Category Archives: Home Maintenance
How I Save Money On Electricity
Over the past few months, I’ve been working hard to save money on our monthly power bill. So far, here’s what I’ve done – I replaced most of the incandescent light bulbs in our house with compact fluorescent light bulbs. I found a big box of compact fluorescent bulbs on sale at our local hardware [...]
Save Money On Lawn Care
When I was a kid, I never thought I would type the following sentence: I really enjoy yard work. Seriously. I look forward to mowing the lawn, planting plants, raking leaves, and just spending time around the house, sprucing things up. I also like sharing money saving tips, and here are a few of mine, [...]
Hidden Costs Of Home Improvements
This past Saturday, I had my kids playhouse moved from our old house to our new one. The playhouse paint didn’t match our new house, so I spent some time today painting it. I also repaired a few shingles that were damaged during the move. Oh, and I also installed a small window-unit air conditioner, [...]
Air Conditioner Spring Cleaning
Our new house has two air conditioning units, one for upstairs and one for downstairs. One of the things that we knew the house needed, when we bought it, was an additional return for the downstairs unit. (Technically, we have an HVAC, which provides air conditioning and air heating, but we just call it the [...]
