Comments on: Friday miscellany: Finances and books

By: M. Tiro

M. Tiro — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 03:31:22 +0000

The best book about weight loss is Why We Get Fat, and What to Do About It, by Gary Taubes.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 17:27:52 +0000

In reply to Kathleen. @Kathleen - good to know! I'll check out Parsons, in addition to the Linden.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 17:27:26 +0000

In reply to Carrie Willard.

@Carrie – excellent! Many similarities between money and time…

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:15:14 +0000

Room and Board is my absolute favorite for quality, stylish furniture that’s not too ridiculously priced. They have a basic Parsons table for 10 with walnut top for about $2600 or so. You can customize size, top, etc. We have tons of R&B furniture and are extremely satisfied with the quality and customer service.

By: Carrie Willard

Carrie Willard — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:05:04 +0000

speaking of finances, I love seeing you show up on all my favorite FIRE podcasts!!

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:47:21 +0000

We have an indestructible kid proof dining table from Room and Board that I love. We have the Linden with quartz top and wood frame, but they make several varieties. Ours seats 7 but you can have it custom made to any size.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:10:48 +0000

In reply to Lisa of Lisa's Yarns. @Lisa - Ikea would be very frugal!Even with outsourced assembly.

By: Lisa of Lisa's Yarns

Lisa of Lisa's Yarns — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:24:10 +0000

We got an extendable DR table at Ikea that I’ve actually been really happy with. It was waaaay less than DR tables at stores like Crate & Barrel, West Elm, etc. It seats 6 without any leaves, but has 2 leaves that store inside the table. With those 2 leaves we can seat 16+ people. I have a huge family so there are times when we need those leaves! The pain with Ikea, of course, is the assembly but I think you could potentially pay someone else to assemble it? I know that is an option with Wayfair – not sure if Ikea has that option.