WEIGHING THE PROS AND CONS OF SWITCHING TO A 15-YEAR MORTGAGE Yeah, I totally get that. It’s like the house knows when you’re trying to be responsibl...

WHEN PROGRESS HITS A WALL: SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT FAILED EXPERIMENTS That’s wild, I always figured the eco-friendly stuff would be less smelly, not...

SMART HOME ON A TIGHT BUDGET—IS IT DOABLE? Honestly, I’m with you on the “fix the basics first” thing. I got sucked into the smart gadget rabbit hole...

Lighting Tweaks Made My Workspace Way Better I hear you on not wanting to mess with a million settings just to see what you’re doing. I tried those s...

Totally get what you mean. I keep seeing ads for fridges that tell you when your milk’s low or ovens you can preheat from your phone, and I just think...

I’m with you on paint being a total game changer. I always think I’ll save on lighting, but then I see something cool and my budget goes out the windo...

Forest green and muted lavender actually sounds kind of cool, even though I wouldn’t have thought to put them together. I once did a super cheap refre...

I get what you're saying about the awkwardness factor. I've had a few cringe moments myself when Alexa completely misunderstood me in front of friends...

We had something similar happen when our water heater suddenly died last winter. Thought we'd planned pretty well, but nope... surprise expense. We de...

I hear you on the track lighting idea, but I've always wondered—is it really budget-friendly? I mean, the flexibility sounds awesome (trust me, I've r...

Yeah, good point. I once found an easement marked on a city map that the county didn't even have listed... ended up having to call around to figure ou...