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Buying or selling a home is likely the biggest financial transaction you'll ever complete. Real estate agents can guide you through the process, but hire the wrong one, and you could lose precious time and money. As with any profession, there are top-notch real estate agents who do things by the book and lackluster ones who... Beth Buczynski is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: bbuczynski@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @bethbuczynski. The article 5 Inconvenient Truths About Real Estate Agents originally appeared on NerdWallet.

Get more from your holiday stamps by using them for birthday cards. Like this birthday card using halloween stamps. For someone who loves witches and wizards this fun witchy birthday card would be perfect! I love how Catherine used her … Read More...

At this point, when I read a personal finance book that's targeted toward a general audience, what I'm usually hoping for is simply that the book is enjoyable to read . I'm not necessarily expecting to learn a lot of new information that will improve my own finances. This is the natural consequence of reading many books in one field over time - each one tends to provide less new information than the one before. I imagine many of you are in a similar position. Suffice to say, Jonathan Clements' new book -  From Here to Financial Happiness: Enrich Your Life in Just 77 Days  - surprised me. In case you haven't heard of the book yet, it's a collection of brief financial lessons on a variety of topics, with the idea being that you do one lesson each day. (Admittedly, I did not follow the one-section-per-day plan. I think I read it over 3-4 days. Regardless, I enjoyed the unique structure of the book. It makes it easy to pick up, even if you're not sure you have a...

Original oil painting by: Grandfather's wife Grandfather remembers the family trip to Maine. That was in 1961 and the family was Grandfather-yet-to-be, Grandmother-yet-to-be, a three-and-a-half-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son. The son was left with friends and the "Three Remainders" took off, in a 1959 VW Beetle, loaded as follows: 5.5-horsepower Johnson outboard motor on top, a 12-foot fiberglass boat over that, and an ice chest slung with rope from the transom of the boat so it hung down behind the car. Inside, tent and camping stuff. Parents in front seats; Daughter in the cubbyhole behind the back seat, over the engine. We started out from Arlington, Virginia, in what was to be a 24-hour steady rain. Near Baltimore, the wipers failed and Grandfather drove the rest of the way with his face a few inches from the windshield, peering through the rain. Eventually we arrived at our destination in Baxter State Park, where the campground was flooded and we were dire...

  Wrought iron entry doors have delivered a look of luxury and grandeur to doorsteps around the world for centuries. Widely regarded as being timeless, heavy-duty, and multi-faceted, wrought iron doors offer security and function for any home. When combined with a sidelight or transom, or highlighted by an outdoor hanging light, a wrought iron door can create an unforgettable entryway. The most appealing aspect of wrought iron entry doors is their stylistic diversity. Traditionally-styled wrought iron entry doors typically boast carefully handcrafted spiral designs. Meanwhile, contemporary iron doors are still available for more modern homes, and feature more angled The post 5 Benefits of Wrought Iron Doors (Plus Many Photo Examples) appeared first on Home Stratosphere .

Relocation of your home is a huge change in a family's life and moving is at the top of the list of stressful situations. Do you want to deal with the packing, loading, unloading, driving the truck, and then unloading and unpacking? That's a lot of very hard work and can be absolutely overwhelming for most people. Plan your Relocation; 8 Tips from Professional Movers The professional movers,  Blake & Sons Moving & Storage  in Frederick, MD offer packing, transport, and unpacking. This type of project pushes some people to their limits but when you turn for help from professionals, they take a lot of that stress off your shoulders. But, regardless of who you hire for your move or if you choose to do it yourself, Blake & Sons Moving want you to be relaxed and confident throughout your entire move. So, courtesy of Blake & Sons , here are some tips you need to know before you begin to plan your home relocation. Relocation moving truck sitting front of luxury home. ...

Sputnik chandeliers, orb sconces, could we love you anymore? But those prices, oh my! We know decorating with mid-century modern lighting doesn't come cheap, so we scoured the web for some of your favorite styles and shapes–at a fraction of what you'd pay at other retailers. Read on and decorate with abandon–not guilt! READ MORE »