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How To Kill It at IKEA, As Told by a Professional Assembler and Personal Shopper

As a personal shopper and IKEA furniture assembler on Taskrabbit, I am no stranger to purchasing and assembling the popular quasi-disposable-but-oddly-cheery furniture. Here are my conclusions, that I wish I'd known a long time ago.When to go:IKEA is overwhelming, the outlets are often 300,000-400,000 sq. feet in size. Naturally, the be ... Read More »

Transformation Ideas to Alleviate Empty Nest Syndrome

Rob Melnychuk via Getty Images Contribution by Andrea DavisYour last child is off to college -- now what? The empty nest syndrome is starting to set in with a bare room looking you in the face every day. While your child may come home sometimes, their room is more or less uninhabited ... Read More »

Homebuyers Have More Choices in Many Markets

Low interest rates, an improving job market, and an increase in the number of new and existing homes for sale fueled a 3.3% increase in the number of homes under contract to sell in July, data from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® show.“Steady job additions to the economy are helping family finances and giving consumers added confidence to enter the mar ... Read More »