Have you considered buying a used couch from a store like Goodwill or Salvation Army? Sometimes they have some great stuff. I got a great couch and chair set from one of those places. Lasted about 10 years and stayed nice. I gave it to a friend to sell at a yard sale she was having to save her hous...

I have it in case I die and DH needs a boost to carry him over 'til the kids move out. DH has it in case he dies and I need (way more than...) a little boost to tie me over 'til the kids move out. Weirdly my Dad bought some to cover both kids. They've each been covered since birth, it's not a term p...

When buying furniture, do you buy it to last a reeeally long time, or do you buy it believing that in 10 years your tastes will have changed? My bedroom furniture was purchased unfinished in 1992 from a place that did 100% real wood (predominantly white oak) furniture that you could finish yourself ...

And honestly, there are some here who swear at it as well. As with most things, I'm sure it has it's good and bad points. I had a pcp who swore at it, LOL, but there were some others he didn't like dealing with, either. Apparently many are slow to pay. My eye specialist told one of the really big (...

I've read only the intro to his book in the "sneak peek" at Amazon, LOL I will read it, soon. Next I really like Elizabeth Warren. Her two books, "All Your Worth" and "The Two Parent Trap" are really the very best personal finance books I've ever read. When I lived in Pittsburgh for four years, mak...

I intended to post this last night and kept forgetting to. For the first time since I was, probably, in elementary school, we have roadside veggie/fruit stands! And Farmer's Markets! How long, for you, has it been since you've seen people growing large gardens and selling the surplus? Me, I love it...