The Happy Homeowner - Living a Healthy, Balanced Life One Cent at a Ti...

I’m in the final sprint to closing on my new house, and I’m working hard to keep the real estate stress monster at bay. Despite already buying a home, refinancing a home, AND selling a home, I still find myself being tripped up by various snafus during...

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Happy New Year, everyone!
Now that you’re settling in for all of the promise and opportunity that 2014 will bring, it’s a good time to take stock of those resolutions you set a mere week or so ago. If you’re already finding it difficult to keep up with your...

Just live. Stay strong.
Four small words; one very powerful message.
These words are, hands down, part of the most profound moment of this entire trip. As we were returning to our base after day one of distributing food to people in the remote barangays, I was holding onto the back of the truck when I saw those words...