How to Cool Down a Room Without Air Conditioning

1. Cover Windows Leaving your windows uncovered during the sunniest hours of the day lets in a considerable amount of heat. When it is blazing outside, the smartest thing to do is block out the sun with an awning or shutters on your home’s exterior. Inside,...

8 Drought-Sensitive Ways to Start a Garden

1. Start With Your Soil Try to create soil that’s as healthy as possible for your plants. The first step is understanding your native soil and what it needs. “Your soil is a living thing, and it needs updating and ongoing care,” Gliksman says. Her practices...

How to sidestep a tax bomb when selling your home

With soaring prices and record home equity, you may expect a profit from selling your property. But the windfall may trigger an unexpected tax bill next April.  While home profits dipped slightly, the typical single-family seller still scored a...

What It’ll Truly Take To Save Up for a House Today

Know your number Budgeting is easier when you know exactly what your goal is. Do you need $50,000? $60,000? Much more? Figure it out so you can get real about saving. “I would recommend that prospective homebuyers ‘back into’ the math,” says Jason J. Krueger, a...