Attractive and Functional Design Solutions for Aging Homeowners
Growing numbers of seniors want to remain in their homes as they age, and attractive design solutions for aging in place projects have evolved. Making such modifications not only helps current occupants but may broaden the market for future buyers when the home is placed on the market.
Slide Show: 10 Money-Saving Green Thanksgiving Tips
Families across America waste nearly 25% of all food prepared on Thanksgiving. Scale back to save money and reduce your impact.
9 Insider Secrets to Getting Hired
While searching for work alongside 16 million people who are angling for the same openings, getting a hiring manager to tell you why you didn't get hired is about as easy as actually getting the job. But one of the best things you can do is examine your job search with a critical eye: Is your résumé really a good advertisement for your skills? Does your nail-gnawing habit turn off prospective employers?
10 Tips for Selling Your Home in the Sluggish Winter Months
Since many home buyers with children plan their purchases around the scholastic calendar—starting their search in the spring, signing a contract in the summer, and moving in by late August—sales activity tends to erode as the days grow colder before bottoming out in January or February.
10 Companies Missing the Earnings Boom
As Wall Street adjusts and raises its expectations, future earnings will probably be more predictable. Still, the latest numbers are a sign that many companies are healthy, which is essential for hiring to pick up and a real recovery to take root.
15 Cities for People Who Hate Driving and Long Commutes
In the cities on our list, commutes are shorter than average, and a great many of them are on foot, bicycle, or via public transportation. The list is heavy on college towns, for a few good reasons: Such places are good fits for nondrivers because they are often compact and dense, and they often have liberal populations that demand more investment in public transportation.
America's Best Affordable Places to Retire
We sought out places with a low cost of living and reasonable housing prices that still offered access to the services and amenities that people should look for in an ideal retirement spot. Each city on the list has high-quality healthcare and elder-care facilities, as well as an abundance of educational and cultural events.
