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For the 2014-2015 Residence Life Information and Policies please click on the link.
Below you will find the future terms of the residence hall contract. For the future terms of the University Heights Apartment contract please select the link.
This University reserves the right to determine, designate, change/or restrict the utilization of university housing managed facilities or areas within the facilities and grounds and to make/or change student assignments and roommate assignments accordingly at any time.
The student must read all housing information provided before signing the housing contract. If the student is under 19 years of age, a parent or guardian must also read all housing information provided before signing the housing contract. By signing the contract, the student or guardian understands and is obligated to abide by the terms.
The student guarantees payment of this contract and understands that the contract is binding for the full academic year. For any student living on campus, including University Heights and the Greek Chapter Houses, a cancellation fee of $500 will be assessed if he or she breaks the contract. For those students graduating, withdrawing from school, getting married, dropping below full-time status, studying abroad (approved program) or performing student teaching/academic internship, and military service requiring students to live outside the Kearney area (documentation may be requested), there is no contract cancellation fee. New students must cancel in writing to the Office of Residence Life by June 1st to avoid a $500 cancellation fee. The Board of Regents and the University of Nebraska at Kearney require all full-time students under the age of nineteen on the first day of fall semester to live on campus for one academic year. This residency requirement serves important educational and developmental purposes. Students prosper in stable living environments that are close to academic resources and organized student activities that promote social interaction and exposure to new and diverse life experiences, and that afford supervision, counseling and other assistance as my be needed. On-campus residency provides unparalleled opportunities for multidimensional student development, and is part-and-parcel of the university's broad educational program.
Only enrolled students, designated guests of the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and UNMC are eligible for University housing. Students must maintain full-time student status at the University of Nebraska at Kearney to maintain eligibility for housing.
All full-time students under the age of 19 on the first day of class in the fall semester are required to live in University housing for the duration of the academic year. The only exceptions to this requirement are if:
A housing exemption will only be granted after the appropriate forms have been obtained and completed with the appropriate supporting documentation. The Housing Contract Exemption and Appeal form can be obtained from the Office of Residence Life or downloaded from the University's website. The form needs to be returned to the Office of Residence Life with supporting documentation. The Housing Exemption form will be given to the Housing Exemption Committee to be processed for approval. The student will then be notified if their housing exemption request has been approved. The student should wait to complete the housing contract until they are notified of the decision regarding their submission for exemption.
Students, who are married and/or have custody of children, please contact Office of Residence Life at 308-865-8519 for an application to University Heights.
Antelope/Nester, CTW, Randall and Mantor will remain open during Winter Break for students already residing in those halls. All other residence halls will be closed during Winter Break when classes are not in session. During the Winter break period, food service is not provided. Guests are not permitted for security reasons. Unless a student is permanently assigned to a break hall, break accommodations are NOT guaranteed. There is an additional charge per semester to occupy a break housing hall that is included in the price of the room. If the student decides to check-out of their residence hall prior to the start of the semester, additional break housing fees may apply.
The non-refundable, one-time application fee of $50 for first time applicants must be received with the Housing Contract before processing. The contract is valid and binding from the time it is accepted by the University through the end of the academic year.
The Office of Residence Life makes returning residents' room assignments first, then assigns new students housing according to the date the Housing Contract and Processing Fee are received in the Office of Residence Life. Room space will be assigned by the Office of Residence Life. The Office of Residence Life reserves the right to reassign the student's room space. Housing assignments will be mailed beginning in June. The assignment letter will include:
Any students not occupying his or her assigned room by 5:00 pm on the first day of classes shall be considered a no-show and will have his or her contract canceled at that time unless he or she has filed an official notification of delay of arrival (written notice submitted and accepted by Office of Residence Life) by 5:00 pm on the first day of classes. No-shows who remain enrolled as students at UNK are required to be in compliance with the on-campus residency requirement.
If space permits, excluding Antelope and Nester Halls, single rooms will be made available for an additional charge.
All room changes will cease two weeks before the end of the fall and spring semester. Students may request to change rooms two weeks after the halls open at the beginning of both the fall and spring semester, and must have prior approval from the Graduate Hall Director(s) or Complex Director(s) involved. No room changes will be granted two weeks prior to the end of the fall semester or two weeks prior to the end of the spring semester. After all temporary assignments have been reassigned, students assigned to a double room who have a roommate move out may choose:
It is the responsibility of the resident to notify the Graduate Hall Director or Complex Director of their intentions. Failure to do so may result in being reassigned by the Office of Residence Life or assessed the single room fee.
**By federal law and University policy, room assignments cannot be made or changed on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.
In some cases it becomes necessary to assign students to "temporary rooms." For example, a temporary designated triple room*, a converted lounge or a large end room. As soon as space becomes available, students are assigned to a regular double room. The temporary spaces may not be equipped with all the furnishings of a regular room. If a student will be assigned to a temporary arrangement, the Office of Residence Life will notify the student before his or her arrival on campus. The Office of Residence Life further reserves the right:
*This excludes Men's Hall permanent triple rooms.
If we need to assign a third person to a room, the last person assigned to that room will be designated as the Temporary Assignee. This person is also the first person who will be moved to a permanent room space when a space becomes available.
Office of Residence Life will require the student designated as the "Temporary Assignee" (last person assigned, first person out) to move as permanent space becomes available. Any student designated in a room with a "Temporary Assignee" after 5 p.m. on September 7, 2014, will be eligible for a reduction in their room fee until offered a permanent space. Any expense incurred by the student moving from a temporary space to a permanent space will be the responsibility of the student.
