Bad Neighbor

A rural home owner asks about her rights when a bad neighbor keeps burning freshly cut grass. The bad neighbor won’t stop burning grass in spite of the home owner’s health. 

Filed under: Personal Finance and Real Estate Advice

Credit History

A couple asks the impact of doing a short sale on their credit history and score. Their credit history could also be dinged if they file for bankruptcy, which they may do to dump a house. 

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My pay raise!

I had thought I’d be getting about $20 more per pay period…but the payroll stubs came today and I will be getting $43 more per pay period!…I will splurge this pay period (Friday) and buy a ticket to go see a Mi guel B ose in concert (”general” locations are $20)…and I will make…

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I hadn’t realized…

I was lathering some of the (prescribed) hand lotion today, and, I suddenly realized…. the Dr’s fee ($20) and the creams (~$20)were an unexpected expense…paid for in cash….without me having to be late on payments for anything to be able to use those ~$40!… I didn’t even have…

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Things I wish I had known before my parents died

1. I wish I had known they were NOT inmortal!- it may sound silly, but, part of me still believed they’d be around forever!
2. I wish someone had told me that, no matter how prepared you think you are (long lives, long illness, etc), you are never fully prepared (emotionally) for…

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potential new customer

got a referral from my sis…the brother of a friend of hers needs translations.
I just wrote to the guy and sent him my contact numbers (the brother had sent me his e-mail, only)

This is good…another “direct” customer!! (potential, anyway!)

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Mother’s day gift

Ale recently wondered how children who don’t have a father living in the house can get a present for Mom without asking her for the $$$ (as that would be both tacky and unfair!)…. I told her they don’t necessarily have to BUY a present…her eyes lit up!

So, today I have to provide…

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eggplant weekend

I made eggplant lasagna (again!) - because Ale didn’t get to eat from the last one…and made a chick-pea/eggplant soup from a recipe I found on the internet…
both were huge hits (except, Ale liked the chickpeas, but not the soup)…that’s ok, I can make the soup for everyone else…

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I must be sicker than I thought!

I totally confused the payperiods!!!…I got paid LAST week…which means there’s still a full 8 days until the next payday!!

How could that be? How could I get confused like that? Either the mucus or the medicines are destroying my brain!

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payday tomorrow- I still have $11.51

I’m getting better! LOL!
I was reviewing my entries and I’ve gone from $0.48 to $11.51 in my account before payday….Yay!

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