If you know a teacher, law enforcement officer, firefighter or emergency medical technician they are eligible for 50% off list price for a HUD home. Here is the link: Good neighbor Next Door
Note: I do not qualify for this, know little about it, and found it while searching endlessly for help fixing my non-hud home.

Quick question about Garmin GPS updates. Hopefully someone can answer for me ( Read more... )

I've heard often about making one chicken last and decided to try it myself. My pictures are iphone pictures of my plates and I'm not putting recipes for things because gosh, these are simple dishes. The point of the pics is if people want to see serving sizes ( Read more... )

I'm looking into moving home with my mom and step-dad for about 6-11 months while I'm in school. I may only stay with them a few months and then rent a room elsewhere ( Read more... )

I know this is not the best community for this, but you folks seem to know a lot about renting laws. If there is a better community you can direct me to, please do ( Read more... )

Posting this for a non-journaling friend with money issues ( Read more... )

I'm not sure if this is the right place, but you guys always have the answers for just about any question.

A friend of mine is renting a building that will serve the purpose of an all ages music venue. It is a large warehouse, with 3 apartments upstairs.

Here is the problem: there are 3 squatters living in the upstairs apartments.
The owner of the ( Read more... )

Hey, kids.

It's been a while.

I've been busy with more poverty, but I have internet access again, so things are okay.

And to show you that things are okay, I bring you a recipe.

( Bad-quality pictures inside! )

Probably this has already been posted here, but I'm sure it's worth repeating. If you are receiving any social services benefits, in some states, you can also get a free cell phone with 68 minutes per month on it. Perfect for emergencies and keeping in touch with potential employers. I just applied. They approved me instantly and said I'd get ( Read more... )

So a friend of mine is dealing with harassing phone calls from a creditor. She made some sort of arrangement (deferment?), they forgot about it or something, which made her behind, so she made another arrangement whereby they take some money out of her checking account automatically every two weeks. They call several times a day, every day, still ( Read more... )