Rooms may be occupied only by the students to whom they are assigned.
UNK reserves the right to terminate the Housing Contract if any one of the following applies to the student:
Upon notice to the student, the Office of Residence Life may terminate the Housing Contract for any breach of contract by the student. The student will vacate the room within 24 hours and pay all associated University charges and/or damages. Any student whose contract has been terminated for policy violations will be held responsible for full payment of the contract.
The student is responsible for reading and abiding by all policies set forth by the University of Nebraska at Kearney, the Office of Residence Life, UNK Catalogue, UNK Code of Conduct, and subsequent written notices.
Students living in the residence halls are required to have a meal plan. Food service is not provided during the Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring Breaks.
Students requiring special room accommodations because of a disability or medical condition need to contact the Office of Residence Life a minimum of eight weeks prior to the desired move-in date. Such early contact will allow for individual needs to be determined before the student arrives on campus. This University reserves the right to determine, designate, change/or restrict the utilization of university housing managed facilities or areas within the facilities and grounds and to make/or change student assignments and roommate assignments accordingly at any time.
At the beginning of each term (Fall and Spring), students will be charged $15.00 to their student account. This fee is non-refundable. The fee will be divided as follows:
The $10 Hall Social fee funds programs and activities for students. The $10 RHA fee funds on campus programming for all on campus students. METS stands for Managing the Environment through Students. Money from this account will offset common area damages that occur in the hall. Money that remains in the fund at the end of the year will be used to purchase hall improvement items that benefit the residents. These fees are non-refundable. Please see the Student Handbook for an explanation of fees.
Non-dangerous fish which live completely underwater are the only pets permitted in the halls. No cats, dogs, gerbils, snakes, birds, crabs, turtles, frogs, spiders, etc; only fish are allowed. Aquariums may be no larger than 10 gallons.
Students are encouraged to contract for personal property insurance coverage, as the University will not be responsible for loss or damage to personal property kept on University property.
Residents are not permitted to construct lofts or bunk beds. More information on loft rental will be included with the housing assignment packet.
Students are responsible for loss/damages to University property and will be assessed accordingly.
Students are responsible for reporting any maintenance concerns by completing a work order within 24 hours. Emergencies should be reported immediately to the live-in staff or to the the Office of Residence Life by calling 865-8519.
The University has made every reasonable attempt to make sure information contained herein is accurate at time of publication. However, we reserve the right to make corrections as necessary. Also, because the Office of Residence Life& tries to respond quickly to student concerns and to facilitate the best possible housing program, we reserve the right to make changes in operations as needed. By way of example, such changes may include, but are not limited to; location and availability of certain special interest housing, changes in dining service hours and location of break housing halls. Every effort will be made to provide students with notice.


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I am trying to sort some things out in my mind and I could use some advise. We were contacted by a woman that said she was my husbands sister. She gave us all the infor. and it all fell into place. My husband asked his mom and she said yes. She tellls two storys. To my husband she said she was raped. On the adoption paper work it says talks about her and her boyfriend. She was 17 years old at the time. The paper work nor the birth certificate gives the dads name.
Over time we have gotten to know my sister in law. My mother in law will not talk about her or meet her. She wants nothing to do with her. We want a relationship with my sister in law. The problem my mother in law lives very close to us. (5 minutes) We are the only ones around to take care of her. She is 70 years old. So we are trying to figure out how we will handle the holidays and times when my sister in law comes to visit.
My sister in laws parents have died and she now has no one beside us. I always though ok we are protecting my mother in law. We did not tell the family.
I do not want to hurt my mother in law but this is really laying heavy on my mind. My sister in law did nothing wrong to my mother in law. Even if she was raped that was 54 years ago. This woman needs her mom. My mother in law is very much a bull head woman who feels what she says goes. Anyone have any suggestions on anything I could read or say to my mother in law. I feel really lost and want to help my sister in law.
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The office of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has issued a "Back to School" guide containing helpful tips for parents regarding the upcoming school year. The guide, which is available on the borough president's website and will be issued to schools and community organizations across The Bronx, includes information on registering students for public school, determining a student's zoned schools and finding school transportation, as well as information on programs for special education students and English Language Learners (ELL). The guide is available in both English and Spanish.
Borough President Diaz's office is also partnering with the organization Advocates for Children to conduct a series of education workshops for parents beginning in the fall. The workshops will all occur in the first floor rotunda of the Bronx County Courthouse, located at 851 Grand Concourse.
The first workshop, which will take place on September 21st from 6-8 p.m., is titled "General Education: Rights of Students and Parents." This workshop will discuss issues such as enrollment, transfer and transportation, and voluntary and involuntary transfers and discharges.
For more information about the workshops, contact Jesse Mojica, director of education and youth at Borough President Diaz's office, at 718-590-3515.
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Kara Leigh Fendley of 535 Oak Hill Court, Hendersonville, and Steven Scott Kilpatrick of 276 Sky Lake Drive, were married at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, in the home of Peter and Carolyn Davis, Hendersonville. The Rev. Kenneth "Skip" Fendley, father of the bride, officiated. David and Tonya Hudson, vocalist and pianist, provided the music.
The bride is the daughter of the Rev. Kenneth "Skip" and Mary Beth Fendley of Hendersonville. The bridegroom is the son of R. Griffin and Linda Kilpatrick of Hendersonville.
The bride was given in marriage by her parents.
