20 Frugal Christmas Eve Traditions: Fun Ideas for Your Family
Does your family have Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Sometimes having a family of your own means creating and having your own traditions that are different from those of your childhood. Here are some fun family ideas for Christmas Eve (you can even pick more than one) Make your own pizzas. Have a […]
7 simple ways to improve your credit score
Need to boost your credit score? Unfortunately, a credit score isn’t like a race car, where you can rev the engine and almost instantly feel the result. What’s a good credit score? Credit scores are more like your driving record: They take into account years of past behavior, not just your present actions. You can […]
Eight Easy Ways To Get Your Home Thanksgiving-Ready In A Weekend
If you’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner at your house, this weekend is the perfect time to really get it ready for entertaining. Whether you need to do some cleaning that you’ve been putting off or you just want to make sure your kitchen is ready for mass amounts of cooking, this week’s installment of weekend DIY ideas will […]
Easy Fall Prep for a Warm and Cozy Home
Here are a few projects to get your home ready for the coming cold weather and holiday season By The editors of This Old House, This Old House Online. Get Ready for the Cold Season Fall means vibrant red, orange, and yellow foliage, lots of pumpkins, and refreshingly cool temps. But, it also means winter […]
Benefits of Buying a Home in the Fall
The real estate market is open 365 days a year – yes, even on holidays – but there are cyclical trends in the marketplace. Some of those ups and downs are based on mortgage interest rates and housing availability, but some are based on the season. Next to spring, fall is the busiest season for […]
5 Credit Habits to Break in 2015
Ready to win your financial resolutions? Find out how to succeed in 2015. If you’re identifying 2015 — or even 2016 — as the year you make a major housing change, you’ll want to confirm that your credit behaviors are at their best. Buying a house is probably the biggest expense most of us ever […]
How to Pick Your Paint
Painting a room is an exciting prospect that can change the entire look of the space. But knowing where to start can be daunting when you’re staring at row after row of paint cans or color chips. This guide will walk you through the process to creating a pro paint job. Project Scope The first […]
Hit Your Home’s Refresh Button!
For many people, the beginning of spring is synonymous with organizing and deep cleaning. However, once you’ve dusted your bookshelves and vacuumed your office space, you may still feel dissatisfied. After all the clutter is cleared, it’s not unusual to find that your decor needs to be refreshed. Spring is a great time to update the decor in one–or all–of […]
The Lawn is Finally Turning Green!…. Kind of: Lawn Problems and How to Fix Them.
The best way to solve many lawn problems is to prevent them from occurring in the first place, by watering, mowing, fertilizing, aerating, and dethatching regularly. Some of the more common problems are described below. If you’re not sure what’s causing the symptoms you see, consult a local nursery or your Cooperative Extension Office, or […]
Live Smarter, Not Harder: Great Tips that You Will Thank Us for Later
Happy Hooligans gave us a ton of great ideas to make your life simpler! Get organized and save time, space, effort and energy with these 30 time saving tips and hacks for the home. Household tips, life-hacks, time-savers, short-cuts, game-changers… call them what you will; they’re all words used to describe those handy, little tricks that […]