Sabrina’s Money Madness

Which is very surprising considering it’s a small unit. It was so hot yesterday that I turned the air on and within 10 minutes I could already feel the difference in the air temperature. I went to the bathroom a little while later and while it was still hot in that part of my apartment,  […]

One of my coworkers suggested something in regards to my air conditioning problem. Instead of me buying a portable unit that will cost over $300, she told me to buy a block of wood from a home store. She told me to buy it long enough to stretch across the window and thick enough to connect to the top of the […]

I’ve been saving for a few months now but I need to make sure I’m on track. I want to have a 6 month emergency fund and I want to start saving for a house at the same time. Both of these goals are going to require a nice chunk of change. I usually update […]

I really want a condo or a townhouse but there aren’t a lot available in the city that I live in. Most condos are the apartment style and I do not want that. I want a townhouse and I would prefer that it be a stand alone and not attached but I haven’t seen many […]

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. […]