Kathryn Elizabeth Fendley of Hendersonville, daughter of the bride, was maid of honor.
Jeff Kilpatrick of Hendersonville, brother of the bridegroom, was best man.
A reception was held following the ceremony.
The newlyweds plan to live in Hendersonville.
The bride graduated from Northside High School, Warner Robins, Ga., and the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology. She is employed by Bloomfield's of Flat Rock and Kilpatrick & Co., LLC.
The bridegroom graduated from West Henderson High School and Clemson University with a bachelor of science degree in textile management. He is a general contractor and owner of Kilpatrick & Co., LLC
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My newsreader settings include blog entries, and a blog post about free homeschooling curriculum was included in one of the alerts. I was intrigued, because many of us like to refer new homeschooling parents to free information to ease their transition into homeschooling.
Free curriculum that spell out the process and make themselves readily accessible are the kinds I like. There are no gags, gimmicks or enrollment. The instruction information is right there.
- Ambleside Online (Charlotte Mason curriculum)
- Annenberg Media (variety of videos for various grades and subjects)
- BBC Languages (online language instruction)
- BBC Schools (courses and reviews of material)
- Grade Skill Help Pages (K – 8 curriculum)
- Handwriting
- Hoagies Gifted Free Online Text Materials (links to free materials)
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- MIT Open Courseware (free college courses)
- Open University (free college courses)
- Project Gutenberg (free books)
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- World Book Typical Course of Study (typical North American P – 12 curriculum description)
The curriculum offered as "free," though, is not readily available. As the website itself says, there is a "catch." That catch is your personal information.
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- acceptance of email and/or postal offers, which may be in developmental phases and must be held in confidence
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Participation is limited each year. People who apply to participate in the program may be denied. Changes may be made without notice. Higher demand that availability is expected.
Criteria for acceptance, if spaces are still available:
- U.S. citizens; parents and children must live in same household
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- Family may not have previously used any other private online education provider. Only people with a "fresh" perspective, and apparently no experience with which to compare against, are eligible.
- Applicants may not have any immediate family members employed by any competitor in the K-12 curriculum business.
- Applicants must supply a telephone number, an email address that is regularly checked, a valid street address, credit or debit card number that is billed to the same street address.
- No negative comments about the program may be made in public.
- Applicants who do not qualify, and who try to enroll anyhow will be expelled and be "subject to legal remedies as allowed by law."
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For years, scientists have been concerned about chemicals in the environment that mimic the estrogens found in the body. In study after study, researchers have found links between these "xenoestrogens" and such problems as decreased sperm viability, ovarian dysfunction, neurodevelopmental deficits and obesity. But experimental limitations have prevented them from exploring one of the most serious questions posed by exposure to xenoestrogens: what happens when as in the real world an individual is exposed to multiple estrogen-mimicking chemicals at the same time?
Now University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have used new techniques to study exposure to low doses of multiple xenoestrogens. And they've come to some disturbing conclusions.
Using cell cultures to test mixtures of three compounds known to affect estrogen signaling, bisphenol A (found in plastic bottles and the linings), bisphenol S (a supposedly safer replacement for bisphenol A recently found to have similar effects) and nonylphenol (a common component of industrial detergents and surfactants) the scientists determined that combinations of endocrine disruptors could have a dramatically greater effect than any one of them alone.
"We wanted to see how these persistent, ubiquitous contaminants affect estrogenic signaling when they're mixed together as they are in nature, so we set up a cell-culture system that allowed us to test their influence on signaling by estradiol, the estrogen found in adult, cycling women," said UTMB professor Cheryl Watson, senior author of a paper on the study now online in the journal Environmental Health (http://www.ehjournal.net/). "What we found is that these things gang up on estradiol and thwart its response, which is not a good thing."
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Hydroelectric energy is the most widely used form of renewable energy around the globe- and because of that, scientists and anyone who is paying attention to what is going on with the glaciers around the world is a bit concerned with how fast they are melting.
Will it affect the hydroelectric energy industry? I'll admit, it's not on the top of my list of concerns. I think we will have many more pressing problems before we run out of glacier melt to power our hydroelectric power plants… but it is an interesting thing to even worry about. With growing worldwide water shortages, I always worry about people have clean water to drink and use for bathing, not having it to use for hydro power…
But take Switzerland: If the Himilayas are the "water tower" for Asia, Switzerland is for Europe. It is the source of all of Europe's big rivers and does all of the heavy lifting in the way of agriculture and power (including nuclear). Glaciologist Andreas Bauder predicts that the Rhone glacier will be gone by the end of the century.
Water trickles down white-blue crevasses and ice cracks and creaks as Bauder, who for Zurich technical university spends about 20 to 30 days a year working on Swiss glaciers, explains that most of the mighty Rhone glacier will be gone by the end of the century.
"Nature can adjust to the circumstances. It's just people who are much more fragile about living conditions," he says. Now that is some wistful cynicism that I can appreciate as a writer- I had no idea glaciologists were that poetic with tragedy. Maybe it's all that time in the cold and the wind- afterall, Dante's Satan did live in the icy depths of the innermost ring of Hell.
It seems that water has disappeared to the "critical" level in Boliva, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador- this according to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. While glaciers have been recorded as decreasing since the end of the 19th Century, the immediacy of the problem is alarming for the over 1 billion people who live in glacier/ snowmelt – fed river basins. Scientists say that some areas where glaciers melt will end up receiving more rainfall- which would make up for the loss of melt, as far as hydroelectric power goes.
