Time is money, and when you have everyone from a general contractor (GC) to a landscaping team on the clock, the cost of building a new home adds up quickly. One creative way to control the bottom line is by taking on part of the labor yourself. © Feverpitched/Getty Images […]
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A Pandemic Shift in Finances: Simplifying and Saving
The pandemic has caused many people to reassess their priorities. There is talk of moving out of the city, simplifying life and saving more money. © Getty Images The pandemic has caused people to reassess their priorities, by finding ways to simplify life and save. “I’m not going to spend […]
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Tech is saving the Covid holiday season even as it eats away at our privacy
This holiday season will be unique. For many of us, it will also be uniquely lonely. We have lost so many people to Covid-19 and to the wide-ranging effects of the pandemic, among them a growing mental health crisis in America. If nothing else, holidays give us a reason to […]
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Take advantage of these 10 time saving apps, now during this Black Friday sale
TLDR: From password managers to schedulers to administrative aids, these 10 time-saving apps can help you get through your day more efficiently. So, look…most of these time-saving apps aren’t exactly gift-giving material. Sure, you could give your brother-in-law a password manager; or your mailman a grammar checker. But the real […]
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Space saving shapes and tips
By Cathy Hobbs, Tribune News Service Published 5:07 p.m. ET Oct. 1, 2020 With space at a premium, many people are looking to maximize their home environment as much as possible. Whether it’s to accommodate a home office or in- home classroom space for children or just create extra space […]
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Brooklyn Bedding’s Aurora Hybrid Mattress Is a Saving Grace for Hot Sleepers
Photo credit: Brooklyn Bedding From Best Products There are a lot of cool things out there that make us wonder — do they really work? In our I Tried It series, we set out to use them in the real world and have determined that, in fact, they really do. […]
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Erin Brockovich has given up on the federal government saving the environment
In the public’s mind, Erin Brockovich is Julia Roberts. A movie-star in her prime: Scrappy, busty, and working to save her neighbors in Hinkley, California from evil corporations who deny their part in heavily contaminating water sources. For two decades, our image of who this woman is has been directed […]