Bonjour Thrifties!
Last night I decided to be a "sweet genious" and make my own ice cream. I am happy to report that my $4.99 Goodwill ice cream maker did the job well. Before you get too jealous, be informed that it is the plastic hand crank style, the fully mechanical version was available at the un-named expensive "thrift store" (rhymes with Malue Millage) for $14.99 but I chose to leave it behind. Unfortunately I left the ice cream outside all night in the frigid temperatures and have yet to try and remove the paddle from the middle of the pot. Luckily the lid still pops off, so maybe I can just eat my way to it.
In other news, my kitchen looks like a war zone. It was almost clean last night when the sweet geniousness struck me. Back to square one.
In my internet travels I have come across a very fun site that nicely promotes the debt free lifestyle via modest living:
www.mobilehomeliving.org/2012/06/devine-double-wide.html
The "Divine Double Wide" in particular is a gorgeous reno of a mobile home. I came across this site after having seen a mobile in my local online classifieds for about 30k. Its half way through a reno already, the half where they rip everything out unfortunately, but the potential to buy a home with cash has just opened up a whole new world to me!
I know that there is much debate over whether it is ever worth it to renovate a mobile home, but to live debt free and save money that would otherwise go to a mortgage, does provide value in itself. I am prematurely obsessed with saving for retirement, so naturally this kind of thing appeals to me.
We also do not live in an area where you can buy a gorgeous new build with 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms for $120,000. Propery Virgins, I hate you. (The TV show, not as a class of people)
Do any of you live in mobiles and love it?
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