WHERE DO YOU EVEN START WITH HIRING SOMEONE TO DESIGN YOUR HOUSE? You’re not being paranoid at all—designers are great at making you fall in love wit...

Title: Color Combos That Oddly Please The Brain I totally get the lighting thing—I've been burned by that more than once. Years ago, I painted my liv...

This really hits home for me. After living through a major reno where we didn’t pay much attention to VOCs (this was over a decade ago), I can still r...

Title: What if your city paid you to use less water? I get where you’re coming from, but I actually think the one-time rebate made more sense for us....

That makes a lot of sense, actually. I used to lump everything into one “emergency” fund, but it always felt like I was just plugging holes without kn...

I get what you mean about the trade-off. I’ve had similar debates with myself—my partner loves the voice controls, but honestly, I still feel a bit si...

Honestly, skipping a month here and there is just real life—nobody’s perfect with these routines. I’m a big fan of the rainy day fund too, but I’d arg...