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5 Steps to Simpler Record-Keeping – realsimple.com

What bills, ATM slips, and receipts you should keep―and what you can toss.

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Obama administration launches housing plan – finance.yahoo.com

The Obama administration kicked off a new program Wednesday that's designed to help up to 9 million borrowers stay in their homes through refinanced mortgages or loans that are modified to lower monthly payments.

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How to Maintain a Forced-Air HVAC System | eHow.com – ehow.com

6 simple steps for maintaining the HVAC system of your home.

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Bathtub Resurfacing - Doing It Yourself – ezinearticles.com

Instead of replacing a old bathtub, you could resurface it yourself. Here is how.

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Energy vampires: Fact versus fiction | Yahoo! Green – green.yahoo.com

How to save energy at home by unplugging electronic devices.

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Ten Financial Reasons To Turn Off Your Television - And Ten Things To Replace It With – thesimpledollar.com

Television is draining your money and energy. Here is how?

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Use Hulu.com and Cut Out Cable TV Expenses – tiphero.com

Use your high speed internet access to watch free TV programs and movies online for free.

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How you can get in on mortgage refinance, modification plans - MarketWatch – marketwatch.com

What is the loan modification and how you can use this government program to help the mortgage payment.

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SaveMoney.com - Free Advice and Tips on How to Save Money - Six Common Tax Deductions to Save Money – savemoney.com

In this society, we hear plenty about the write-offs executives of corporations make for the sake of saving money on taxes. We may even go out of our way to listen to stories people tell about their own taxes. For a great many people in this country, taxes seem to be on the low end of the learning list. We know a lot about our iPhones and laptops, but little about how to save money on taxes. Well,...

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Mortgage Rates to Fall Further: 7 Things to Know – realestate.yahoo.com

And you thought 5 percent was a good rate? After already bringing mortgage rates down near 50-year lows, Fed Chief Ben Bernanke unleashed a surprise attack on the housing slump Wednesday by announcing aggressive steps that should make home loans even more attractive.

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4 steps to refinance your mortgage – bankrate.com

Simple steps to refinancing your mortgage.

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7 new housing tax laws you don't want to miss – bankrate.com

The housing crisis has a silver lining: It brought tax relief to many homeowners.

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How to Replace Damaged Wood Board Siding – hometips.com

A section of damaged or decayed board may require complete replacement. Before you tackle this project, be sure you can find a replacement piece that matches. If you can’t find a perfect match, you may want to “steal” a piece from a less-conspicuous part of the house and then replace that piece with a less-than-exact match.

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How to Repair a Bad Credit History – ehow.com

No matter how bad your credit is, you can take steps that will make it better.

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How to Rent Out a Section 8 House – ehow.com

If you can’t sell your home, or you want a rental property, consider renting your house under Section 8. This is a great program that provides adequate housing to lower income families. The benefits are huge. And since the housing authority pays a portion of the rent, payments are practically guaranteed.