While I say this somewhat tongue-in-cheek, I have a killer (and easy) money saving tip for you… Live next to someone who’s moving. Our best friends and next door neighbors in our old neighborhood made a killing when we moved out. First off, we gave them priority when it came to picking through the stuff [...]
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Our Online Banking Changeover
Written by Nickel - 3 Comments
Well, I spent the better part of yesterday evening working to get our online banking changed over from our old bank (US Bank) to our new bank (Bank of America). In short, I want to consolidate all of our bill paying at Bank of America and start phasing out our US Bank checking account. What [...]
Published on June 19th, 2006 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Banking, Credit Cards, Moving, Online
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Filed under: Banking, Credit Cards, Moving, Online
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Our Dish Network Experience (Continued)
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Man, I must have good ‘technican karma’ (or something like that)… Yesterday morning we got a call from the Dish Network installer saying that there had been a scheduling conflict for our Friday appointment — could he come a day early? Heck yeah! Now that I have a solid DSL connection, I can work a [...]
Published on June 9th, 2006 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: House & Home, Moving
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Filed under: House & Home, Moving
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Our Dish Network TV Experience (So Far)
Written by Nickel - 29 Comments
As I’ve noted previously, we don’t have the option of cable TV (or internet) at our new house. Thus, we’ve opted for DSL on the internet side, and Dish Network on the TV side. Yesterday afternoon I stopped by the local Dish reseller to set up service, and here’s a quick rundown of what I [...]
Published on June 7th, 2006 - 29 Comments
Filed under: House & Home, Moving
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Filed under: House & Home, Moving
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Homeless No More
Written by Nickel - 7 Comments
Well, I’m off to close on our new house. The final walkthrough was relatively uneventful, although a couple of items that the inspector found were still unattended to. While this was a bit annoying, it’s nothing that can’t be worked out in short order. I’m going to drop by the house on the way to [...]
Wire Transfers When Closing on a House
Written by Nickel - 2 Comments
The past week has felt like a bit of a tightrope act… As I’ve noted previously, we closed on our current former house last Thursday, and are closing on our new house tomorrow. And while we could afford to carry both houses for awhile if necessary, our intention has been to take the money from [...]
Published on May 30th, 2006 - 2 Comments
Filed under: Banking, Moving, Real Estate
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Filed under: Banking, Moving, Real Estate
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(Another) Final Walkthrough Today
Written by Nickel - 2 Comments
After an uneventful final walkthrough last week on the eve of selling our house, I’m off for the final walkthrough on our new house this morning. The home inspector didn’t turn up too much, so I’m expecting (and hoping for!) an uneventful walkthrough. Once this is taken care of, our next step will be to [...]
We’re Homeless…
Written by Nickel - 4 Comments
Everything went exactly as planned and, as of just before lunch today, we’re homeless… But we have a pocketful of cash! By this time next week, the situation will be reversed — we’ll once again have a house to call home, but we’ll be back to our usual selves in terms of cash on hand.
For [...]
Final Walkthrough Today
Written by Nickel - 2 Comments
This afternoon the people that are buying our house will be doing their final walkthrough. Assuming that all goes as planned, we’ll then be closing tomorrow at 11AM CDT, at which point we’ll be homeless (but flush). A word to the wise… A day in advance of your final walkthrough, be sure to run back [...]
Broadband Internet Coming Soon(er than Expected)
Written by Nickel - 4 Comments
After learning that we wouldn’t be able to get ‘traditional’ broadband internet (i.e., cable or DSL) at our new house, I was thrilled to death when I heard from BellSouth would be hooking us up in early July. After all, that meant just a month on dialup before we’d be back to full speed. Well, [...]
Published on May 22nd, 2006 - 4 Comments
Filed under: Moving, Online
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Filed under: Moving, Online
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