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We need a new mailbox

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It’s the time of year that many people start to do their spring cleaning. Spring cleaning doesn’t involve just cleaning the inside of the home of course. It can be cleaning the garage and I think it should probably include all of the regular types of indoor and outdoor maintenance we do for our homes too. Whether that’s re-painting the fence, staining the deck, or doing a little bit of work on the indoor plumbing. Spring just seems the time when we do those tasks.

One of the things that I’d like to do this spring is get a new mailbox. I tried to convince my husband that we needed a new one last year but he in turn convinced me that we didn’t. It turns out that I was right. The lid squeaks like crazy when we open up the mailbox to retrieve our mail and it actually stays open instead of falling closed. I think our mailman has given up on our mailbox because he just leaves it open all the time now.

I visited a site called Mailboxixchange and they have a lot of great choices in mailboxes. They have everything from mailboxes on posts, to wall mounted mailboxes – that’s the kind I need, and of course mailslots.

The mailbox designs are very nice. They have everything from antique styles to modern styles with copper finish. The site has given me some great ideas. Now to decide just which one we should get.






What’s happening in your garden?

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So tell me – what’s blooming in your garden? I keep telling you what I’ve been seeing in mine but I haven’t heard that much about your gardens.

I know that at this time of year, at least in my garden, I can go outside daily and see something new. Whether it’s a plant that’s grown an extra few inches or one that’s developed buds or is blooming, there’s always something happening.

What’s going on in your garden?

Is anyone creating new flower beds?

Almost debt free

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I’m lucky enough to be almost debt free. Oh sure, we have a mortgage on our house that we put money down on twice monthly, and of course we do have a credit card that’s built up a balance that we are working to pay off, but other than that we don’t own anyone any money.

I’m really proud of how we stand financially. There were times in the past when we had to take out loans to consolidate debt, and we’ve had an unsecured loan in the past as well.

I hope those days are over. I really don’t like the idea of borrowing money. Especially when I have to pay it back at an unreasonable interest rate. I do think that for some people it’s far too easy to get a loan these days. It almost seems like the bank doesn’t check to make sure that the person will really be able to pay it off on time, and the next thing you know they’ve missed payment and then they are approved for a bad credit loan to help pay off the original debt. It just seems like a vicious cycle.

I’m so glad that it seems we are out of that now. If we ever do take out another loan it will either be a bigger mortgage loan or perhaps one of those secured loans so that we can do major renovations on the house.

Actually a new car might be in our near future. We don’t have the cash to pay for one outright so I suppose we’d have to finance that too. But that’s it. No more loans for us if we can help it.

How do you feel about loans?

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