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FHFA’s new program to help underwater homeowners

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Today the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced a new program designed to help even more underwater homeowners refinance their mortgages at today’s low rates. The plan hopefully will allow homeowners to lower their monthly mortgage payments, thus freeing up money to be spent in the broader economy and help the US from slipping back into [...]

24 October 2011 Read the full article →

Make your own non-toxic bathtub cleanser

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I found this recipe on Apartment Therapy (they credit Natural Home magazine with originally publishing the recipe). Seems to me you could go green AND save a bunch of money using this to clean your bathtub, instead of buying expensive commercial brands of cleansers. Silky Bathtub Scrub 1 cup baking soda in a medium-sized mixing [...]

11 May 2011 Read the full article →

10 Tips to save more money

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From time to time, we post articles that aren’t related to our primary business, real estate sales… except that they sort of are. All our clients, friends and family are in the same boat we are: living through the New Normal Economy, learning to make due with less in a post-Great Recession world. Pretty much [...]

3 April 2011 Read the full article →

The New Normal: save money on laundry detergent

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A while back I re-posted a money saving laundry tip from the blog HomeEc101. It mentions the many ways white vinegar can help you save money when you do your laundry at home. See the original money saving laundry tips there and over here too.  Then the super-awesome Sarah Cooper of CoopCrafts dropped by and [...]

22 March 2011 Read the full article →