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Thrifty Thursday- Craigslist Finds
The new apartment is still very much in progress thanks to traveling the last few weeks for work. I promise when it doesn’t look like something exploded and I have done more unpacking I will share...
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Thrifty Thursday- The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
Whew, this week is flying by. Time to share, as the title states,a mix of progress on the shell NOLA apartment becoming a comfortable inexpensive living space. Lets start with the good and work our...
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Thrifty Thursday (Friday)- Secondhand Steals
Where has this week gone! I just haven’t been able to get my act together. I partly haven’t felt well, the laundry for our apartment has been broken, and yesterday after finally sitting down at my...
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NOLA Apartment 1.0
Whew, it has been a busy week of travel for me. But I have finally pulled together a few pics of the apartment. When I made the move to New Orleans I brought very little with me. I moved into the 800...
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Living Below My Means- Spending Below Average on Housing
I am settling nicely into my new apartment in New Orleans. The furnishing and decorative details are slowly coming together while I am focused on reaching my debt repayment and savings goals for this...
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This Old House
If you read my last post, I shared that I have been working and saving toward a new goal. Last week this goal came to fruition. I’m thrilled to finally share that I’m now officially a homeowner of a...
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Rental Property
We have been living in the new NOLA cottage for a little over two months now. My family was nice enough to come down for the holidays and help us clean and paint the rental side of house. It was hard...
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NOLA Cottage Kitchen- the before, the plan, & the progress
It’s time for our kitchen to receive a face-lift. I say this not by choice, but because a bucket currently lives in the cabinet under our sink to catch a leak. Not a long-term solution. We have tried...
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Labor Day Bathroom Upgrades
Our bathroom is the next room for a face-lift in the cottage. I have been wanting to make a few upgrades to our bathroom, however when you live in a one bedroom, one bath apartment the bathroom cannot...
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Kitchen Renovation- halfway there
We are not experienced at do it yourself and have little background in renovations, however we have been doing our best to update our small 500 sq ft apartment to make the best use of living in a...
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