How many states have you lived in?
10 years ago
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Comments (28)I won't even begin to list how many cleaning products are in my house. It's. Absolutely. Terrifying. That being said, I'm working on getting rid of much of it and using more natural/earth friendly methods. One thing that I am having a tough time giving up is my toilet bowl cleaner with bleach. I just haven't found anything that makes me feel like the toilet is as clean as when I use some bleach based product. Just mixed up a batch of baking soda, essential oils (eucalyptus and peppermint), a little bit of Dawn dishwashing liquid, and enough water to make a paste. This was used to scrub the tub which gets absolutely horrible because it's an old porcelain tub (but the finish was messed up from the previous owners)...it got it as clean as the harsher cleansers I've used with about the same amount of effort. Bonus is that it smelled lovely, way better than most cleaning products you can buy in the store. Looking forward to hearing more about some of the alternate cleaning products that people use....See MoreSo how many other states
Comments (11)Okay...I just looked it up. If you are moving out of state, the state treats you, the seller the same as a non-resident. That is, they require, at settlement, a withholding of 2% of the net proceeds from the sale. I know this last as a fact, because this amount was withheld from my check at settlement when I sold a property in NJ two years ago. They do this, to insure that the out of state resident files a NJ state income tax the next year...which is when the capital gains tax is actually paid. I filed a NJ return, and received a refund when the actual tax was computed and then subtracted from the amount withheld. So, it's not a tax, just an estimated pre-payment of capital gains...and many people, like me, get a substantial refund after filing the next year's tax return....See MoreHow many times have you remodeled? Would you do it again?
Comments (22)I remember after renovating my kitchen and bathrooms the first time, I had acquired all this knowledge and skill and felt that I should use it. It seemed so pointless to have gone thru and learned so much to get it done, to just throw that away. So I totally get that you are still keen to do another one. We had a house fire and ended up redoing everything (hard but fun). I got to fix everything I wished I'd done differently (I'd recommend the site finished hardwoods), but now I'm totally burnt out and am happy to live with what we have. It sounds like you still have the energy. If you get it at a reasonable price, I'd do it....See MoreHow many physical addresses have you had?
Comments (65)Not counting vacation homes: Birth to age 17 -- 1 home, my parents home that my Mom still owns although she spend most of her time in a senior living apartment and now just goes "home" for a few days a month. University years -- 6 dorm, sorority house, summer rentals and rentals during junior and senior years. 3 year interlude -- 2 rentals Three Law school years -- 1 owned LLM (post-grad law degree). - 1 year in residence -- 1 rental Last 33 1/4 years -- 1 owned That's 12, 4 cities/towns all in the same state, but upcoming because we are building our retirement home and just sold our long timehome, we are moving to a rental Aug. 1 in our current town for four months and then, hopefully in late November to our retirement home in another state (where we have owned a condo first then a second home for almost 20 years and where DD and her family have put down roots). So by year end I will be up to 14. i think my Mom is only on ther 6th at age 86 -- her parents' first home until she was 4 and then another until she went away to school for her last two years of high school/junior college -- dorm there and then in a dorm at University where she completed her BA. After a brief time back at her parents house she married my Dad and lived in the same house for 63 years (the last 40 after my Dad died). Just last November she moved to senior living and will move to another near us when we move. That will make 7 for her....See More- 10 years agolast modified: 10 years agojaney_alabama thanked littlebug zone 5 Missouri
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