Jody Castro on January 23rd, 2010

We currently live in and are paying a mortgage on a home that is right across from a home that is going up for sale. The owners offered to give us the option of buying it before they went to the realtor. It had been for sale and then came off the market [...]

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Jody Castro on January 23rd, 2010

Does anyone have any good tips on how to save money? My husband and I would like to purchase a house in the next year or so, but it seems almost impossible to save the money we earn. We do not splurge on huge things, we live and buy what we NEED. Only once in [...]

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Jody Castro on January 21st, 2010

My family will be getting a Siberian Husky puppy in late May / early June, when I’m on summer vacation so I have the needed time for him. (And I do know it will be a lot of work to have a puppy!) So, my questions are:
1. What are behaviors to look for that will [...]

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Jody Castro on January 19th, 2010

Hi,
We put an offer in on a house for $223,000 for a house listed at $240,000. They came back with $237,000. We believe a fair price for this house is actually between $225,000-230,000. This is based on numerous houses we’ve looked at in this range as well as our realtors opinion. [...]

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Jody Castro on January 18th, 2010

Please help me I am really upset because my dad bought me a t-shirt as a complimentary for me for getting A*’s every end of year exams and all exams since I was in Elemntary school and it’s a $163 Gianfranco Ferre’ T-shirt and I can’t find it , I flipped the house upside side [...]

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Jody Castro on January 16th, 2010

I’m moving house and luckily my parents are very enthusiastic about my plans to be in a rock band. I finally got one together and we finally found a house. My Dad has agreed that we can have a shed/garage in the garden. Right now, there’s space where there used to be one, but it [...]

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Jody Castro on January 15th, 2010

Ok, first off I’m not massively overweight maybe like 3 kilos (6 lbs) or something lol.
I know that sounds like nothing to worry about, but I want to lose it and to just get healthy generally.
I need to know some ways I can exercise at home without injuring myself:) I can’t go for walks or [...]

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Jody Castro on January 15th, 2010

My husband and I were recently married and had a baby girl. I already have 2 sons, 4 and 9. He has 2 sons, 31, and 18.(They are gone to college)
In addition, we just bought a house together, changed schools and spent Christmas with his folks. Everything went fine, but the past 3 months has [...]

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Jody Castro on January 15th, 2010

Hello – I currently live in Northern ID – just 30 miles south of Canada – and I have just bought a house that has a great area for a garden (the old owners had one there) I do not have a green thumb to say the least – however, I feel compelled to [...]

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Jody Castro on January 14th, 2010

we just bought a house and everything (every single wall and ceiling) has spray texture on it. we do not have the option of replacing all the drywall – we do not have the money to do this right now, we need to replace floors, subfloors and appliances, smooth drywall is a luxury we [...]

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