Darren Lowe, Realtor

Don't fret about cleaning those pesky window screens!

5 Steps for Clean Window Screens Cleaning your window screens is a chore few homeowners look forward to. No matter how shiny you can ...

No. 4 Don't move debt around!

6 Small and Easy Steps to Improve Your Credit Score The best way to improve your credit score is simple, but not always that easy: Reduce your debt. Pay...

How much time do you spend in front of a screen?

Tips for Taking a Tech Time-Out Between your desk job, your social media accounts and your nightly Netflix-a-thon, those hours in fr...

Some cost-saving steps to consider

9 Ways to Save on Life Insurance Buying life insurance can seem like a difficult and expensive endeavor if you haven’t done it before...

Here are some steps you can take to de-stress.

Lifestyle Changes to Reduce Stress Life can feel overwhelming. Work, traffic, family responsibilities and chores can cause you to feel ...

It can be overwhelming, but here's how you can get back on track.

Behind on Mortgage Payments? Follow These Tips Everyone who takes out a mortgage hopes to be able to make payments on time, but life sometimes gets...

Tiny bathroom? Smart, functional storage tricks can help you stow more for less!

9 Sneaky Storage Tricks for Tiny Bathrooms Small bathrooms with limited storage space make it tough to stow all the stuff you use daily and sti...

Say goodbye to your couch potato tendencies with these three alternatives.

3 Things to Do Instead of Watching TV Is your evening couch potato routine with your partner growing stale? It can be hard to find the ene...

Overspending lately? Try freezing your credit cards (literally!) or one of these other clever tricks.

Keeping Your Credit Cards Out of Your Own Hands Overspending is easy to do with a credit card – way too easy – and can often lead to deb...

How do you cultivate healthy daily practices?

Daily Habits to Support Physical and Mental Health Between work, family, social lives and hobbies, it can be easy to forget to take care of ourselves. ...

Everything but the kitchen sink! A guide to replacing this most fundamental kitchen assistant.

How to Choose the Right Kitchen Sink In the wide world of kitchen décor, the sink is rarely a star. Sandwiched between the granite counte...

Don't pick your houseplants on a whim!

How to Choose the Best Houseplants Just like picking paint and furniture, it’s important to spend time choosing the best plants f...

Love to garden? Learning a few simple skills can turn you into a pro!

7 Simple Gardening Skills Anyone Can Master Puttering in the garden is an age-old hobby pursued for several reasons; it can keep you fit, provid...

Leaning green? Here's how you can help the environment without revolutionizing your lifestyle.

A Beginner's Guide to Painlessly Going Green You’ve heard the warnings about global warming, you feel compassion for stranded polar bears a...

How smart is your home? Here are six tools that will take your house to the next level.

Smart Home Gadgets That Will Elevate Your Home Technology seems to mutate with the speed of light, but is your home keeping up with the changes? Sm...

Do you use your credit card to buy coffee? Those small charges can add up.

Should Credit Cards Be Used for Small Purchases? Credit cards can be used to buy almost anything, but using them for small purchases can seem like a ...

Too much credit card debt? Here's four ways to manage it with your creditor.

What Is a Negotiated Debt Settlement? If you’re buried by credit card debt, a negotiated debt settlement with your creditor may be worth c...

Did you know you can build your credit score with on-time rent payments? Read more.

Building Credit Without Credit Cards A credit card is one of the main ways to build credit. By using a credit card wisely and not running...

Six months is just the start. There's a lot to consider.

How Much Do You Need for an Emergency Fund? An emergency fund should cover disasters such as a job loss, sudden illness, broken car or other cat...

For a relatively low cost, a home warranty can make buying a home a lot less worrisome.

The Pros of Buying a Home Warranty For $600 or so a year, plus a service fee of around $75 every time you ask for repair, a home warran...

Worried about your eyesight? There's a few things you can do.

How to Support Better Vision For desk jockeys, or anyone who spends long hours staring at a screen, it’s important to pay m...

No. 4 Points drop in value!

4 Surprising Credit Card Rewards Facts Credit card rewards can be a free way to travel and get cash back for your daily expenses. But if yo...

Working on your green thumb? These flowering houseplants are easy to care for and are beautiful.

4 Stunning Flowering Houseplants Are you the type of person who likes to take their flower garden indoors? Indoor plants do more than...

Checking your credit report often can help you spot unauthorized inquiries.

How to Deal with Unauthorized Credit Inquiries Unauthorized credit inquiries are a sign that someone has fraudulently applied for credit in your na...

How out-of-date is your kitchen? These seven trends are yesterday's news.

Kitchen Trends That Are Going Out of Fashion Most of us spend a lot of time in the kitchen, preparing meals and cleaning up. In many cases, we sp...

You might not be aware, but you can ask your credit card company to increase your limit. What home improvement project would you take on with a higher limit?

How to Ask for a Higher Credit Card Limit A higher credit limit can help in an emergency, allow you to make any necessary large purchases and ...

Want to lift your spirits and feel yourself relax? Try these eight tricks to make your bathroom feel like a spa.

Transforming Your Bath Into a Spa A long soak in a bubble-filled tub can feel like heaven after a hard day at work—and soaking in a ...

Flooding may be inevitable, but costs of damages incurred may not have to be.

Do You Need Flood Insurance? Flooding can occur anywhere and at any time of the year. Even if you do not live near a body of wate...

Pass along the financial lessons you've learned to the younger generations.

Making Financial Lessons a Family Tradition Teaching children manners and how to tie their shoes is one thing, but financial lessons are often p...

Sick of talking about the weather? You're not alone!

Ending Small Talk: Tips for More Meaningful Conversations Having more meaningful relationships with friends both new and old is a great goal, and it can start...