I recently popped into my local homebrew store, SoCo Homebrew in Austin, Texas, because I wanted to learn more about homebrewing options and the associated costs. The owner, Joseph Butler, was brewing a fresh batch […]
Often, when I’m at a cocktail party meeting new people, the conversation usually comes around to the fact that I cook for a living. Many people are in awe of the fact that I love to […]
Whether it was a planned procedure or an unplanned emergency, a hospital visit is often a disorienting and stressful experience — and that’s before you receive the bill. Hospital bills are notoriously difficult to understand, […]
You applied for a loan from the Federal Housing Administration or the Veterans Administration, but your lender said your credit score is too low to qualify. So what now? Here is the number one thing you […]
Fall is finally in the air and for me, it means pulling out my slow cooker and making some hearty chili. Chili is great for many reasons. It’s easy to make, delicious, feeds a crowd […]
Almost every state requires motorists have car insurance — for the good, the bad and the weird. Unfortunately for those looking for easy answers, each one of those states has a different minimum amount of […]
The summer is just about over, which means we’re in the home stretch when it comes to meeting end-of-the-year financial goals. If you strayed a little (or, let’s be honest, a lot) last season, you […]
Ever wonder what happens if your check bounces? Although checks might seem like relics of the past, many companies still use them, and so we must keep a box or two on hand. The problem […]
Millions of Americans have trouble sleeping. In fact, the Cleveland Clinic estimates that 70 million Americans fall into this category. Troubled sleep can range from tossing and turning on your mattress to severe insomnia, but […]
Pressure and heat, applied over millions of years, turns carbon into diamonds. These days, humans in labs can do the same. Man-made diamonds and “natural” diamonds are increasingly hard to distinguish. Chemically, they are identical. […]