Sabrina’s Money Madness

I started saving money to buy a house. I’m on a 3 year plan that will hopefully end with me making a down payment and paying closing costs. Right now I’m saving very little and as my bills are paid off, that money is getting redirected to my savings. Now that I’ve made this a […]

I just bought a air conditioner at the end of last summer. However my house is so hot that one air conditioner doesn’t even do it. I have a window unit for my bedroom and now I’m looking for a portable model for the living room. My mom suggested that I get a dehumidifier to […]

I talked to my mom the other day and she told me that my aunt has to have surgery. They want to postpone it until after the holidays but they may not be able to. From what I can ascertain she’s not doing well at all. She has a great insurance plan from Blue Cross […]

I guess it will depend on whether or not I get the days off that I need. If I only get 1 day off then I have to fly because my time will be short. If I get both days off that I want, then I can drive since I will have extra time. If […]

In one of my previous posts, I talked about having new neighbors which I’m not thrilled about. That’s really only one factor though. I’m just ready to get started on the path to home ownership. In the past I wasn’t really ready but I feel that now I am.
Starting in the new year, I’ll start […]

And I’m not exactly thrilled about it either. They just moved in a few months ago and they’re already causing trouble. The tenant in my building has given a key to her place to a few of her relatives. They come in and out all night long. I’m not interested in small business security systems but I am thinking about […]

My apartment is pretty old and outdated. I’ve been in here several years and they haven’t remodeled since I’ve been here. I need to fix the pebbling on the ceiling from when I had a mini-flood. I also need new tiles for both the shower walls and for the bathroom floor. I thought I could just […]

It was cute but too small for me even though I live by myself. I don’t want to buy anything less than 2 bedrooms. I feel like a 1 bedroom is too small. You can never have visitors stay the night. Which is not necessarily a bad thing sometimes. But the condo was really nice. […]

Unfortunately my finances aren’t as ready as I am. I don’t have enough money in savings right now to make the purchase. I need enough for the down payment, closing costs and residual savings. Now banks are requiring that you have 6 months worth of mortgage payments in your savings at closing. I actually think it’s […]

I know that I don’t graduate until April of next year. I don’t plan on moving until the end of May or June. However, it’s never to early to start looking for new apartments. Not only am I moving to a new city, but I’m moving to an entirely new state almost 1,000 miles from […]

Ugh, that was one of the hardest things I had to do. My refrigerator door doesn’t always close so I have to double check it. I forgot to do that yesterday so my frig was open from the time I left for work until I got back home last night.
I had to throw away milk, […]

Decorating can get expensive whether it’s your own home or an apartment like I live in. But when there’s a sale, that kind of turns into the equalizer. If I want custom window treatments or custom valances for my windows, I can get them. Sometimes just changing something as simple as the accessories in the […]