As you’ve no doubt noticed, there’s not much going on at the Fixer-Upper worth bragging about. Teague is working hard on other people’s houses, and I’m just enjoying the much-needed break. Instead of charging ahead on renovations, we’re working on paying our remodeling bills off (I absolutely despise credit card debt) and squeezing in as […]

I complain about this place pretty often, but the truth is there’s plenty to love about Central New York. Like, for instance, the beautiful and historic town of Ithaca - home to a great non-profit salvage store, the Ithaca Hour currency system, and as of a few months ago my brother Cody.
Whenever I get bored […]

When we got a letter in the mail telling us to sign-up online for our NYS Middle-Class Star Rebate,  a property tax relief program, I marched straight to my laptop to fill out the form. I mean, how often does the government throw us a bone and admit that maybe, just maybe, New York State […]