Category: HOME

4 Ways Your Home Can Affect Your Health

The amount of time people spend indoors has increased tremendously, especially due to businesses’ transition to remote work. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency has found the average American spends 90% of their time inside, surrounded by pollutants that can be 2 to 5 times more concentrated than those found outdoors. If you’re concerned about how…


Getting Around: Carts for Golf and Groceries

Four-Wheeled Danish Garia Street Legal Golf Cart $21,899 With its overly large cabin and passenger-friendly features, such as an icebox, sound system, and USB charging ports, as well as notable options, including a refrigerator and carbon fiber accents, these carts from Denmark let you scoot around town or through 18 holes in style. Roam Alone…


A Redux of Dean Martin’s Beverly Hills Estate Lists for Nearly $30 Million

A remarkable Beverly Hills mansion brings to mind the days when legendary singer Dean Martin and his famous “Rat Pack” pals were the toast of the town. This stunning new pad is a contemporary 10,000-plus square foot redux by developer Patrik Mirahmadi on the site of the famous crooner’s estate. Designed to retain the soul…


7 Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals

Habit is defined as behavior repeated so often it becomes almost automatic. I am in awe of the power of habit. It’s a force to change your life, and it’s available to anyone no matter the situation or the circumstances. For five years, author Tom Corley observed the daily habits of the rich and the…


When a Family Pet Dies, Other Pets Grieve, Too

Q: Beau, our 1-year-old dachshund, had a small, round, pink mass on his ear. Scheduling an appointment with his veterinarian took longer than usual, and just before the appointment, the mass disappeared, so we canceled. What was the mass? A: It sounds like Beau may have had a histiocytoma, a common skin tumor that usually…


Undetectable Bat Bite Can Transmit Rabies

Q: Our cat Brewster tangled with a bat in our house. I managed to get the bat away from him and move it outside. Brewster’s rabies vaccination is current, and I don’t see any bites on him. Do I need to make an appointment with his veterinarian? A: Yes. It’s prudent to assume Brewster was…


Simple, Clever Tricks to Make Your Stuff Last Longer

Being wasteful is easy, especially when everything seems to be so plentiful and simple to replenish. Just order more. Or run to the store, right? Sure, we love to buy things on sale, but that’s not the only way—or the best way—to cut costs. Discovering simple ways to make things last longer is the surefire…


Growing Vegetables From Table Scraps

Science fair season is coming up. Many kids want to work with plants. One set of experiments that’s common is trying to grow seeds in a variety of media, such as water, milk, and cola. The seeds will sprout in all of those conditions, but they won’t grow well as a plant in all of…


Photos: Man Spends Roughly $3,300 to Transform His House Into an Exciting 70s Abode

A man has transformed his house into a groovy 70s-inspired home for roughly $3,300 (2,500 pounds). Ben Scott, 28, was inspired by his grandparent’s home when decorating his own house in Sheffield, Yorkshire, in England. His home is filled with floral patterns, oranges, and browns along with retro furniture including a gas fireplace. The former support…


The Joys and Perils of Raising Chickens

I’ve raised a lot of chickens. Probably hundreds. For eggs, not meat. I give them the best lives I can, including a generous retirement plan when they reach a certain age, with free room and board, yet they rarely arrive at those emerald pastures. Precious few have lived long enough to die in their sleep….