DIY Home Repair

Top Home Improvement Websites & Home Repair

The recession has forced people to become more resourceful as they manage small home repairs and improvements on their own. The net effect is a huge growth in all things DIY (do-it-yourself). Home Improvements and repairs can add value to your property and doing these yourself can save you money [...] Read more »

Contracted for Services

How to Get a Discount for Bad Service

Have you recently contracted out a service and been less than impressed with the outcome or less than satisfied with a service you are paying  for? If this is the case … ask for a discount! We recently had to have some repair work done on our house. It amounted [...] Read more »

Yard Sale

How to Have a Successful Yard Sale

Believe it or not, there is a right way and a wrong way to hold a SUCCESSFUL yard sale. Here is a list of DOs to help you get rid of unneeded items while bringing in a little extra cash. 1.  Don’t do this on your own! Get several neighbors [...] Read more »

DirectTV

Save Money with Satellite TV

If calling your cable company and asking for a discount didn’t work to help save on utilities, you can always try satellite TV. As I mentioned in yesterdays post, our cable company gave us a $20.00 monthly discount for six months for staying on board as a customer instead of [...] Read more »