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Baby, it’s cold outside. Warm up to home buying in December; it’s not necessarily the worst time to buy. While others deck the halls, you can get the jump on buying a home. The holidays might not be the most popular time to buy a home, but with lower buyer competition, motivated sellers, and year-endRead more

It’s official! I bought my first Christmas gift of the year! It seems like I always end up cramming all my holiday shopping into the last two weeks before Christmas, and this year I’m trying (keyword being TRYING) to get it all finished early. I’d rather enjoy the weeks before Christmas baking cookies and decoratingRead more

I’m thinking these could be a lot of fun to play while you wait for the turkey to cook. Or if you’re having a class party for the kids it’s a perfect game idea. FREE PRINTABLE THANKSGIVING BINGO CARDS: Download the cards here: Free Printable Thanksgiving Bingo Boards Turkeys, Pilgrims, corn, and scarecrows. It’s allRead more

This old-fashioned Strawberry Pretzel Salad consists of a salty pretzel crust topped with a creamy and sweet cream cheese layer and a strawberry jello topping filled with fresh strawberries. It’s the perfect dessert to satisfy your salty-sweet cravings and take advantage of in-season strawberries. This is far from your typical salad. In fact it’s notRead more

When it comes to selling your home, heed your mother’s advice: Honesty is always the best policy. Denise Supplee and her husband, Jerry, had been in their new home in Horsham, PA, for just three months when they started to notice something strange in their bathroom. “You could see mold starting to seep through theRead more

Take a step toward stability by taking a long-term view of your housing situation. Here’s why you may want to stop writing a monthly rent check and start building equity in a home. Taking the leap into homeownership — whether you’re considering a home for sale in Austin, TX, or Tampa, FL — can be daunting whenRead more

Whip up one of these soup-to-nuts Thanksgiving menus, or mix and match recipes for appetizers, dessert, and everything in between. With these tempting menus, your whole Thanksgiving feast is covered from dinner to dessert. A Laid-Back Feast This year, do yourself a favor with blessedly simple recipes that deliver on flavor while still allowing youRead more

Don’t let these things keep you from financial independence and reaching your life goals. Heed these tips to get started on the right financial path (and stay there). While money can certainly buy plenty of things, it offers something far more valuable than tangible stuff: freedom and choice. The more money you acquire and properlyRead more

24-7 access to rhubarb? Check. The ecofriendly, campus-style neighborhood trend is sweeping the nation. When Stephanie Walsh and her husband were looking to buy a home in Atlanta, GA, they had a pretty unusual set of qualifications for their new home: They wanted to have access to local, organic produce (and not just from theRead more

This year I reused some of the same things I made or used from some of my previous tablescapes, but I tried something completely new to me and which I’m so proud of…. a floral centerpiece! I had some wedding centerpiece pics as inspiration, and I seriously studied the shape, pattern, and floral placement forRead more