As I sat at my “personal banker’s” desk at Chase Bank last week, cashing in my $125 coupon for opening a new checking account, the standard small talk ensued. “So, what do you do for a living?” he asked. I started to say, “Real Estate Investor.” But, knowing where that would [...]
I know I can be dense and even self-absorbed sometimes…. Sorry about that. I can assure you that I’m working on it! I was inspired by another blog that I just discovered and really like the author’s take on personal finance from a girlie girl’s perspective.
It’s taken me a while (3 years to be exact) [...]
I was going to write a post on a different topic today. But, since my dad was here for a visit, I spent the day enjoying his company and being able to speak frankly with another investor (not necessarily more experienced than me anymore!) about the current times and all of our ups, downs, and [...]
I’ll finish up this three part summation of our deals by telling you about the most stressful deal we’ve ever done…. Well, House 8 has to be close behind on that list.
House 14 - Everything looked good on House 14. I had high hopes that I’d found a diamond in the rough that could make [...]
I’ve been writing a series about all our real estate deals thusfar–that is, until something called “Easter weekend” arrived. But, I thought I’d take some time to explain why I’m bothering to look backwards. As you’re reading, I know most of you must be asking, “Trisha, was is the damned point of all this???” I [...]
This post continues a three part series where I’ve been “reliving” our deals from when we started to present day and revealing the lessons I learned the hard way. Where did I leave off?
Oh, yeah….House 9! I had one thing to add about House 9. It’s a lesson we SHOULD HAVE learned then, but didn’t. [...]
As much as I wanted to write this post on time (I’m two days late), I just couldn’t tear myself away from the final touches on the sub-floor of House 17 as we’re preparing to start putting down hardwoods. Actually, I believe the hardwood installation may start tonight. Yippee!
I know, I know–you’re shocked and amazed [...]
30 days without TV–I didn’t know if I could do it! But, not only did I make it, I didn’t cheat even once!
Days 1-3 were not as challenging as I thought they’d be. It was like the novelty of the challenge itself was carrying me through.
Days 4-14 were tough. I entered the [...]
Well, I’m beginning my “Manifesting A Free Vacation” idea at last! There have been some changes to the plan since I last wrote about this topic.
The $20 offers from credit card companies never came! And, I realized, DOH! I opted us both out of receiving junk mail about six weeks ago! (That number is 1-888-5OPT-OUT. [...]
I thought I’d share another really quality book with you that I bought a while back at the bookstore. This is what I’m reading currently. I got started on it before we bought House 17, but put it down to concentrate on the remodel. I’ve decided life can’t be all work, all the time! So, [...]
