I left my daughter with a bunch of strangers this morning. Kind of an odd experience, but not as upsetting as I might have thought.…
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I left my daughter with a bunch of strangers this morning. Kind of an odd experience, but not as upsetting as I might have thought.…
I guess I’m in a very small minority with this opinion, but I actually support our Louisiana state legislature’s efforts to give themselves a huge…
Thanks to Carol G for getting me in touch with the very helpful Christopher Elliott. He’s the ombudsman for National Geographic Traveler magazine. Today he published my case. I found it in the Arizona Daily Star, though not, strangely enough, in our Times-Picayune which usually carries his column in the Sunday Travel section. I can tell you that $83 was very helpful. Orbitz actually refunded our tax paid as well so we came out ahead on this deal.
We got the receipt from Tulane University Hospital & Clinic’s Healthcare Payment System. For the record, we racked up $2,484.00 in room charges (two nights’…
This story in the paper made me feel ever-so-slightly vindicated about our decision to renovate. A new study of home prices around the New Orleans…
We got our “gold letter” from the Road Home today. The letter states that we did not qualify for any compensation. Or, as they so…
Xy and I had our initial appointment with the Road Home program this morning. Yes, that’s right, initial. We’re only just now getting started. For…
My friend JB was having trouble with his debit card on his recent visit to the Crescent City. When he called his bank, he was…
I tremble in abject fear every time we get a letter from our insurer. So many people have been screwed by these insurance companies. We’ve…
Property assessments are being revised in New Orleans, which has some people worked up when the assessed value of their house doubles or quadruples. Ultimately…
I finally submitted our application to the Road Home program — and not a moment too soon. The deadline is July 31, and I’ve been…
Right now, as I eat my lunch, the Industrial Development Board of the City of New Orleans is holding a public hearing on the issuance…
Even though the renovation of our house is taking a lot longer than expected, we’ve felt very fortunate for a number of reasons. We had…
According to my friend Kelly, I should be planning for my retirement now. My dad retired when he was 56. The trend is to work…
I’m proud — no, scratch that — I’m chagrined to announce the debut of Boozocracy, a new online fundraising campaign. Michael Homan and I are…
So our mortgage company is holding the insurance money for renovating our house. They cut a check months ago when our contractor first submitted a…
We got an insurance payment for the flooded contents of our house months ago, but we can’t refurnish until the renovation is complete. So I’ve…
I recently got an update to our homeowner’s policy. It’s something like a hundred pages long. Past updates were only a few pages. I’m supposed…
Just got off the phone with our mortgage company, US Bank. Right after the storm they told me we’d have a six-month moratorium on payments.…
A check arrived from our insurer via FedEx today in the amount of $3,000. It says, right on the check, that it’s “partial settlement of…