Everyone loves technology that reduces the time spent doing things we don't care for, like paying bills. Who hasn't setup automatic payments and stopped monitoring their bills? We're all guilty of what my friend Debra calls “set and forget”. She's taught me that you must monitor your bills monthly …
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Fact or Fiction: Why Homeowner Fact Checking is Important
The content below may have been sponsored and/or may contain referral links. Click to read disclosure policy for more info. Do you believe everything you read? I hope not because woven into the thousands of messages bombarding us every day, are a lot of false statements. Some are accidental, …
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A Homeowner Budget to Avoid Problems
Good financial planning begins long before you buy your first home. But it’s never too late, even if you’ve owned your home for years. A homeowner budget keeps you on track so you can afford your daily routine and your future responsibilities, and it also help you work toward a comfortable …
Moving & Projecting Utility Costs
Buying a new house is stressful. There are lots of people involved in a real estate transaction but their expertise is limited. Our real estate agent introduced us to a mortgage broker which is great. And normally you could ask the seller for copies of utility bills but the house we're buying is a …
Home Builder Warranty – What’s Included or Not
Home builders make their money, and buyers rely on their home builder, to bring together quality products, materials and workmanship to build your house. When we built a house in New York, it helped when the local building department told us we were working with a B builder, meaning good quality …
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Energy Savings & Home Envelopes?
Energy savings is important when it comes to saving money, and many home improvements can generate substantial energy savings that lower utility bills (or stabilize usage as Technology Driving Up Utility Bills). When we think about saving energy at home, most people assume we're talking about things …