Another issue to deal with is water storage. In the past there was more water falling in the spring and summer- but if predictions are correct, there will be more rainfall in the winter. This will change how the utilities manage the water in the lakes of the Alps to ensure enough water to supply the hydroelectric electricity.
"The role of Switzerland as a water tower will become more important for the rest of Europe with climate change and changing precipitation," said Bruno Schaedler, a Bern University hydrologist.
In the end, it sounds like the hydroelectric industry will have to change to adapt, but won't be going anywhere entirely. The same can't be said, though, for glacier-trekking industres…
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Quoting Steve Barber's post above:"Nick says:"One thing I have learned is that "if Momma ain't happy, no one is gonna be happy." And a wise man will soon realize this, or be out searching for a new wife AND paying alimony to boot."Very true! And another my wife actually says about me and hiking, "If it's truly good for him, it's good for me.""In my household, when I am happy, EVERYBODY'S happy! :)
With owning a home, you have cost of home repair (sometimes major!), definitely subject to inflation. Even more important, if you don't have the skills to do minor repairs (my situation), that cost can become major. Also, as mentioned, property taxes and insurance are going to go up, up, even now with the value of the home decreasing. In other words, owning your home definitely does not protect you from inflation.It is great when you get the home paid off (only 14 months more for me!). But for the first couple of years after my mortgage-burning party, I'll have to sink most of what I'm now paying for mortgage principal into repairs that I've been postponing for several years. The big incentive for home ownership vs. renting (dating back to my childhood) was that the market value of your home would increase fast enough to give you better return than any other investment. Of course even back then, this feature wasn't much help until you sold the home or wanted to borrow more money. Needless to say, this advice is no longer true! In fact, a lot of folks these days have homes whose market value won't cover the outstanding mortgage! Of course if you're in an area where there is considerable demand for rental housing, you may not have much luck renting, either. That was the case when I moved to Portland, OR in 1989. My dog and teenage daughter (the only one left at home) pretty much knocked me out of the rental housing market. I was basically forced to buy!
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I will never have a mortgage again. I'd gladly go back to renting. So much easier to move.
I wish you all well on your paths towards happiness. My path towards a happier life ended up here, living in Sweden. It was not an accident. I am currently going to grad school for free, as I now a Swedish citizen as well as a US citizen. I also get a small grant once a month to help pay bills from the state. When my wife and I had two kids, not only is the hospital care free, we also got 480 days of paid parental leave for each child (at 80% pay) for each of us to use. Due to saving so much money not having to pay for grad school and not loosing so much money by having kids, my wife and I were able to put our savings towards buying a nice little house.My wife and I were hardcore punks in our youth, and in many ways we still are. We never got any credit cards, don't care about fancy clothing (or fancy anything, really), and enjoy the simple things in life. We still go and get burgers and fries together and call it a date, and we have a good time doing it. We drive a used POS station wagon and we love it. We go out into the woods and pick loads of mushrooms and berries (I also fish) not just because it's fun, but it's free food man! Tonight for dessert after dinner we ate a pie my wife and son made with berries from our garden we froze for the winter. We got a used TV free from my in-laws, and the laptop I am typing now is over 3 years old. All of our furniture is either IKEA (and a good portion of the IKEA stuff we got in the deals section discounted), 2nd hand, or hand-me-downs. We are poor cheapskates and proud of it, and live a happy and productive life.Which is why I don't feel guilty in the least when I throw down for some nice backpacking gear when I want it. Plus it's not like it's that expensive anyhow, at least for me, but I am a user of gear I buy, not a collector. Just yesterday I got my Neoair Xlite and it's awesome. It's my biggest hobby, some might call it a passion, I don't really care what you call it, I just know I never get sick of it and want to go out and hike around he woods and sleep there as much as possible. I mean... what the F else do I spend money on? I've got clothing I have been wearing (and still wear) for over a decade, still jam out to our awesome LP collection, and we bought a used Nintendo Game Cube 3 years ago for next to nothing that we had many hours of fun with (mostly Soul Caliber 2).I say if you are going to go for the minimalist thing, go for it, and go for it all the way. You can be happy and reject all the BS stuff that is just a burden which does not really make you happy, but gives the illusion of happiness (or in the case of a sports car, illusions of another more amusing sort). Figure out what it is that you really like to do and do it. Cutting out the other BS ought to allow for it, unless your thing is, I dunno, collecting sports cars. Go for it and don't look back. Some of my friends called me crazy when I told them I was moving to Sweden, a few said it was not even possible. Here I am 6 years later with a house, two kids, new friends, and halfway done with my master's degree. The only debt I have is our mortgage on the house, which is very reasonable, and we'll eventually pay it off. After we pay it off, we will be debt free for the rest of our lives.Good luck to you, and to anyone else reading this that is sick and tired of all the BS. You don't need fancy everything, and you can still live simple and happy with just a few luxuries, like say, backpacking gear ;)
Rent or buy.... both have advantages and disadvantages, like almost every other possession or decision we have to make in life.Like more stuff or less stuff. Having stuff has advantages and disadvantages. Too much stuff probably ends up with the disadvantages outweighing the advantages. Not having enough can have the same effect. Threads like this help us take a step back and reassess where we are and if we should adjust one way or the other. Good stuff! (no pun intended) :)
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That is a beautiful story Cesar. Sounds pretty perfect. Enjoy! +1 on ditching the BS.
