We sold our house this spring for a surprisingly tidy profit, but there was a fair amount of work involved before the house went up on the market. One of the most important lessons that my husband and I have learned in the last 9 years of our married life is that it’s not only a waste of time but also a ... Read More »
As I pointed out in my last post, in order to put our house on the market we had to clear a LOT of stuff out of our house! Much of it was things like out of season clothing and non-essential appliances, but too much of it was stuff that was just cluttering our lives. I’ve been busy contemplating The Minimalists’ ... Read More »
When we first realized back in December that selling our house was a very likely possibility, I knew that our house was going to have to be cleared out. When staging a house, shelves, closets, and cupboards should only be 1/4-1/3 full. In other words, they have to be REALLY EMPTY. For at least the last year I’ve been unhappy ... Read More »
As our first house goes on the market 6 years after we first purchased it, I find myself getting nostalgic about our first days of House Hunting. We were just looking for a house that we could afford, but we never dreamt that we’d find a house that wouldn’t cost us anything! As a young, fairly newly married couple who each came ... Read More »
I have GREAT news, but it’s news that has turned our life upside down. My husband – Breadwinner Extraordinaire in our house – has been accepted to a fantastic Masters program at the University of Toronto starting in September. It’s a 16 month full-time program, so he’ll be doing a little bit of moonlighting, but the majority of our income ... Read More »
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