Household Finances
Why You Should Background-Search Yourself, and How
To potential employers, creditors, landlords, and strangers, your records are your reputation.
Many people make background-checking themselves a part of responsible identity maintenance, like regularly checking the three credit reports and staying on top of social media mentions. Beyond curiosity, there are practical reasons for us to look at what information is out there—and it's also OK just to be curious.
You might be curious about your s...
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Home Equity
Homeowners Find Themselves Sitting on a Fortune
The time to cash out is right now.
Mortgage Refinance
One Brilliant Way a Cash-Out Refi Can Pay the Mortgage
Boss-level home improvement: Build a tiny house on your property, and the renter pays your mortgage.
Mortgage Refinance
Cash Out Refinances Are Suddenly All the Rage
Historically low rates are driving more and more homeowners to tap into their home equity.
Getting Started
Shape Up Your Finances Prior to a Refi or Mortgage
Follow this 4-step financial fitness program so lenders will see you at your best.
Mortgage Refinance
Are You Sitting on Refinance Gold?
A housing market downturn is great news for refinancing homeowners.
Household Finances
Stop Wasting Money Buying Rental Car Coverage Twice
Insurance by your credit card, even if there's a flat fee, is bound to be cheaper than what's offered by the rental car company.
Mortgage News
Refinance Rates Freefall After Government Eliminates Universally Hated Fee
Refi fee costing homeowners thousands at closing is no more.
Home Buying
Advantages of Buying in an Older Neighborhood
A more walkable life in a place with character and trees can be yours when you buy an older home.
Household Finances
When to Review Your Homeowners Insurance Policy
5 reasons it might be time to review your coverage.
Home Improvement
The Solar Panel Bump to Home Values
Energy bills down, home value up. We shine a light on the solar win-win.
Solar News
Large-Scale Solar Projects on the Rise in 2020
The dependability and the cost-effectiveness of solar power shine in a year of much uncertainty.
Solar News
The Rising Cost of Electricity
The lowdown on residential rates.
Solar Basics
Solar Panel Payback Period
How long will it take to break even?
Solar Basics
Panel Tech: the Breakthroughs
Technological leaps in solar energy systems then, now, and in the future.
Solar News
Where Solar Is Soaring and Why
These 10 states set the examples to follow coast to coast.
Solar Basics
Solar Panels: Fact vs. Fiction
Let's get to the truth about renewable energy.
Solar Incentives
How Strong Net Metering Benefits You
All about the incentive system and technology that monetizes your home's solar energy output.
Green Living
The Impact Solar Panels Have on the Environment
Learn about three major benefits.
Solar Basics
The Dos and Don'ts of Cleaning Solar Panels
Got debris buildup? Read how to wash your panels without damaging them.
