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Real Estate Minute: Home Repair Help For Veterans
Real Estate Minute with Ilyce Glink SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE OFFERS HELP REBUILDING Original Air Date: July 11, 2006
Real Estate Minute: Don’t Fall For Internet Scams
Real Estate Minute with Ilyce Glink DON’T GET PHISHED Original Air Date: July 6, 2006
Expenses For New Flooring
When undertaking home improvement projects like replacing flooring, the price you pay can depend on how the house is laid out. Sometimes there is more waste when a room is smaller, increasing the cost. To get a fairly decent estimate, try to add up the room sizes and then figure out how much flooring you'll need. Or go to a big box store like Lowe's and talk to a salesperson, or use online calculators like those found at www.homedepot.com.
Medicare Uses Social Security Number
Medicare may use your social security number to identify you. This Medicare patient is frustrated that Medicare is using her Social Security number on mailings that are out in the open. It's important to take action so Medicare understands the potential problems of using Social Security numbers so openly.
Looking For A Job This Spring? Try Abroad
With many graduates now thrust into the working world, the job market might be tougher than expected. But a few fields are sure to offer new grads job growth opportunities. If you're willing to go international, the job prospects might be even better.
How To Negotiate A Great Raise
Want to get paid like a man? You might have to learn to negotiate like one. "Women are getting savvier when it comes to negotiating with their bosses...
Job Advice: Best Way To Ask For A Raise
Job advice that pertains to every employee is the best way to ask for a raise. One of the most important pieces of job advice when asking for a raise is to have a plan to explain why you deserve the raise. Another important piece of job advice when asking for a raise is know the statistics about what the average person in your same job is making.
Job Search Advice For Real Estate Agent
What's the best way to start a career as a real estate agent? One option is to contact a real estate brokerage and ask if it has an apprentice program. Some real estate job advice includes passing the real estate licensing exam.
Kitchen Gadgets Debut At 2006 Housewares Show
Many new gadgets for the kitchen and home made their debut at the 2006 International Housewares Show in Chicago. Some of the kitchen gadgets featured retro colors and innovative design. In addition, the housewares show featured new lighting and cleaning tools for the kitchen and the rest of the house.
An Inventor’s Paradise: Solving Problems With New Releases From the 2006 Housewares Show
Finding a product that can make someone's life easier is the genesis for many of the inventors at the 2006 Housewares Show, held recently in Chicago. Products at the Housewares Show often came from something the inventor did to solve his or her own problems. Here are a few cool things being shown off this year at the Housewares Show.