If you are reading this post, you are probably desperate.  First off, congratulations on your pregnancy! I hope my story will help you save money on your maternity bills if you don’t have maternity coverage.
In April 2007 I found myself pregnant.  I called my insurance first to find out if they covered pregnancy.  The answer [...]

Make up is overrated!  How many make up brands are out there?  I don’t know, probably hundreds.
In my earlier age I experimented with Prescriptives, Clinique, Cover Girl, Lancome, L’Oreal…  Prescriptives, Clinique and Lancome are on the pricier side and are usually found at department stores.  Brands like Cover Girl and L’Oreal are more affordable and [...]

By Irene Phillips
There isn’t a single person out there who enjoys mopping the floor, including me. In fact most of us hate it with passion.
Being a man of construction, my husband had just finished installing tile in two of our previously carpeted rooms. He also built us an additional bedroom/bath and a closet — all [...]

Water Heater is the second largest contributor to the energy bill after the air conditioner/central heat. Water has high heat capacity, so it takes a lot of energy to warm up. For example, it takes one kilowatt-hour to warm up about 10 gallons of water from 80F to 120F. Your electric [...]

Same as with the air conditioner, heating your house can take up a significant chunk of your energy bill.  It is not easy to estimate the energy use by your heater, it depends on the size of your house, how well the house is insulated, the temperature outside and the efficiency of the heating unit.  [...]

Energy spent on the air conditioner can take up a significant chunk of your energy bill.  It is not easy to calculate the energy use by the central air conditioner, because it depends on the climate you live in, the thermal insulation of your house, the air conditioner type and its efficiency.  But, nevertheless following [...]

Guess what I’m talking about, my energy bill!
Can you imagine living without electricity?  I can’t.  It powers my alarm clock to which I wake up in the morning, makes my shower water hot before I go to bed and everything in between.  Electricity, you are my savior!  But it doesn’t come cheap, every month energy [...]

Most new appliances come with a yellow energy guide sheet, that tells you their approximate power usage on the yearly basis.
You can also calculate power usage of any appliance by finding a label that shows how much current (in amps or A) and the voltage (in volts or V) it uses.  In some cases the [...]

It seems like we would do anything for our little miracles that we are about to bring into this world. Baby paraphernalia that people used to do fine without (and still do in most of the world) is now considered to be a necessity. Hats off to the baby industry marketers!  They know exactly how [...]