A Barter Life

A Barter Life

At my first job, as a summer sales clerk at a hippy boutique, I befriended a woman coworker, who it was whispered, traveled the world by private plane.  This was hard to figure, given that we both made less than $200 a week selling tie- dyed t-shirts.  I asked her...
So, You Got the House! Three First Steps to Keeping it (Standing)

So, You Got the House! Three First Steps to Keeping it (Standing)

Phew. Except, now you are the only one responsible for not only making the payments on it, but for keeping it up! And we’re not talking about sweeping the kitchen floor.  We’re talking water heater, boiler, roof flashing, gutter cleaning, pest prevention, and...
The Purge Splurge: Getting Rid of his Stuff

The Purge Splurge: Getting Rid of his Stuff

We all know the old caveat about home renovations and marriage,  but I am the only woman I know whose husband moved out the very same month we moved into our newly fixed -up place!  In some ways, this made things easier (for ways in which it didn’t, see HANDYMAN)....