Rent-a-Husband allegedly divorces investors

Wed, 10/21/2009 - 15:30 - Tom Kraeutler

Filed under: Home, Fraud, Recession, Investing, Consumer Complaints Home repair contractor Kaile Warren had a rags-to-riches story that was enviable. The former homeless home improver credits "divine intervention" with giving him the idea for a home improvement company and brand name that would...

Rent-a-husband Allegedly Divorces Investors

Wed, 10/21/2009 - 15:30 - Tom Kraeutler

Filed under: Home, Fraud, Recession, Investing, Consumer Complaints Home repair contractor Kaile Warren had a rags-to-riches story that was enviable. The former homeless home improver credits "divine intervention" with giving him the idea for a home improvement company and brand name that would...

Green buyers more likely to lie, cheat and steal

Mon, 10/12/2009 - 15:30 - Tom Kraeutler

Filed under: Home, Green Can green consumers be trusted? Maybe not. A new study to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science has found that just being around green products can make consumers behave more altruistically. But buying those same products can have the opposite...

Green Buyers More Likely to Lie, Cheat and Steal

Mon, 10/12/2009 - 15:30 - Tom Kraeutler

Filed under: Home, Green Can green consumers be trusted? Maybe not. A new study to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science has found that just being around green products can make consumers behave more altruistically. But buying those same products can have the opposite...

Fast fixes for drafty windows

Sat, 10/03/2009 - 10:00 - Tom Kraeutler

Filed under: Home, Tax - Credit October is Energy Awareness Month and if you are like most, you're about to get pretty "aware" of just how un-energy inefficient your home may be. As temperatures start to drop and heating systems kick on, receiving that first heating bill is likely to grab your...

Fast Fixes for Drafty Windows

Sat, 10/03/2009 - 10:00 - Tom Kraeutler

Filed under: Home, Tax - Credit October is Energy Awareness Month and if you are like most, you're about to get pretty "aware" of just how un-energy inefficient your home may be. As temperatures start to drop and heating systems kick on, receiving that first heating bill is likely to grab your...

Study finds 1 in 3 homes could make you sick

Fri, 09/25/2009 - 13:00 - Tom Kraeutler

Filed under: Home, Health A new report from the non-profit National Center for Healthy Housing reveals as many as one out of every three homes in a metro area may have a home repair problem that exposes residents to significant health risks. Created by the non-profit National Center for Healthy...

Showerheads spew bacteria

Tue, 09/15/2009 - 14:00 - Tom Kraeutler

Filed under: Health In a story ripe for fright matching Alfred Hitchcock's famous shower scene, researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have discovered that taking a shower can deliver a face full of potentially dangerous bacteria. Researchers analyzed roughly 50 showerheads from...

Utility companies can help lower electric bills

Tue, 09/08/2009 - 17:30 - Tom Kraeutler

Filed under: Budgets, Home If you are still reeling from high electric bills driven by summer cooling costs, you may finally be of the mind-set to do something about it. Many local utility companies actually want to help you spend less on electricity, and are introducing new ways help lower...

Have Duct Tape, Will Travel

Sun, 08/30/2009 - 17:38 - Tom Kraeutler

I’m just back from our family’s summer vacation; a road trip that included driving 1800 miles across 6 states in a mini-van (think: Chevy Chase/Vacation). This was especially true during our stop in Charlotte, North Carolina, where we’d planned to spend a day at the US National Whitewater Center...

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