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5 Things You Should Know About Building A Home

Building a new home can be just as exciting as it is complex and stressful. If you properly plan out the project and try to avoid mistakes, you can ensure the house stays within your budget and desired timeline.

Designing and Building Your Own Home? Make Sure To Follow These Tips

Designing and building a home is a long, complex process. And if it’s your first time going through the process, it can be hard to know how to set yourself up for success. What should you do during the design and build process to ensure the final product is the home you want? A recent…

How Much Does Concrete Cost Per Cubic Yard? Current Ready Mix Concrete Prices

How much does concrete cost. This is a current ready mix concrete company's price list. It lists the cost of a yard of concrete and other concrete additives like fibermesh and accelerators.

5 Secrets Your Contractor Doesn’t Want You to Know

You think of your general contractor as an ally and partner — but he’s a primarily a businessman who may not reveal all his secrets.

How to prevent a dispute with a home contractor from blowing up in your face

If you refuse to pay for shoddy work, the remodeler could file a mechanic's lien — which ultimately could result in the forced sale of your home to pay the debt.

Right on the Money: How to avoid contractor fraud

You should know things have changed regarding the way property insurance claims are handled.

Why There Are Diamonds on Tape Measures

In a perfect world, you could use the red marks to identify the placement of the studs. To locate a center between the studs, simply find the black diamond.

The Real Talk About Consent Our Teenage Sons Need

Consent doesn’t just involve saying no. We need to go deeper & teach our sons what real consent looks like so they can create a safe space for intimacy.

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Schools need to educate our sons and daughters that no means no

Why you should give your sons more chores than your daughters

Worldwide, girls spend about 50 percent more time on chores than their brothers, according to UNICEF.

Give your sons and daughters an extra hug when you can

The unspeakable tragedy that took the lives of five Irish J1 students and an Irish-American student in California this week put the fear of God into the hearts of thousands of parents a

Daughters Cost $40,000 More Than Sons

Want to save some serious cash when raising a child? Have a son.

Calling sons and daughters of Odin!

Esteemed authoress, social entrepreneur, philanthropist, professor, Alane Adams is coming to Tempe’s Changing Hand’s Bookstore to present The Red Sun.

10 Compliments for Your Daughter

You can help your daughter grow in confidence and strength with these 10 compliments for your daughter.

Would You Let Your Son or Daughter Marry Your Applicant?

I realize this is a pretty stiff measurement to use with an applicant, but it is an interesting one.

There’s No Innocent Way to Ask Your Son or Daughter About Grandkids

Fertility is a deeply private topic, often better left alone. But if aspiring grandparents want to raise the question, it’s best done with sensitivity.