Cesar, Thanks for your story. You express yourself well and it makes me think the options we all have.In some ways we live lightly on the land/ecomony: the very efficient house I built, no TV, few electronics, no snowmachines, ATCs, power boats (very unusual choices in my area), no truck (but a killer rack on the Corolla), no guns.And yet there are ways we splurge and indulge ourselves. Especially with travel (which is NOT low-carbon footprint) - my 11-year-old has been to 50 states, 2 territories and 15 countries. Lots of books around the house and while I really love the concept of libraries and we use them a lot, I wish their books had RF/ID tags in them so they were easier to find.Before kids, we did a lot of outdoor travel - hiking, BPing and kayaking mostly. Now the kids are getting big enough that we can move beyond cabin trips, car camping, and fair-weather backpacking. That's much of what brought me to BPL - I knew that new gear and techniques could leverage my 50-year-old body and 20-year-old skills to do more comfortable and fun trips as a family.
I'll say this for home ownership - it has never been about the money for me. I grew up with a Dad who passed up many chances to buy affordable homes that my Mother would have given nearly everything to be in. My Dad was restless and every couple of years would uproot us and move, often with only weeks notice. I HATED it. He was self employed so would randomly pick a new area to move to and then set shop back up. He was able to do this by never buying a home. Kept himself free.Having a home that is MINE is huge to me - and to anyone who grew up similar to me might just understand that feeling. What I love most is it is ours to do what we want. I have my blueberry plantation, my front yard is all lavender, my herbal garden.I am fortunate that my husband is handy and has the tools - we have remodeled much of our home.Sure, renting has advantages but at the same time? Just how much beige can one take? Beige walls, beige carpet. Cookie cutter homes and apartments. It is never truly a "home". The first time I picked out a new door I realized just how much it meant to me! I actually enjoy our "dates" to Home Depot :-PLearn to do repairs. Learn to do maintenance. Find a good repairman who does general work. Prevent big bills by keeping up. When all else fails we trade help with friends (you help me, we help you).
Owning a home can be nice. We bought ours, a small but stately older home on some very private land, for what we thought was a very affordable price. However, now the house is the biggest obstacle standing between us and financial freedom. When the economy tanked, Michigan was hit very hard and still hasn't recovered. Our house depreciated by probably 25%. We'd love to move closer to family, but would have to come up with money to do significant repairs both inside and out, and then, even if we were able to sell it, it would be at a big loss. I would consider buying again but it would be cheaper and smaller, with less to maintain. First I'd rent (again as cheaply as possible) to quickly built capital and to make sure I was in a place I wanted to stay for some time.
"Learn to do repairs. Learn to do maintenance. Find a good repairman who does general work. Prevent big bills by keeping up. When all else fails we trade help with friends (you help me, we help you)."Obviously, to each his or her own. I know how to do repairs and maintenance. I remodeled three rooms in my house - down to the studs and then built back up - by myself. It's just not how I want to spend my time in the future.As to how much beige one can take, plenty of rentals will let you paint, as long as you turn it back to beige when you move. And a significant number of stand alone homes out there are cookie cutter as well - I live in such a neighborhood, as do many, many other people. There are three 'house plans' in my neighborhood, so every third house is just like yours (except for color, yard, etc).It means a lot to you, so obviously it's important for you to have your own home. I think it's great that you do. Owning a home means nothing to me, though, so renting just isn't a problem at all. And I'd rather spend my time on other things than home maintenance and yard upkeep - but I'm not a gardener and never will be.
Ike - You and I are on the same page. I think when you love what you do for a living the conversation is much different. When you don't necessarily love your career (maybe not hate it but don't find fulfillment with it) you start thinking why? I spend all my time working at something I don't love to afford crap I don't need. I think you are taking the right steps thinking along the lines of the Dave Ramsey paydown methods. It seems like you make good money and are able to knock stuff like this out. I think the main thing I am hearing from you (and applies to me) is make sure your wife is on board. Their situation may differ based on their level of enjoyment or dislike of their work. Sounds like your wife might enjoy a simpler life for her jewelry thing. My wife does not work right now, when she finishes her degree she will LOVE what she is doing so it is a little harder for her to understand my discontent. As far as owning versus renting I think the pro/cons are obvious as far as renting means no maintenance and ability to pick up and move easily. Homes mean 'home' and roots and that can be a big thing to someone. The issue to me with renting is you will never be done, you will always be one month's rent from being booted. Owning a house, having it paid off provides a level of security especially if it is a low maintenance home in the country where yard maintenance is not required. As long as you pay the taxes on it there is nobody to kick you out. Also owning a home in the country means opportunity for food production (garden, chickens, rabbits, goats maybe) which can further insulate you from needing high income.In my case I have a young child so I have to be in a good school district. My version of this is going to be eventually to sell my larger home (2,800 sf) 15 miles from work (in the 'country' but really in a neighborhood) and buy a smaller (1800 - 2000 sf), low maintenance home on a postage stamp size lot (very little yard maintenance), in a neighborhood where my son will have plenty of kids to play with, a mile from schools and my office (save gas/travel time). I will spend about $100,000 less on what I am talking about which will almost cut my mortgage in half. In the mean time my wife will finish graduate school and start earning some money. Our income will be in overdrive while our expenses will be cut by 30% or more. My goal is to pump our savings up to about 40-50% of earnings, pay off her school debt and house in short order and by the time I am 40 (9 years) have no debt, tons of savings, and a lot more choices by age 40 than my peers with big houses, new vehicles, boats, etc. I want to focus our expendable income on having positive life/family experiences, activities, travel, etc versus houses, cars, boats, etc. I want to maximize our lives with our money versus maximizing possessions. I don't want to sacrifice my life for my family (really just a big lie, mostly people do this for their own prestige though possessions) I want to live my life to the fullest with my family, not stuck in an office away from them.
