by Nancy Mershon | Dec 6, 2018 | money tips
Tip: Tackle your high-interest-rate debt first. Preparing your finances for home ownership begins the day someone decides they actually want to buy a home. After all, saving for a down payment doesn’t just happen overnight! So, how do you best prepare your finances in...
by Nancy Mershon | Dec 5, 2018 | holiday ideas
Every year, the news reports about another massive fire that claims lives during the holiday. The culprit? Often times, it’s a dried-out Christmas tree that fueled an intense fire which engulfed a home within minutes. Tragic Christmas tree-related fires are...
by Nancy Mershon | Dec 5, 2018 | holiday ideas
They cost about the same in dollars, but a real tree is better than a fake one for the environment. Live Christmas trees are better for the environment than artificial Christmas trees: They’re renewable and recyclable, unlike that petroleum-derived faux model. In...
by Nancy Mershon | Dec 5, 2018 | home improvement, remodeling
Are you making good use of all your storage nooks? If one of your closets is underused, it might provide the extra square footage you need to be more productive. Besides helping to keep our homes neater, cleaner, and better maintained, closets are master transformers....