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Spring Cleaning: Save a Lot With a Little Home Organizing
8:00AM 3/29/2011
With the arrival of spring, you may be due for a fresh start around the house. Better organization is a great way to do just that and a little organizing now can save a lot of stress and money in the seasons ahead.
There are many smart, inexpensive organization products out there, but the first...
Three Ways to Lower Winter Heating Bills
3:00PM 2/04/2011
Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted an early spring, but with all due respect to the Groundhog's legend, chances are that most of us will be seeing a few more rounds of heating bills. Keeping your home comfortable this time of year isn't cheap, but there are things you can do to make those utility...
If you think you may have missed out on energy tax credits because you didn't get to those energy-saving improvements on your 2010 to-do list, think again. When President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 last December, the benefits...
I did a good deed this week. I caught a shyster trying to sell a car that likely didn't exist and in the process learned a few things about how to protect yourself when buying a car online.
It's been a while since I last bought a car. Back then, the idea of completing the entire process online...
Should cell phones get tuned up to tune in to FM?
1:30PM 8/25/2010
When I was a kid, the phone sat at the end of a wire and it did two things: It made calls and received them. Today? Well, as the iPhone commercials say, "There's an app for that." But even with more than 200,000 available apps at last count, there's one thing that most cell phones can't do –...
Home security systems: should you have one?
4:00PM 5/20/2010
Home safety and security is a top concern for most consumers, so it's no surprise the home security industry is booming in this time of economic uncertainty and rising crime statistics. But while new technologies have made home security systems smarter and easier to use, how much protection do you...
New wind power technology offers savings at home
12:00PM 5/16/2010
Mention wind power and you immediately think of giant wind farms, both on shore and off. But thanks to a new wind turbine design released at this month's National Hardware Show, getting wind power at home may become just as common as rooftop solar panels, and perhaps even easier to...
Chinese drywall homes should be gutted says HUD & CPSC due to health and structural threats
1:00PM 4/06/2010
Chinese made drywall pose serious health and structural threats according to tests by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)l, and federal authorities are urging consumers to start gutting any homes that contain the harmful,...
Energy Star seal given to 15 bogus products in GAO investigation
5:30PM 3/29/2010
What does a gas powered clock radio (that might put you to sleep permanently with carbon monoxide poisoning), and a room air cleaner that consists of a feather duster and fly strips taped to the front of a space heater, have in common? They both are now the proud recipients of the Energy Star...
Attic space conversions reach new heights in a down market
4:15PM 3/02/2010
Running out of space to expand and improve your home? Then look up.
Attic space is the newest frontier in home improvement, and according to a recent survey by the Home Improvement Research Institute, one in five respondents said they planned to finish an attic room in the next few months.
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