Daily Archives: October 30, 2008

A Reason to Spend

Credit Crunch, Recession, even Depression are words that seem to dominate the news. During “times like this” everyone could use something that makes them feel better, may I dare say, even happy. Shopping ALWAYS makes me feel better. Maybe it’s because I am a women (sorry ladies) but as I tell my husband, spending spurs economic growth. And who doesn’t want that?

The Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report 2007 says that for a minor kitchen remodel of $21,185 that you can expect to re-coup 82.7% of the cost and for a bathroom remodel of $15,789 you can expect to re-coup 78.8% of the cost. Try getting that value from a pair of Jimmy Choo’s!

Investing in your home is a good thing. Markets will re-bound and housing prices will go back up. Spend money with your contractor today and you too can contribute to our GNP.