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Making the Non-Frugal Choice: Renting a Washer and Dryer

Making the Non-Frugal Choice: Renting a Washer and Dryer

Confession time: Kyle and I recently made a decision that is antithetical to our usual frugal lifestyle.  We are moving next week to another townhouse that has a washer and dryer hookup and the rental company gives us the option to rent a washer and dryer from them or provide our own (or go without, I guess).  For an extra $20/month, we decided to rent the washer and dryer.   There is, naturally, a backstory – as … Read entire article »

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Choosing a Home Size

Choosing a Home Size

This post is a total brain dump so be prepared for more obsessing than I usually let through on here!  Also please excuse any incoherence – it’s been a busy few days.   The News   While eating breakfast on Wednesday morning, I received an email from our landlord informing us that she and her husband are moving back to the area and asking if we planned to move out by the end of our lease on August 25.  … Read entire article »

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How to Price a Room for Rent

How to Price a Room for Rent

Next year when Kyle is living Elsewhere (TBD), we plan to both have roommates to keep our cost of living low, just like before we were married.  That means that we will rent out one of the bedrooms in our current townhouse to another woman.  We haven’t quite decided which room to keep since they are quite different in size – the larger one would be better if Kyle is spending a good amount of … Read entire article »

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The Cost of an In-Town Move

The Cost of an In-Town Move

It took over two months, but all of our moving-related expenses have finally come into our mailbox and been tallied!  I can now report how much the move cost us.   We moved from a 1200 sq. ft. apartment to a 1200 sq. ft. townhouse 5 miles away (and much closer to school and church).  We had a week of overlap in rent and utilities between the two places and during that time we boxed and packaged … Read entire article »

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