If you’re looking to sell your home quickly and for top dollar, there are some lesser-known words that match the … [Read More...]
Home & Garden
Buying, Selling and Renting a Home
How to avoid HOA battles that cost time, money and energy
If you buy a condominium, townhouse or single-family home in a newer development, you’re likely to become a member of a … [Read More...]
How to find a reliable, honest home contractor
For most homeowners, the hardest part of any home renovation project isn’t the work itself, it’s finding a competent and … [Read More...]
How to get a good deal on renting your first apartment
Striking out on your own for the first time can be exciting, but the whole thing can be daunting. Today's renters face a … [Read More...]
How to negotiate the best deal when buying a house
The old saying is that in real estate, everything is negotiable. But is it really? When you go to buy a house, you’re … [Read More...]
17 home renovations that add value to your house
Even if you’re not planning to sell your home any time soon, when you consider remodeling, you face this inevitable … [Read More...]
Home Improvement
12 fixes that will get you a higher price for your house
If you’re looking to sell your home quickly and for top dollar, there are some lesser-known words that match the importance of the famous real estate phrase "location, location, location." Those … [Read More...]
15 fall home maintenance jobs to do now
With fall in the air, your thoughts may turn to what needs to be done to your home before winter … [Read More...]
11 tips to avoid DIY repair disasters
The idea of saving hundreds, or maybe even thousands, of dollars when making home repairs is … [Read More...]
30 easy, cheap home decorating ideas
If you’re trying to create a new look in your bedroom or living spaces, you don’t need to spend … [Read More...]
Cheap, easy carpet cleaning solutions
If you have an active household, the celebrations, the pitter-patter of little feet and an animal or … [Read More...]
Mortgage Tips
What to do if you can’t pay your rent
What to do if you can’t pay your bills
What to look for in a starter home
How to buy your first house
How to buy a house with 5% (or less) down payment
How to pay for major home improvements
How to get the best deal on a mortgage
How to get the best refinancing deal
Do It Yourself
14 new ways to use old sweaters
What should you do with old sweaters? You bought those sweaters for ski slopes you no longer visit, holiday and … [Read More...]
Make a scarecrow from items you have at home
For fall decorating, you could purchase a ready-made scarecrow-on-a-stick from a craft store. Or, you can make your own … [Read More...]
9 ways to celebrate Halloween for less
With more than 41 million potential trick-or-treaters knocking on 120 million doors, Halloween can become one of our … [Read More...]
Frugal Halloween decor: Create a haunted wedding
As Halloween approaches, witches, ghosts and zombies are starting to appear in front yards. For an entirely different … [Read More...]
Make your own pop tarts and other DIY convenience foods
No one can argue that convenience foods are a huge time-saver. But some prepackaged foods can be expensive (frozen … [Read More...]
Gardening
How to start a vegetable garden on the cheap
Many people want to start a vegetable garden to save money. It's no wonder, since buying produce at the market can cost … [Read More...]
Conserve water, save money with a home garden xeriscape
Xeriscape is a landscaping idea that works to conserve water through the planting of an attractive, useful, … [Read More...]
Build a salad table to grow your greens
Do you love vegetables and salad, but can't plant a regular garden? A salad table might be the ideal solution for … [Read More...]
Make the most of your garden’s harvest
In midsummer it's exciting to see that first bright red, ripe tomato dangling off of its vine or pick and eat the first … [Read More...]
Got tomatoes? Recipes to make the most of your summer tomato bounty
It’s a fruit we treat like a vegetable, a nontoxic member of the nightshade family, born in South America but … [Read More...]
