I want a new iPod.

Here’s another one of those “luxury” purchase decisions that make one contemplate that old want vs. need dilemma. In reality, we want a new iPod because the refurbished one we bought over two years ago no longer works. But we believe we need one because traveling cross country can drive one batty when forced to consistently fuss with the radio dial only to find the …

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From Farmland to Fixer-Uppers

What are we thinking? When we left our stick home behind over two years ago in search of the next big thing, we had dreams of homesteading on one of those affordable 35-acre Colorado ranch parcels we kept seeing in the United Country magazine. Now we know most of those are in wide open flatland or covenanted communities that don’t want our type. At some …

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