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Hurricane Recovery: Taking Action!

Tweet Our article yesterday covered the steps necessary for the homeowner to take when an approaching hurricane requires evacuation or at least preparation to hunker down and ride out the

Education Tips

Hurricane Coming? Get Prepared!

Tweet If you live within a few hundred miles of America’s coastline, particularly near the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, you’re in the habit of regularly keeping an eye on the

Education Tips

Traffic Accident? Protect Yourself First!

Tweet The chances that you’ll be involved in some type of traffic accident in your lifetime are quite good, perhaps much higher than what you might think. There is a

Home Improvement

Quick & Easy Home Curb Appeal Tips

Tweet If you are planning to sell your home or simply looking to update its appearance, you probably understand just how important “curb appeal” is to everyone. Buyers will make

Home Buying

Buying A New Home? Haggle!

Tweet The current housing market is a wonderful ally for home buyers, as home values drop and sellers are willing to negotiate. Home shoppers previously shut out of some local

Consumer Financing Credit Cards Education Tips

Not All Credit Cards Are The Same!

Tweet How many credit cards do you carry? 2? 5? 11? If you were to add up all of your store cards, gas cards and your MasterCard, VISA, American Express,

Education Tips

Debt Collector Scams And How To Avoid Them

Tweet A sour economy means one thing: the most dishonest and creepiest people are fast at work, contriving ways to steal money from the unsuspecting consumer. One scam now going

Home Buying

Going Back Home For Mortgages: How Parents Can Help

Tweet By Sarah Scrafford, Guest Writer You would think that the process of buying a first home just got easy what with the slump in real estate prices, but that’s

Education Tips

You Can Develop A Home Escape Plan

Tweet It must have been our local fire department which held a seminar at our children’s school about escape plans. You know, how to establish a safe way for your

Education Tips

You Can Start A Home Based Business!

Tweet Our sister site, SayLowerBills.com is the place to go to find ways to save money, particularly when it comes to managing your bills. With economical pressures in play, you

Consumer Financing Education Tips

Buying A Car? Save Money With Employee Pricing!

Tweet My neighbor, Lester, is a good representation of so many of the people living in my area. He retired early, has a generous pension, is collecting social security, and

Home Selling

Your Local Housing Market: How Bad Is It?

Tweet You’re planning to move sometime over the next several months, but the current housing market has you worried. That house you purchased four years ago when the market was

Home Building Home Improvement

Steps To Finding A Quality Home Contractor

Tweet Whether you’re remodeling your current home or building a new house, the people who will be doing the work must be skilled and in most cases licensed to take

Home Building Home Improvement Home Selling

Home Improvement — For The Laundry Room?!

Tweet Just before my neighbor placed her house on the market last Spring, she had a contractor come in to make several updates. Among the items replaced were her worn

Home Improvement Home Tips

Extend Your Swimming Season With A Pool Heater

Tweet Backyard Leisure Although I never have owned my own pool, I’ve visited quite a few homes where the owners have built backyard retreats centered on the pool, a barbecue,