Happy 2025

  Hello all I know I am a little late with the Happy part. But how is your 2025 going so far. Me It's cold in New York. Somedays its 50 degrees and sometimes it 16 degrees go figure. Welcome to winter. What I have been doing so far for the new year is cleaning and going over inventory in my house.  So, I can either sell it, donate or dumb it. I have a lot of stuff that needs to go, and this year is the year for that. I used to do flea markets and church bazaars selling vintage toys and stuff. So, you know I got a lot of stuff that needs to go somewhere besides my house.

I think my rental house will finally be out of my hands and in someone else's hands this year. My real estate guy called me today said the survey guys for the house was coming over. today. My real estate guy asked me to meet them since He  had an appointment, and he couldn't be there. So, I said what the heck if we can get all the things done in time. I think my rental home will be off my hands by March of this year. And I get to save around $10,000 in expenses from it. So, I'll let you know how that goes.

You know when there is so much that you have to do but don't know where to start? That's me I need to get an alarm system in my house. Since I have seen the neighborhood where I live getting a lot more police calls then normal. I think having an alarm company monitor your house is about $50 bucks a month . But for a piece of mind it will be worth it. Don't you think?

Also, I forgot to mention when did smoke and carbon monoxide detectors become so expensive? Had to buy two for them, they cast me about $60 bucks. I know you can't put a price on safety but darn $60 dollars!

                        Well that's my story for the week what do you think?

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Happy Holidays

  Happy Holidays . Well, here's the story for the week. Is it me I am just not feeling the holidays this year. Maybe because I have a lot to do next year, and I want the year of 2025 to start already. I have a few goals that I want to accomplish. Like downsizing. I used to do flea markets, sell online (still do that) and church fairs. That was like 2-3 years ago. When it was getting to hard, I stopped but still have a lot of the inventory that I use to sell. So, I am giving bargain prices just to get rid of the stuff and it's a lot of stuff to. I delt in mostly vintage toys and dolls and kind of got carried away with the buying process. So, yea I have a lot of stuff to get rid of.

Also did I mention that my rental home is now under contract. yea! I got close to the price I was asking so I was good with that. I look at it like this I am saving $10,000 a year on the upkeep of the house. Since I'm not renting it and it's just sitting there not making me any money. Besides all that. I'm getting older and really don't want to be bothered with tenants anymore. So, it's a win win for me.

You know I am a cheapskate if not I am.  I wanted to use 1800 flowers to send gifts to a few families and friends, but when I called, I waited online for almost an hour and half and still nobody came to the phone. So, what I decided to do was take the money I would have spent with 1800 flowers and make my own gift packages to the people I was going to send them to. So that's what I did. It was cheaper and easy. all except during the holidays people are driving crazier than normal. So be careful out there this holiday season.

                                                So that's my story what do you think?  

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What Can I Say?

  Hello all well here's the story so far. What can I say it's cold in New York and I am trying to find my purpose for 2025. I know one thing my rental house should have sold before I have to pay property taxes again in June.  When the rental property is sold, I will be saving almost $10,000 in upkeep on an empty house. No more worrying about shoveling snow property repairs all of that gone on the rental home. Thank God.  I've had the home for a very very long time lived in it then rented it out. It's time for it to go. I meant to ask how was your Thanksgiving? I told you about mine. It's good to see family because you never know when you might not see them again. So, take advantage and spent the time with them while you can.

As far as little stuff nothing too much to tell. Except I am not really feeling the holidays this year. I just want them to come and go. So, I can start on my goals for 2025. Is it me but has 2024 gone by in a flash of light? So, what are your plans for the holiday anything good? Well, I hope that your 2025 is better than 2024 I sure mine will be.

                                          Well, that's my story what do you think?

Oh, almost forgot to tell you I got a bill for labs that I had done. It was for a big 84 cents. Would you have paid that bill or just let it slide. Let me know.  

                                             Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season

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Week Vacation

 Hello all well here's the story for the week. I spend a couple days for thanksgiving in Atlantic City and some with family. I will tell you the Atlantic city part. The town was like a ghost town not too many people there gambling. The gambling itself was ok nothing to write home to mom about. You were losing more than winning. also, the food there sucks to expensive and bland tasting. We even went to hard rock casino buffet and that was a variety of bland food for $43 bucks for two people. Normally it was $43 for one. The food was still not worth $10 in my book. 

