Quick & Easy Energy Saving Tips
February 22, 2008
As energy costs continue to rise the monetary payback for time, effort, & money spent on energy conservation goes up as well. This was brought to my attention as I looked over our latest heating bill and realized that the only place energy costs have to go is up. I started doing some research and decided to […]
Flood Insurance, Flood Plains, & Elevation Certificates
February 15, 2008
I wrote last fall about our flood insurance saga, we’ve had some new activity in the flood insurance arena recently. As a recap, the government redrew the flood maps a while back so it appears our house which didn’t use to be in a flood zone, is now considered to be in a 100 year […]
Personal Finance Review - Do It Yourself Edition
December 16, 2007
If something needs maintenance or repair in your home or apartment do you hire someone to do the work or do it yourself? A lot of it probably depends on what your skills are and how much time you have. As Trent observes, if your time is valuable and you’re looking to maximize it then […]
ING Direct Mortgage Customer Review
August 21, 2007
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What kind of mortgage can actually make you money? I saw ING advertising their home loans with the slogan, “The Mortgage That Makes You Richer” and decided to do some research. […]
Three Easy Ways to Lower Your Heating & Cooling Expenses
May 21, 2007
How long has it been since you’ve had your HVAC serviced? It had been six years for me until last week when I hired a local heating & cooling company to stop by for a tune-up visit. The friendly tech went over three simple things that can save us thousands of dollars.
Check Your […]
The Costs of Being a Homeowner
May 12, 2007
The costs of owning your home seem to come in groups for some reason. A leaky roof, no central air, and impending flooding hit us all at once this week.
No Air Conditioning
On Sunday night my wife announced it was too hot for comfort and that she was turning on the air conditioner for the […]
How Absentee Landlords can Save Thousands of Dollars with One Simple Change
March 24, 2007
Managing a rental property from a distance can be a challenge for an absentee landlord. An important tip is to make sure the company that holds the mortgage for the rental property has your home mailing address on record as point of contact. If that’s not the case, make the change and avoid the unfortunate […]
How to Save Money by Preventing & Treating Frozen Pipes
February 17, 2007
One of the fastest ways to blow a few hundred or even a few thousand dollars on home repairs is a burst water pipe. Below are tips on preventing and dealing with frozen water pipes that I ran across yesterday as we hassled with two of them in our house.
Prevention
It’s not surprising we had […]