"As to how much beige one can take, plenty of rentals will let you paint, as long as you turn it back to beige when you move. And a significant number of stand alone homes out there are cookie cutter as well - I live in such a neighborhood, as do many, many other people. There are three 'house plans' in my neighborhood, so every third house is just like yours (except for color, yard, etc)."Yup. Cookie cutter homes and beige have little to do with renting. I rent the most adorable little house/ cabin. All of it was done with love; the bench seat in the mud room is made from a piece of redwood burl , given 62 years ago as a wedding gift. It is a little jewel of a home and sure, I would love to own it, but we have made it our "home". These absolutes are just killing me.
....and I made my yard, my curtains, extended the roof on the back porch and now I am trying to separate the back of the cabin from the wilderness a bit with some trellises and vines . I have never felt more at home in a place as I do here, and I appreciate it every day.
Kat sounds like you are the type of renter every landlord wants but can't find. This house I live in now is the first one I have bought. I have rented apartments and houses both bland and some with a touch of flare in the past. One thing you notice when you buy a house versus renting is you wake up on Saturday thinking...'hmm what do I want to do today? go fishing? hiking? run some errands? or just relax?' When you own a house you wake up on Saturdays often thinking to yourself 'hmmm should I go to Home Depot or Lowes today and blow a wad of cash on X,Y, or Z?' But I do think owning a modest home and paying it off, if you can deal with the maintenance and lack of mobility, is the best way to reach a minimal/low income required lifestyle. With rent that is a constantly monthly nut that has to be paid which means either constant income or enough money in the bank to throw off interest to pay the rent. At least in the context of freeing yourself up to do something different/irregular/etc.
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Owning doesn't mean one spends their time tied down - for example I ripped out all the labor intensive plants/lawn our house came with and replaced them with money saving crops that produce. Now I do little besides water once in awhile/prune. As for home repairs/remodeling that needn't eat up time - unless one wants it to! I don't wake up most weekends thinking about repairs. When not preggo, we go hiking :-PAs for renting to avoid repairs? Only if you have a GOOD landlord!!!! Welcome to the world of cheap owners - who buy used appliances, do horrid jobs on repairing the heat, pay for the lowest bid on getting a new well drilled (yep, I have lived in TWO houses where wells went dry!!), having a septic system fail and the landlord paid the cheapest place to come and my yard reeked of a stagnant outhouse for months. Getting less than 30 days notice your landlord lost their jobs and need to move into the house - that one was fun. There is something to be said for being able to buy nice appliances, pick good repairmen and get stuff done without having to threaten legal action (in the case of the second well going dry we had to threaten it after having no water for a week!)
As I stated earlier, home ownership is a personal decision and is not for everyone.What one wants out of home ownership is up to the individual. For some folks it is ego and a competition with friends and neighbors. For others it is a constant battle of keeping things up and spending time and money doing it. It is all about how you approach it.You can make you house the center piece of your existence, or make it much less. I chose much less. I have been remodeling my house for going on 12 years. I could hire a contractor, do all of the work non-stop to "git er done," or finish it when convenient. So my priority is to camp, hike, then house. The master bath has been gutted since 2000. I'll get to it soon or maybe later. All but the master bedroom has cement floors, I'll get to that soon or maybe later. The roof started leaking a couple years ago, and I have patched it. I'll replace it soon or maybe later... probably soon, the boss wants that done now and the rest done soon :( But I don't stress about it. I like nice landscaping, but that requires weekly maintenance in a climate without snow... well worth $110 per month for a gardener... that $110 a month frees up every weekend for things I would rather do.I bought the house new in 1978 and some things are starting to need replacement or repair. Still using the original HVAC unit, although I had to replace the AC condensing unit about 25 years ago. As long as I can find needed replacement parts, I'll just continue repairing it.To me the important thing to me is that it is MINE; well I actually rent it from the county, given that I am forced to pay property taxes every year. And some people could care less about the "mine."So just do what works for you. There is a lot to be said about renting... may pluses; just as there are with home ownership. What works for one person, doesn't work for another. And when you own a home, it is much more difficult to pick up and move, especially in this economy.
"Owning doesn't mean one spends their time tied down - for example I ripped out all the labor intensive plants/lawn our house came with and replaced them with money saving crops that produce. Now I do little besides water once in awhile/prune. As for home repairs/remodeling that needn't eat up time - unless one wants it to! I don't wake up most weekends thinking about repairs. When not preggo, we go hiking :-P"Sarah - this brings up point of discussion, owning in or out of a neighborhood. If you are in a neighborhood you likely can't plant crops, maybe a little in a backyard but at a minimum the front yard will have to be maintained to the standards of the neighborhood. If you live in the country on a piece of land you could be buying a lot of labor intensive work of a different kind. Sounds like you have found a balance that works for you, that is important.I disagree though that home repairs "needn't eat up time - unless one wants it to" though. All of those same things that happened to you in your rentals happen when you own too. Appliances break down, heat and ac systems break (usually not a do it yourself reapair, wells go dry, septic systems fail and all of these repairs and more have to be done, you can't just decide to leave the septic system on the frits for example. It all costs time and money and money costs more time. When you rent at least the financial responsibility falls on someone else. The simplest, possibly cheapest, is to live in a decent apartment owned/run by a reputable landlord. In my experience commercial operations like this (exempting the worst/bottom of the barrel) are run pretty professionally, have decently responsive maintenance staffs, and take things like the heat going out pretty seriously. In my experience if you select based on good recommendations and reviews you can live without the majority of these problems. Bad thing is they usually try to raise the rent every year when your lease expires and you are typically in a bland/beige type apartment but if you want low cost, ability to pick up and move, no maintenance...this is about as good as it gets.
