’s the part of budgeting I think deserves more attention. We’re trying to save […]