Category Archives: home improvement

The Dealing of A “Wet House” Issue

  By Dr Saxe | September 12, 2011 - 6:06 pm | business, family, home improvement, internet/computers, life, shopping, technology
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My kid sister is having a heck of a time with controlling the moisture in her home. There are signs of mold growing in several of the rooms and this has us all very concerned. Mold is a huge health concern and since she has a new born baby in this very wet home I can’t bear the thought of this issue jepordizing any of their health, now or ever. So I have taken the bull by the horns and have been spending time on my computer looking into various way and options to help tackle this concern.

I think that a dehumidifier would be a good start, so I Googled “dehumidifiers for sale austin” and was surprised to find that the first thing that popped up was for a business at http://www.thesteamteam.com/ where they have all kinds of good information that I intend to pass along to her as well as a list of good dehumidifiers for sale that will do the job until we come up with other options to check out. I have all ready ordered and paid for one of the dehumidifiers that they are advertising and it should be on it’s way to her “wet house” in the next day or two, it can’t get there quick enough as far as I’m concerned.

Real Estate

  By Dr Saxe | September 8, 2011 - 11:58 am | business, education, family, Finance, home improvement, life
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Guest post from: Steve Delaney

My family is huge into real estate so that’s naturally what I got into when I graduated college. Of course, I graduated 4 years ago so it wasn’t exactly the best time to get into the business! It’s finally starting to pick up though and I’ve made some really good contacts over the years and at least I’ve learned how to pay my bills when things get slow. I feel like I have a really good grasp of the neighborhood now and I’m prepared to talk to my clients more about things like the school system and home security family alarms which are things they’re constantly asking my dad about. I wish the timing had been better but I know I’m going to have a long and successful career in real estate if not only because my family’s built a name in the industry here in town. I’m so thankful I’m getting started with that under my belt at least and I’m not starting from scratch like some of my fellow classmates were!

Some Will Win and Many Will Lose

  By Dr Saxe | August 26, 2011 - 4:22 pm | business, Finance, home improvement, money, weather
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With all the damage that is to be expected due to Hurricane Irene there will be a lot of businesses that will be loosing a ton of money, but on the other hand other businesses will be making a fortune. I’m sure that a lot of folks will be looking for payday advance loans to help pay for damages that are not covered by their insurance policies, if they even have insurance. And then of course there is the high deductibles that most of us have chosen in an effort to cut our premiums down. It’s a no win situation all the way around when it comes to insurance.

Digital Converters Are Still Around And Needed

  By Dr Saxe | August 16, 2011 - 9:33 pm | Associates, business, entertainment, home improvement, life, shopping, technology
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I ran into the first person ever that is looking to buy tv box that will convert their old analog TV to the new and improved, all mighty, and all necessary wave of the digital signals. It has been a couple of years since this much anticipated “roll over” to digital took place and there was such a big hoopla about not having enough of the converter boxes to go around. The “coupons” that were being given away were hot tickets there for a while.

Now that most folks have settled in with their converters, there are plenty of these TV boxes to go around and you can find them here and there for anyone that still needs one or just picked up a TV that requires one for what ever reasons.

A Gift That Keeps On Giving

  By Dr Saxe | March 24, 2011 - 9:26 am | business, entertainment, family, Finance, home improvement, internet/computers, management, money, shopping, sports, technology
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I know plenty of folks that are giving Direct TV as presents to loved ones that can’t afford the luxury of paying for good TV reception and all the channels and all the other goodies that go along with having a pay TV subscription. Such is the case with my Great Aunt Virginia and Great Uncle Dave, who retired oh so very long ago and are feeling the crunch of today’s screwed up economy while trying to live on a fixed income. Each year, for their wedding anniversery we all pool our resources together and renew their Satellite TV subscription for yet another year, which works out right nice for all involved.

Before pay TV came around we would all pitch in and pay either their phone bill, electric bill or insurance for a full year, this check was always appreciated all year long and they are always so very happy with the channels that they can receive with Direct TV. My uncle gets plenty of sports channels and my aunt can watch all the numerous channels that they have with the female population in mind. She has several cooking shows that she looks forward to watching during the day and tons of other good shows that she would never be able to enjoy if they didn’t have the Direct TV package that we gladly purchase for them each year. It’s the gift that just keeps on giving.