I read this morning in Real Simple (You have a problem with that? Say it to my face.) that well-known financial advisers recommend the following ratios for spending and saving take-home...

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My friend, Simon Oz Ben Natan, stuck out Hurricane Sandy just three blocks from the beach in Far Rockaway, Queens. The basement of his building sustained damage, but flood waters did...

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Concrete is some tough stuff. You start with a bag of gray looking sandy gravel mix, add some water, mix it and then pour or shape it to meet your needs. Later, after the chemical...

Home-improvement stores and home-and-garden TV shows often encourage novice homeowners to challenge themselves with something more difficult than painting a room: Go ahead and remodel...

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Repairing sidewalk cracks and clearing snow and ice from your sidewalk isn’t just neighborly. It may be a legal requirement, along with insurance coverage for sidewalk accidents. ...