Our next door neighbor put in the most amazing in-ground pool last summer. Now, I have always lived in communities here in Florida that had one or more pools we could use, so there was no real need to have a pool in my yard. Here in this house, though, we do not have a community pool. What we do have, however, is the biggest lot in the neighborhood and more than enough room for a pool.

So, my next financial goal is putting in a swimming pool. Here in the Tampa area, we are sub tropical and can use a pool more days out of the year than not. You have to look at this cool website that has a nifty little poll design tool. You can use the interactive tool to design an in-ground pool, an above-ground pool, or just to work through a redesign of your current pool. It’s the website for pool builders League City TX, but anyone can use the tool to plan out a pool, decking, landscaping, lights and just about anything else involved in putting together mini paradise for your yard.