Curb appeal landscaping is more than just mowing the lawn once a week. Owning a home especially if it’s your first comes with many responsibilities even if it is a new build. Keeping your home clean and updated on the inside is just as important as the outside. First Time Buyers Frugal Curb Appeal Landscaping […]
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Definitive Guide to Window Replacement Budget in 2021
Reduce Costs Of Heating And Energy With Home Window Replacement. Windows are not only an essential feature of a great home; they are an important factor in reducing heating and energy costs. Eventually, Mrs. CBB and I will have to replace the windows on our home so we wanted to understand the process and prices […]
Reach Financial Peace Without Fear Of Failure : The Saturday Weekend Review #305
If You Can Dream Financial Peace You Can Live It Covid-19 sure put a dent in our financial world emotionally and mentally it’s time we create financial peace of mind. Stress from uncertainty when it comes to money management especially when creditors are calling can be debilitating. Then we dream of a life where having […]
Simple Ways To Rid Of Garden And Household Ants
Garden And Household Ants Can Be A Costly Homeowner Expense Almost every homeowner has had to deal with household ants whether in the bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, or the perimeter of their home. If it’s not fruit flies, mice, rats, skunks, rabbits, chipmunks, raccoons its ants that are making their way inside which can get costly […]
10 Top DIY Tips to Improve Curb Appeal and Save Money
SELLING YOUR HOME STARTS WITH CURB APPEAL If you are thinking of putting your property on the market then improving its curb appeal is vital. This is because you want to attract as much interest as possible from potential buyers. Even if you are not currently thinking of selling your home, improving its curb appeal […]
How To Grow A Budget Vegetable Garden From A Homestead Expert : The Grocery Game Challenge 2017 #3-4 June 19- July 2
GARDENING HELPS KEEP YOUR FOOD COSTS DOWN WHILE INSPIRING IMAGINATION. This year may be the year you decide to finally grow a vegetable garden in your front or back-yard. Gardening can be as inexpensive or costly as you’d like depending on how you approach it. My name is Karen from the blog Lil Suburban […]
How I Grow My Edible Garden Right inside Our Kitchen: The Grocery Game Challenge 2016 #1 Nov 7-13
IT’S CHEAP, HEALTHY AND WISE Why buy when you can plant an edible garden right inside your kitchen? Why toss your vegetable scraps into the trash bin when you can regrow them instead? This post is not about starting your own garden per se, but more about how to recycle and regrow your vegetable […]
$5000 Small Bathroom Renovation With Unavoidable Surprises
HOW TO RENOVATE A SMALL BATHROOM ON A BUDGET Please don’t be alarmed by my renovation sarcasm hidden in this post but it gets depressing as a homeowner to find so many problems with the biggest investment of your life. Even though we paid our mortgage off 5 years after we bought this house […]
Should gardening be a subject taught in school?
TEACH KIDS LIFE SKILLS Gardening is a great way for adults to grow organic fruits and vegetables plus save grocery money throughout the year. What about teaching the kids about gardening and where the food they eat comes from? I believe that budgeting should be taught at school because some parents just don’t understand […]
How our budgeted bathroom renovation saved us thousands
INCREASE YOUR HOUSE VALUE You might not want to update your bathroom to an ultra modern bathroom but even the smallest of bathroom renovations need to be planned. Our bathroom renovation has gone on a little longer than I had anticipated because I didn’t predict problems along the way. Even the best project planning […]
How To DIY Asphalt Driveway Sealing : Costs and Process
UPDATE THE LOOK OF YOUR PROPERTY WITHOUT FUSS AND HIGH COSTS Every year without fail someone rings our doorbell wanting to seal our asphalt driveway but I’m the DIY guy around here so if I can do it the right way I won’t pay anyone to do it. When it comes to home Renos and […]
How to grow your own fruit at home
HOME-GROWN FRUIT U-PICK Many people enjoy going to the market to buy local produce but what’s even better is growing your own fruit trees and vegetables at home if you have the space to do so. Although you can easily buy fruit trees at your local garden centre, understanding how to properly plant and […]