If you're like most homeowners in the U.S., you probably don't pay much attention to that old water heater chugging away in your basement. Sure, it's not the prettiest thing in the world, but if it manages to give you hot water when you need it, why should you bother worrying about it outside the […]

If you own a home, you know the feeling of dread when you open up the mailbox at the end of the month and find a fat stack of bills waiting there for you. While you might know ahead of time how much you need to shell out for cable and Internet, utility bills can fluctuate […]

Owning a home can seem like you're fighting an uphill battle sometimes. Just when you finish fixing up the porch steps, a pipe bursts in the basement. Right after you bought those expensive new windows, your kids fling a baseball right through them. You've only got two hands, after all, and you can't be expected […]

If you're renting your own place, odds are you don't have the final say in the nuts and bolts of how your apartment is put together. In fact, everything from the wallpaper to the kitchen appliances might have been decided on long before you signed your name to the lease, and this naturally limits your […]

For many people, environmentalism isn't just about hugging trees or planting flowers, but is more in line with conserving resources, reducing carbon footprints and most importantly, decreasing their monthly utility bills. Even if you have a small family, odds are that routine tasks like washing the dishes, doing the laundry and taking showers are taking up […]