In the world of frugality, there are few things that will save you more money than learning a few DIY skills.  From simple things like replacing the light switch cover, to more difficult things like wiring electrical, the savings of doing it yourself over hiring a professional to do it can mean hundreds and even [...]

The following is a guest post by CollegeMom, who is a staff writer at ConsumerFu.com She has a background in commercial banking and is an expert at raising children on a budget. She and her husband live on four acres of old farmland with their two dogs, one cat and enough gardens to feed them [...]

Sites around the web, including this one, are always pushing free or DIY alternatives to lots of things.  And, in most cases, I think that they (and I) am right.  There are so many things that we pay other people to do that we can just as easily do ourselves.  Just about a year and [...]

Americans love their stuff.  We can’t get enough of the latest doodad, the latest hot new product on the market. We love stuff so much, research has been conducted on our behavior.  According to Boston.com, a team of archealogists spent 4 years studying 32 middle class Los Angeles families for their new book, Life at [...]

DIY home projects are not for the faint of heart. They require extreme patience, determination, and time. If you have these things, you can save yourself alot of money-especially when you start thinking about selling your home. The bathroom is one of the easiest rooms in your house because it’s usually the smallest. Redoing a [...]

The following is a guest post brought to you by Blake Sanders and Broadbandexpert.com So you think you are getting the best bang for your buck?  Let’s see if you are really saving all that you can.  You can save some serious money when choosing your high speed Internet service. Check out these money-saving tips [...]

One of the things that I’ve learned a little bit about since we bought our house, was something that I didn’t have a clue about when we first started looking.  Heck, I didn’t even have a clue about it after we bought out house.  Mortgage insurance was just something that the mortgage officer told us [...]

When you think about DIY, it’s not very likely that the video site, Youtube comes to mind right away.  If you’re thinking anything video related, you’re probably thinking about television stations like HGTV or the aptly named DIY Network.  Youtube, however, can be the best friend you’ve got when it comes to DIY. This new [...]

If you recently bought your first home let me congratulate you. This is possibly the very best time to buy real estate that you’ll ever see in your lifetime. You made a smart move. And because you are a smart real estate investor, I know you’ll be interested in taking advantage of the following 3 [...]

Most of us reach a point in our lives when we think we are ready to buy our own home. If you’ve been thinking that yourself lately … pause for a minute and examine your reasons carefully. After all, home ownership is possibly the largest single investment of your lifetime and such a momentous decision [...]