I enjoyed this thread because like many of you, I've made good and bad decisions, and a ton of compromises.The rent vs. own house thing is interesting.I was a solid renter, which made sense when home prices were very high and rents much more affordable. This makes sense as a long-term strategy if you invest the difference between the monthly mortgage/insurance/taxes/maintenance costs and the less expensive rent payment. There are economists who have argue rather persuasively that this is the better financial decision(and again, huge caveat) long term. When you look at historic performance of real estate vs. stock market, the latter has been the better performer over time, plus most investment strategies provide far better liquidity and greater access to cash than does real estate, which isn't easily converted into capital. In recent years, real estate has taken such a huge hit that rents are actually much higher now when compared to some home costs, because people who lost houses still have to live somewhere, and there are only so many rentals to go around.All that said, there is piece of mind to owning your own little piece of property, and as I heard one economist put it, "Don't think of your home as an investment, think of it as a place you live and enjoy a quality of life." Certainly you can enjoy a great quality of life in a rental, in a tent, or in a trailer. But for some people security of ownership is important to them - yes, it might be an illusion, but isn't all security an illusion?I got married at age 39 for the first time a couple of years ago to a woman who has a little house and it is very important to her. Me? I actually was fine renting and being able to move whenever I want. But for her, it's something tangible, something secure, an oasis. I never though of my apartment as anything but a sort of messy place that holds too much hiking gear, but as my wife is very important to me, I am willing to make the house a priority. It's all good. And we should be able to pay off this thing in under five years.Dirk
You have all said so much really well I just want to add this.We paid off our cars last year. The two broke down with in a week of eachother last month and are major fixes. I already car pooled and my wife has wanted to get the 4 kids and her self on bikes and in carpools for a while. It has payed off over the last month!All of the sudden we can't make the $200 - 300 trip to the grocery (bi-weekly) and the weekly extra trip ($150+). We aren't eating out as much, and we are buying only what we can carry home in a pack or by hand. I don't have hard figures yet but I am saving about $250 a week on food and dinning out and the food has been so much better than it was before. Food is fresher and snacks are fresher too. This is amazing to me!!! I am saving nearly a $1000 a month. Yes we were overeating.We are also renters. So instead of buying a house in a Silicon valley market that is just plain out of my range, we bought into a place called R-Ranch up in Napa. We own a share of the property, it is a community, you can stay there over 200 days a year. There are horses and over 1000 acres. It is more my wife's thing. But the place is a lot of fun. We are looking at a few more of these now for when the kids move out. You can buy the shares for less than a grand, pay dues yearly of $1200 or less and have fun, cool, relaxing outdoor places to go. We originally got it as a vacation place because most vacations for 6 are out of our price range other than the backpacking and camping I love. My wife is a teacher. She lost 40 pounds last summer alone and an additional 10 since September. There are options out there for alternate places to live that won't break the bank!Take care.
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If you haven't already, think about forming or joining a team. Riding with friends and family makes the journey that much more fun. In fact, more than 85% of cyclists ride as part of a team!
- If you have not already registered, you can form or join a team when you do.
- If you have already registered, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com and your teams coach will help you out.
Set your Personal/Team Fundraising Goal
- View the Goal Setting (pdf) document for tips on setting a challenging yet realistic goal.
Build Your Team
- Appoint a Co-Captain.
- Recruit at least four team members.
- Read more about being a team captain, recruiting, fundraising and training.
Start Fundraising
- Make a list of every person you know — the obvious and the not-so obvious. Need extra help? Use the Know Your Networks worksheet (pdf).
- Visit the Fundraising Tools page for ideas and strategies.
- Order free Bike MS materials including posters, trading cards and more.
- Each cyclist is required to raise at least $250, but the majority of cyclists go above and beyond the fundraising minimum and raise $750.
- Thank your donors and give them a tax deductible receipt.
Prepare for the Ride
Rider Village
Rider Village is where it all comes together at Bike MS: Ride the Sky! This year, we are excited to announce a NEW Rider Village location: Bridger Bowl. Located only 20 minutes from downtown Bozeman, Bridger Bowl is a "natural, undeveloped, big mountain playground with a friendly local vibe." It's the perfect place to start and finish the ride!
Rider Village is the home of the exciting start/finish celebrations, team photos, parties, the beer garden and much, much more! Check in at registration, stash your bike in the bike corral, enjoy a tasty meal or beverage and fully experience the community of Bike MS!
Rider Village Activities Include:
- Registration for Bike MS 2015
- Start/Finish Line Festivities
- Beer Garden
- Dining
- Bike MS Evening Program
- Pre-registration for Bike MS 2016
Rally: Saturday, 8:00 a.m.
The Saturday morning Bike MS rally will remind you why your efforts are so important in the work to create a world free of MS. This inspirational 15-minute program will feature exciting and motivating messages, team awards, Century Club recognition, announcements and more you won't want to miss it!
Driving Directions and Lodging
Driving Directions
Bridger Bowl is located 16 miles north of Bozeman, Montana on Highway 86.
