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344 Square Foot Luxury Apartment

June 1st, 2011
house design

Here is an amazing tiny Apartment in Hong Kong that occupies a miniscule 344 square feet of space.  The owner/architect has created a beautiful and intensely functional home through the clever use of design.  Sliding walls make it possible to completely reconfigure the space quickly.

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10 Maintenance Tips You Can Do In Under 10 Minutes

April 25th, 2011

Here is a Useful Checklist of small home maintainence  projects that can add up to big savings in energy effieciency and extend the life of household appliances.

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Average Family Budget 2009

March 26th, 2011

Take a look at this excellent graphic of the average household budget from visualeconomics.com
How The Average U.S. Consumer Spends Their Paycheck – Visual Economics
Source: http://www.visualeconomics.com/how-the-average-us-consumer-spends-their-paycheck/

Average Household Budget

Average Household Budget Chart

*Data from the 2009 United States Department of Labor Consumer Expenditures Survey

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