Our 7 month basement remodel project is finally done.  I hated just about every minute of this project, but I love every minute I am in the basement now.  So I decided to post some pics, along with my comments.  Since I tell everyone the same thing when they see it, you can rest assured [...]

About 6 months ago, Amber and I had a great idea for remodeling our basement. It was finished really poorly the first time, and it was a really uncomfortable room. The heating was inadequate, the carpet practically non-existent, the walls were made up of warped paneling, and the layout wasn’t all that useful. [...]

So today we closed on our 2nd mortgage refi. We pulled some cash out of the equity so we can make some improvements around the house. It will be good to get the ol’ place fixed up.

Clearly the house needs a lot, but we are planning on using this money for windows and [...]