On I-90 Traveling West
- Take exit #309 to East Main Street
- Travel 1.5 miles to N. Rouse- Turn right on Rouse
- Stay on the road all the way to Bridger Bowl, approximately 16 miles. Rouse becomes Bridger Canyon Road outside the city limits.
- Turn left at the Bridger Bowl sign.
On I-90 Traveling East
- Take exit #306 - North 7th - MT 205 W.
- Turn left and cross back over I-90.
- At the next light, take a right onto Griffin Drive.
- At the next light, turn left onto the Bridger Drive which turns into Bridger Canyon Road. Follow approximately 14.4 miles to Bridger Bowl.
- Turn left at the Bridger Bowl sign.
Parking is available on-site at Bridger Bowl. Volunteers will be available to direct you where to park.


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115 g butter (I usually play guess with my knife)
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1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt (if using unsalted butter)
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 egg yolk and half of another (don't ask how I did this!)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup buttermilk (use yoghurt if unavailable)
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It lasted a whole 5 days. And of course it's Israel's fault. Watch the UN spring into action and condemn the Jews.
Militants in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip fired at least two rockets into southern Israel on Tuesday, breaching a five-day-old cease-fire.
The attack came hours after Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in a West Bank raid. The victims included an Islamic Jihad commander. The militant group later claimed responsibility for firing the rockets, saying the attack was intended to avenge the Israeli operation.
The West Bank is not formally part of the Gaza truce. But the Israeli raid could be seen as violating the spirit of the cease-fire.
Here's another quote from Islamic Jihad on the cease fire violation:
Islamic Jihad, a small armed group backed by Syria and Iran, claimed responsibility for the rocket fire. Although the West Bank is not included in the truce, the group said the Nablus raid had soured the atmosphere of calm.
"We cannot keep our hands tied when this is happening to our brothers in the West Bank," the militant group said.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the rocket attack came because of "Israeli provocation this morning" and added that Hamas was "committed to the calm." He said Hamas will talk with other factions and make sure they are committed, too.
and Ed Morrissey clarifies the MSM gaffe on who's to blame:
Say what? The Israelis didn't attack Gaza, and they didn't attack Hamas. They continued to work against those who plot to kill Israelis, and Islamic Jihad — the third leg in the Palestinian Triangle Strategy — has no standing in the cease-fire. How can MS-NBC "see" this as violating the "spirit" of the cease fire?
Hamas claimed Gaza as its territory and has responsibility for any actions that come out of the Strip. They agreed to the cease fire for Gaza and now have to account for the actions of their partners. If they can't stop the missile attacks, then they have no standing to negotiate cease-fires at all.
More likely, this is the beginning of another Triangle Strategy play. Two Palestinian parties agree to a cease-fire agreement with the Israelis, while the third continues their attacks and their operations. When the Israelis respond, the other two claim that the Israelis broke their word and are the aggressors, and the cease-fire collapses.
Not even the Palestinians fall for this game any longer. Unfortunately, MS-NBC is more gullible than most.
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DERBY, VT - Derby Town displayed a high voter turnout yesterday with 33 percent of the 3085 registered voters casting ballots.
In the tightest and surprisingly hottest race in town, Maryann Tetreault squeaked out a 2-vote lead over Nicole Daigle for delinquent tax collector, at 516 to 514. No other race was challenged.
The budgets for Derby Elementary School and for North Country senior and junior high schools passed easily. The elementary school numbers were 680 yes to 320 no; junior high was 639 yes to 349 no; and senior high was 603 yes to 390 no.
NEWPORT CITY - In Newport City races, Tim Delabruere and John Wilson were re-elected to the city council with 407 votes and 360 votes respectively. Mark Guyette came in third with 266 and Peter Holden fourth with 196.
For city school trustee, Philip Laramie and Corinna Lancaster were voted in, with 450 votes and 379 votes respectively, defeating Vikki Lantagne, who had 242.
For the high school board, Maggie Griffith won with 319 votes to Marie George's 265.
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ST. JOHNSBURY, VT - Omar Rodriguez, 35, of St. Johnsbury, found himself behind bars following a shooting in the Job Lots parking lot in St. Johnsbury Monday. He is being held at the Northeast Community Correctional Center on $150,000 bail. Rodriguez faces charges of attempted murder, two counts of kidnapping, assault and robbery, interference with access to medical treatment, and violation of a relief from abuse order.
DERBY, VT - In what appears to be a change of heart, the Public Service Board (PSB) issued an order on Mar. 2 that seems to run contrary to verbal statements made by PSB member John Cotter, sitting without any other board members present, made at a Feb. 13 pre-hearing conference.
NEWPORT–It is going to be a tough battle for the 5-15 North Country girls basketball team on Wednesday when they take on the 15-5 Rice Green Knights in South Burlington.
In the team's two meetings, the number two seeded Rice handily beat the Falcons by an average of twenty-four points, utilizing their size to overpower the Falcons.
North Country was hoping to get a first round contest with Colchester, a team that they match-up with more favorably, and thus an easier road through the bracket.
Davis–– Leslie, beloved husband and soul mate of Dee Davis, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 after a brief illness. A memorial will be held in his honor on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 6 p.m. at the Sheffield Federated Church, Sheffield, VT lead by Pastor Tim Pittman. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations could be made in Les' name to the Sheffield Federated Church, P.O. Box 152, Sheffield, VT 05866.
For the full obituary see Tuesday's Express.