Saving Money on Your Mortgage
You've heard that refinancing and shortening your loan term can save you thousands of dollars in the long-run. But, did you know that there are other ways to save money on your mortgage? Appealing your tax assessment (assuming your home's value has gone down), recasting your mortgage and asking your lender to remove PMI and MIP are a few other ways you can also reduce your monthly mortgage payment.

Organizing Your Closet
When that dandy freshen-it-up fever washes over me, there’s about a 99.9% chance that I’ll avoid all closet-cleaning activities. The fever’s one thing, but a headache over a giant pile of clothes is another. Luckily, I’ve gathered a slew of awesome ideas that will make organizing any kind of closet (from walk-in to bi-fold door) easy, quick, and fun! Fun? Well, maybe not fun, but at least this kind of cleaning out your closet is a lot better than the type Eminem sings about.

Top 5 Exercise Equipment Pieces to Incorporate into Your Home
Many homeowners want to stay active, but may not be in a position to spend an extra $30-$60 per month, or just don’t have the extra time to get away to the gym. No problem! They can get their exercise by adding sports equipment to their homes!

Appraisal Advice – Watch-It Wednesday
Appraisals seem to be a hot topic as of late, and given the fact that we happen to have a gentleman that loves to talk about appraisals, we figured it would make a good Watch-It Wednesday.

Greece Ready to Finalize €130 Billion Rescue Program – Market Update
Sources confirm Grecian Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will finally meet with political forces to hash out the finishing touches on a bailout package valued at 130 billion euro. Wall Street's investors are breathing easier this morning following reports of the speculated debt resolution, as it's driven many to corral money away from bonds and into riskier investments. As a result of the change in trading, mortgage-backed securities have taken a slight drop in today's early hours.

Insurance Insights Offers Tips About Life, Health & Disability Insurance
The first installment of Insurance Insights features Devin Polaski from MyInsuranceExpert explaining the simple, three-step process that’s necessary to obtain life insurance.

Top 5 Places for Debit Card Fraud
Americans who excessively use their debit cards anywhere may, in fact, be compromising their checking account information at any given swipe. Here is a list of the top five places where debit card fraud exists.

Refinancing with No Cash Out at 26-Year High
It's official. Americans are taking advantage of historically low mortgage rates and paying down the debt on their homes (or maintaining it at the same level) at a rate we haven't seen for the past 26 years, according to Yahoo Finance.

Grecian Financial Troubles Continue to Impact U.S. Markets – Market Update
Greece is in the hot seat again, as negotiations between the European country and its private creditors have come to a halt. According to reports, Greece's leading political forces missed responding to a deadline that would enforce demands for harsher measures to be implemented. Wall Street is growing familiar with financial woes abroad, thus mortgage-backed securities are up slightly again this morning. Up next in this week's economic release schedule is today's 1 p.m. auction of $32 billion in 3-year notes.

7 Ways to Entertain Your Pet While You’re Away
Have you ever come home to find your favorite shoe chewed to smithereens? Here are a handful of ways to keep your pets busy and mischief-free while you are away.