Will A Juicer Save Me Money Or Cost Me Money

May 25, 2013 Health and Fitness No comments

carrot-juiceI need to be eating more vegetables, I know that, and one of the ways I have thought about doing it was through juicing. I’m really intrigued by all of the excellent results that so many people have been having.

What I am concerned about is how much it’s going to cost me. Food isn’t cheap and it certainly isn’t free. So if I start to process a head of lettuce, cucumber, bell peppers, and who knows what else will it become prohibitively expensive.

I know I also have to weigh the expense versus the reward. Just look at what it’s doing for some people. I want results like that too!

I Need A Plan Of Attack

I’m thinking about just buying whatever fruits and vegetables are on sale. That should keep the costs down. That way I get to try some stuff that I would never have tried otherwise. Read more

Fixing Up My Lower Level

July 13, 2012 Remodeling No comments

In May of 2010, the fixed up basement of my house flooded which lead to my family helping me to remodel a 1200 sq ft basement. It was a very difficult experience to handle; our house was purchased as a “fixer-upper” initially, but the one thing we didn’t plan on fixing was the basement. We were planning a kitchen remodel, but hey, it happens.

When the flood first started, I had just arrived from work. It was an awful experience walking down into the basement realizing it had around a foot of water, my heart felt like it had sank . I remember my wife crying over seeing it, we just thought of how much money we’d have to put in to return it to the prior state.

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