The hotel room was nice, but it smelled like a wet dog when we entered it. I had to call housekeeping to get the room refreshed other than that it was a larger room then what I was used to and that was nice. The best part was that the room for 4 nights only cost me $170 which was even better.  Around this time a couple years ago I use to get free entertainment(shows and comedy) this year the casinos gave you nothing free Not even the drinks were free you had to pay $5 in the slot machine before you could even get a drink. Crazy right?

 It was almost a free getaway, so I can't really complain that much, and I did get to see family and that's why I was really in Atlantic City in the first place.  So how was your holiday?   
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This Is Some Bull!!

  Hello all well here's the story of the bullcrap that's going on this week. First there is a new city law about using 55-gallon trash cans for recycle products. Normally in New York for recycling people would put their recycling trash in a plastic bag and set it out for garbage pick-up. But now our mayor needs money for the city. So, we have a new thing that you must put your recycling garbage in a 55-gallon bag with a lid on it. If don't do it you are fined $55 for the first time and $100 for the second time. That's crazy right. Our mayors logic is to control the rat population. My thinking is no matter what you do the rats were here before us and will be here after us. They always win. I myself will not be giving the city $55 for a trash can. What I will do is use some of my old trash cans that serve the same purpose to hell with NYC. They will try and fine you on everything next it will be the air we breathe or the sidewalks we walk on. I say it's already too expensive and now the city is just nickel and diming us to death.

Next Problem I got a buyer for my house first my real estate agent says he wants my rental house for the price I wanted. I run to my real estate lawyer and fill in some paperwork to start the process rolling. Then my real estate agent calls me back and says the buyers doesn't want the house. I say find next victim. Then a day or two goes by and the real estate calls me up and says the same buyer wants the house now. I told her if he changes his mind again, I don't want him has a buyer. He's not going to make me crazy with this back-and-forth stuff He wants the house one minute and not the next. I don't have time or patience for this kinda game.

It's getting cold in New York I like the cold but hate the part where it starts to get cold. So how has your week been?

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Feeling Good!!

  Hello all well here's the story for the week, I feel good today and let me tell you why. First I found a buyer for my rental house. It's just the beginning stages and it could fall through but I have hope. My sprit was telling this the right price to sell it for.  So, fingers cross that things will work out. Can I tell you I get giddy when it involves money. (that's between you and me, Ok?) 

Also, my aunt who is having a family problem is finally let me help her with it after dozens of times refusing my help. Now she is asking for it which I don't mind she needs the help, and I enjoy helping people when I can and if I can.

The weather in New York has been so nice. in the (60's & 70's) I have been walking in the park and enjoying it. Before the horrible New York winters get here. Life is good right now and I am trying to take advantage of every blessing that I can get my hands on and be grateful for it.

                                 Well, that's my story for the week what do you think?

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Really??

  Hello all well here's the story for the week Really!! My old real estate agent who listed my house last a visited me last week. To the house I currently live in. It was unexpected to say the least. He rang the bell, and I was surprised to see him because normally I would meet him at the house I was selling. He never came to my personal residence before which pissed me off  has well as shocked me. I never have or will invite real estate agents to my personal home. I don't want them to know where I live. That way they won't do what this real estate agent did and ring my doorbell uninvited. When I asked him why he was here. He told me he been calling me and wanted to know if he had the right number. I thought really my answering machine told you that you had the right number. I never returned the real estate agent's call because I was going with someone new when I relisted the house. Which I did. But the nerve of him coming to my place my residence without an invitation to see if he could get me to relist with him was a hell of a lot of nerve on his part. Besides that, he had the listing of my house for 6 months and still no buyers. It was time to give someone else a chance to sell it.

It's October and the weather in New York is beautiful. I've been walking and cleaning out my house.  I have to get Stanley Steamer to clean my carpets but for what I want they are asking $265 dollars. Not sure I want to pay that much for carpet cleaning even though the carpet would probably look and smell better. Then it does already. Have you used Stanley Carpet Cleaner what were your thoughts about them? 

                                 Well that's my story for the week what do you think? 

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