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Between your cell phone, cable, internet, car insurance and other bills, you may feel overwhelmed. Customers often think that pricing plans are set in stone, but that isn’t true. You may be able to get significant savings on some or all of your regular monthly expenses simply by contacting the companies and asking for discounts.
Why Companies May Reduce Your BillsBusinesses typically offer low introductory rates to attract new customers, and then prices go up after the initial period. Companies...
Getting your home organized is a lifelong battle. For the project-minded people, it may feel like it should be a one-and-done event, but the experts have different views. Setting aside time throughout key points in the year to organize can be the difference between chaos and calm. These four tidy tips are sure to help you all year long.
Act NowInstead of waiting and searching for the “perfect” solution, find a solution that is helpful in the here and now. You can always change things up down th...
Still have that reindeer decoration on the roof? It’s time to get organized and change up how you tidy up for the season ahead. Use these tips to get your home ready for summer!
Clean windows and screens
Pesky allergens can easily get caught in your window screen. Before opening up your window to let the sunshine in, make sure you clean everything in advance so that the allergens don’t make it inside your home.
Adjust to a knew maintenance schedule
It’s time to cut the grass, weed the garden,...
Olive oil is a staple in the kitchen when it comes to cooking. But it can also be used for many other tasks around the house. So, next time you head to the grocery store, pick up a spare bottle. Here are six ways you can use olive oil that have nothing to do with food.
Polish Your ShoesDo you have a special event coming up and need to clean up your shoes? Maybe you’re all out of shoe polish, or you never had it to begin with. Don’t worry, with a dab of olive oil and a soft cloth, you can polis...
“Give the flowers a nice, long drink,” my grandmother used to say as she handed me the hose. Her front yard would burst with a rainbow of flowers every spring and summer. I loved to cut flowers from her garden and arrange them in small jam jars my grandfather had rinsed out and hoarded … ahem, saved. It’s best not to pick wildflowers growing out in nature, as this can be quite bad for the environment and even illegal in some instances. But if you don’t have a green thumb to grow your own, make f...
As soon as a new year begins, it feels like everyone is jumping to adopt a new home design trend. In the past decade, trends like Millennial pink and terrazzo were pushed by online influencers and adopted by homeowners, only to fade out of favor.
But we’re wiser now, right? The truth is, every year brings a handful of design fads but also innovative ideas that are sure to stick around for a while. So let’s look at what’s new for 2022 and how you can make the best use of these predicted trends i...
If you have a good credit score, you can probably get approved for a credit card that doesn’t have an annual fee. The benefits? You’ll have a credit card without being stuck with an annual fee, and you’ll be happier.
Consumers with no-annual-fee credit cards were twice as likely to be satisfied with their card than consumers with annual-fee cards—70 percent to 35 percent—according to a recent survey from Discover, a major issuer of no-fee credit cards.
The main drawback is that most cards witho...
