What Projects Really Pay Off? Kitchens and Baths In the most productive real estate markets around the country, Kitchens and Bathrooms are the ticket.  You can expect they will return 100% of their value. Home Maintenance:   When someone is buying a new house the last thing they want to worry about are costly repairs.  That’s…

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Below are the meeting dates, PDF / HTML calendars and the summary of the meeting. 2018 FOMC Meetings January 30-31 Statement: PDF | HTML Implementation Note Longer-Run Goals and Policy Strategy Minutes: PDF | HTML (Released February 21, 2018) March 20-21* Statement: PDF | HTML Implementation Note Press Conference Projection Materials PDF | HTML Minutes: PDF | HTML (Released April 11, 2018) May 1-2 Statement: PDF | HTML…

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Bi-Weekly Mortgage Payments How to Set Up a Biweekly Mortgage Payment Locate the principal and interest portion of your payment on your monthly statement and simply divide that number by two. For example, if the principal and interest portion of your payment is $1,500, your new biweekly mortgage payment is $750.   Don’t forget to…

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That time of year is here, those of us who live in the Midwest, Northeast and Northwest are faced with the arduous task of protecting our cars, kids and homes.  But winterizing can be confusing, what is priority?  What can be skipped?  How much does it all cost?   Here are some answers:   .…

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Down Town Cafe Crawl Participating Cafés: The Attic Books & Coffee • seasonal & holiday teas • chaider Grounded Café at the ADRC • pumpkin spiced apple cider Daily Buzz Espresso Bar • autumn refresher • harvest moon cider • brewed coffee • nutella stuffed cookie • vegan brownies • fruit crumb bar Copper Rock Coffee…

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1. Fork that Oreo 2. Simple as new way to cut 3. Muffin Paper and Popsicle?  Yes. 4. Making Pasta?   5. Thank you Smart Phone 6. Aside from marking which can is yours, it can hold your straw 7.Or any delicious strawberry treat! 8. the 80’s are back! 9. and it has other advantages….. 10. Soap Genetics! 11. I suppose. 12.…

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 7 Easy Ways to Winterize Your Home   1) Change Furnace Filters Easy to forget, important to remember! 2) Reverse Those Fans! Not many people think about this one, but reversing the fan pulls will disperse the heat that rises to the ceiling and could save you 5-10% 3) Winterize Your A/C and Water Lines Simple, just…

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Brown County Apple Valley Orchard –  apples and pumpkins 1670 Mar-El Rd, DePere, WI. Phone: 920-336-0667. Email: info@applevalleyllc.com. Open 9 to 5 pm daily during season, September to Thanksgiving. pre-picked and pick-your-own apples. Also pumpkins and crafts. Blaser’s Acres – pumpkins, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered…

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You may have been looking at houses recently, so you’ve walked into some that are beautiful and some that are………not for you.   I threw together 25 photos from those houses that you put on your “nope list”.                       Did we go back to the Victorian Age? …

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It’s been clear over the last 10 months that mortgage rates are surging upwards in the face of the improving economy.  Stock markets are doing better (minus the small dip last week) and housing prices have leveled out.  Unemployment is down to 3.7%, which is the lowest it’s been in 10 years.  Those of you…

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