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- Off the grid, self-sufficient'  "It doesn't cost us much to live, even with the kids" Far up the North Fork, fruit trees flourish in exercise in sustainability The Daily Inter Lake When Jerry


9 ways to stretch your holiday budget  Wrap up your holiday spending without overspending.read more...


Newcomer Appointed to Eagle Lake Commission  EAGLE LAKE | Wanda Petranick became the fifth commissioner on Eagle Lake's governing board Monday night, replacing Dennis Blanchard, who resigned after moving outside the city. more» read more...


Tax reform proposal eliminates deduction of property taxes and limits size of interest on mortgage deducted (Newsday.com)  WASHINGTON -- Owning a home would lose a lot of its tax advantages if a presidential tax reform panel proposal ever becomes law. Homeowners would no longer be allowed to


Currencies Believe the Fed Hikes Continue  The good employment number is met with a yawn from equities, a mild up tick in Treasury bond yields and a good rally in the US dollar/selloff in foreign currencies.read


Mortgage mess means expansion for debt-consolidation firm (East Valley Tribune)  The downturn in the mortgage industry has made it easier for a California-based debt-resolution firm to rapidly expand its Tempe operation.read more...

June 30th, 2006

Bid to build large house declined

A Jacksonville resident who wanted to build a 3,400-square-foot single-family home on a 30,000-square-foot lot on Roscoe Boulevard was denied Tuesday by St.

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June 30th, 2006

Supersized furniture is eating up rooms

Finally, there’s a scale that weight-conscious Americans can do something about: the furniture scale.

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June 30th, 2006

Designs on you

Curious about working with an interior designer? To help demystify the process for those who have an interest but have never tried it, the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers has …

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June 30th, 2006

Big box stores offer the right home decor items at the right price

A fter making some purchases through local Charlevoix small businesses, then going antiquing with my friend Lucia only to decide antiquing is not “my thing,” my next stop in furnishing our new cottage was to …

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June 30th, 2006

Her pretty nurseries work well, too

Who knows best what a baby needs? Mom. Who knows best what a baby’s room needs? A mom of four who’s also an interior designer.

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June 30th, 2006

Ayni to the rescue

Families’ barter group tackles one another’s to-do lists A barter group of six Raleigh families meets once a month to take on one another’s home improvement projects.

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June 30th, 2006

No more sales tax on home remodeling

Scott and Ann Barnett remodeled their Lincoln house one year too early. The project was finished last year when the state was applying sales tax to remodeling projects.

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June 30th, 2006

Spend tax cuts on mortgage, say experts

Home owners could benefit by ploughing the cash windfall from tax cuts into their home loans, ahead of a possible further interest rate rise before the end of the year.

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June 30th, 2006

Lawrenceville Homes Houses for Sale

Lawrenceville Homes Houses for Sale – Gwinnett Realtors – Gwinnett Homes for Sale – Gwinnett RealEstate – North Georgia Real Estate In today’s competitive real estate market, timing is everything.

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June 30th, 2006

Facing the facts about retirement

I’m not going to preach, because Alicia Munnell reminded me – and she’s right – that preaching doesn’t work.

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