It’s expensive to heat, cool, and power a home. According to a WalletHub analysis of early 2020 federal data, the average monthly household energy bill ranged from a high of $372 in Connecticut to a low of $199 in Washington,…
For homeowners and bill-paying renters, the cheapest way to save money on utilities is to reduce consumption. In the summer, raising the temperature setting on your air conditioner or using a high-speed floor fan on all but the hottest days…
Is lumber the new gold? No, but lumber’s price increase has some homeowners feeling the pinch. According to Nasdaq data, between March 2020 and May 2021, lumber prices more than quintupled. That increased the cost to build an average single-family…
According to The Knot, the average cost of an American wedding was about $28,000 in 2019. Wedding photography and videography account for $2,400 and $1,800, respectively, or about 15% of the total. Professional-grade wedding memories are expensive. If you’re fretting…
According to a study by the FBI, about 1.4 million break-ins occurred in the U.S. in 2017. Despite this, fewer than 20% of U.S. homes had any sort of home security system installed in 2015, according to data from the National…
My wife and I did as much as we could to save money on our wedding. But we did have one considerable wedding-related expense I hadn’t accounted for: the honeymoon. It’s true some newlyweds shy away from the traditional honeymoon….
You knew your building’s plumbing was old, but you thought you’d be out of there before anything terrible happened to it. An inch of water (and counting) and several panicked calls to your property manager later, you admit you thought…
Back when I was little, new parents had just one choice to make about diapers. They could use plain white cotton diapers, secured with safety pins and covered in plastic pants to protect against leaks, or they could use bulky, expensive…
For most Americans, housing is the single biggest expense in their personal budget. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average household spends more than 30% of its after-tax income on housing expenses, including rent or mortgage payments, utilities,…
There are two general schools of thought on allowance. Some people believe children should earn money in exchange for doing chores. Others don’t think you should pay them for contributions every family member should make. There are pros and cons…
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