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How To Save Money On Large Appliances
Tweet Washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, stoves, ranges and refrigerators are each part of the modern home, contemporary appliances our great grandmothers would have loved to had on hand during their
Gardens Offer Beauty & Food Savings
Tweet Home gardening has been growing steadily as a hobby for a number of years, but if my observations at my local Sears gardening center are correct, the biggest growth
Is It Time To Plan A Yard Sale?
Tweet The current economic climate is casting a pall over family finances, but there is one surefire way you can pull in some much needed cash while clearing your home
A Child’s Bedroom: Imagine The Possibilities!
Tweet A child’s bedroom can be a disaster area or it can be well organized with everything put in its place. Our children’s bedrooms are smack in the middle of
You Can Save Money On Home Appliances
Tweet Ask most any homeowner what are some of the most important attributes of their home’s interior and you’ll get comments such as, “the vaulted ceilings in the living room”
You Can Choose A Polyethylene Shed!
Tweet I must admit that I am smitten. Smitten as in a recent visit to a local big box retailer which put me in front of the nicest looking shed
Smoke Detectors & Your Home
Tweet Because time changing has gone from every six months to intervals that are approximately four and eight months apart, that little reminder to check smoke detector has fallen to
Shed Organizing 101
Tweet When we moved into our current home five years ago, tucked into one corner of the backyard was an aged aluminum shed. Five years later, that shed is still
What Will Inflation Do To Soft Goods Prices?
Tweet This past February we posted a pair of articles about food safety — Managing Your Food Storage Space Wisely and Should You Stock Up On Groceries In Advance Of
Invigorate Your Yard With A Garden Path
Tweet When I was a teenager, my town had a volunteer organization – Youth Employment Services (YES) – which helped local youth find temporary work with homeowners and small businesses.
Maintain Your Deck To Extend Its Life
Tweet When it comes to outdoor enhancements to your property, I can’t think of anything better to have with a home than a deck. With a deck, you are able
What’s New In Outdoor Living For 2009?
Tweet Warm weather continues to spread across America, getting people outside for longer periods of time each day compared to just a few weeks earlier. Soon, backyard barbecues will be
Transform Your Backyard Into A Birding Paradise
Tweet My neighbor has finally quit mowing his lawn. No, he hasn’t given this task to a lawn service company nor has he decided that four foot tall grass stalks
Plant A Tree, You Nature Lover!
Tweet Last Friday I shared some tips on lawn care, ideas you can use for deciding how you’re going to manage your lawn this season. Today, I’m going to talk
The Value of Do-It-Yourself Lawn Care
Tweet The insistent knock at my front door one frigid February day was unmistakable: my neighbor’s landscaper was stopping by to offer me his services for the coming year. I
