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2008
I was hurricane shopping with my friend Janet yesterday - you know, water, batteries, frozen lasagna, etc. ( I will get back to the lasagna later) Janet received a phone call from her friend in Ellenton, FL. It seems her friend was worried about all of us and invited us to stay safe at her hom...
08/19/2008
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On Friday my friend and I went to Port Charlotte to have lunch at Joe Crackers and shop at the mall. Joe Cracker's is really a fun place with great deals on food and drinks. We ordered a glass of wine each and the server was kind enough to tell us before she brought 4 glasses, that it was 2 for...
08/17/2008
I have a vacant, unfurnished house listed for $549,900. I stopped by to check up on it, clean up newspapers, vacum bugs, refill flyers, etc. Every window in the 2788 sq ft house has custom draperies with tie-backs and that metal arm that the tieback wraps around so it's not droopy. On this day...
08/16/2008
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I have been reading many blogs and articles and the common thread seems to be the little luxury items people are going without. Some of the ways I have reduced my expenses are the following: 1. I only go to Target when I really need something - school supplies presriptions, etc. Target is a re...
08/13/2008
PART ! Have you ever heard of the following? I wrote an offer on a short sale the Listing Agent (LA) comes back a month later ( we had a lot of communication) and says the bank says it is not enough, they need a higher offer. OK, we bring a slightly higher offer - which is a wierd process, bidd...
08/13/2008