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Every homeowner wants to protect their home and properly care for their investment. To do this, you need to keep up on regular and seasonal maintenance tasks. While you may be focused on those recurring seasonal tasks, like changing your HVAC filters for instance, there are some that you have likely forgotten. To effectively care for your home and its appliances, be sure to put these important tasks on your to-do list.
Test Your Smoke AlarmsSmoke alarms are vital to your home and its reside...
You and your family probably open your refrigerator several times per day looking for food, beverages and condiments. If things aren’t organized, people must rummage for the items they want, only worsening the disorganization. Not storing things in the right places can also cause food to spoil faster and put your family’s health at risk. Creating and sticking to a system can make cooking and snacking easier and help you avoid having food go bad.
Which Foods Go Where?Before you reorganize the re...
No matter where you live, or in what type of home, there’s an excitement about decking the halls for the holiday season. And, even though you may or may not choose boughs of holly as part of your home’s holiday decor, there are many things you can do—and should avoid doing—to achieve the look you want.
Do:
Plan ahead.
Get a jumpstart on planning your holiday decor by starting the process in late October or early November. Otherwise, you may quickly find that items or colors you want are long ou...
It’s no secret that hosting a holiday get together can be challenging. Between the food, decorating, and getting your space in tip-top shape, who has time to make sure the table looks just right?
The good news is that setting up your table the proper way doesn’t have to be difficult. Follow these tips to impress all of your guests this season.
Utensils
All forks being used should go on the left side, with the one you’re using first on the inside. The knife and spoon should go to the righ...
Your bathroom is a space you use every day. That’s why it’s important to make these rooms as appealing as possible when selling your house. By giving your bathroom some attention, potential homebuyers will be able to imagine themselves starting their morning in this room.
Declutter
The first rule of staging any room in your home is to remove unnecessary clutter from the space. Consider packing up any products or medications you don’t use regularly, and find a new place to store jewelry or extra...
Owing more on a car loan than the car is worth—called being “upside down” on a loan—can make buying a new vehicle difficult.
The negative equity can mean getting less for your old car at trade-in, or coming up with the extra money to pay off the old debt. Cars depreciate quickly, so the urge to switch to a new car after a few years can leave you with an older car that’s worth less than the loan.
There are still ways to buy a car when you have an upside-down loan; however, they’re not too appeal...
Some unscrupulous lenders use abusive practices, known as predatory lending, to trap borrowers in loans they can’t afford. Those lenders target vulnerable groups, make misleading claims and conceal the true cost of their loans.
Types of Predatory Lending
It’s legal for lenders to charge borrowers with bad credit high interest rates since they’re riskier than customers with good credit. Predatory lenders deliberately target people with bad credit and charge them exorbitant interest rates.
