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Monthly Archives: September 2010

What is a Mechanic’s Lien?

Image via Wikipedia When you hire someone to work on your property or provide material to build or improve it, they are entitled to get paid.   A mechanic’s lien is the method of enforcing that payment. Here is what you need to know about mechanic’s liens. A contractor must usually give you written notice of…

Halloween Decorations Ain’t Cheap

This year, Americans are expected to drop $5.8 billion on Halloween, with most people spending $66.28 per person.  About 1/3 of that is candy. The rest?  Costumes and decorations. $4,000,000,000 on costumes and decorations.  That’s a lot of freakin’ money. Over the years, I have certainly spent more than my fair share on building that…

Saturday Roundup – Welcome to Halloween

Image via Wikipedia This weekend marks the beginning of Halloween at Casa del Myhouse.    We’ll start setting up our yard display tomorrow.   If we’re lucky, we’ll be featured on TV again. Don’t miss a thing! Please take a moment to subscribe to Live Real, Now by email. The Best Posts of the Week: Bill and…

3 Reasons You Hate Your Budget

Image via Wikipedia One of the first steps in clearing up your financial mess is to set up a budget.    You need to figure out how much money you are making, how much you are spending, and what you can do to keep one of those numbers smaller than the other.   If your income is…