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Urban Living Series: Health Benefits of Living in the City

This blog covers a debate that could go on forever: does one’s health improve after a move to the city? Arguments both for and against each...

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Lifestyle

5 Ways to Save on Heating Costs

Winter is coming, as the popular series Game of Thrones reminds us. Ready or not, our budgets can start to feel the pinch in the form of...

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Mortgage 101

Retro is in Style, Unless We're Talking Home Financing

The journey to finance or refinance a home too often feels overwhelming, time-consuming, and an experience that most of us would choose to...

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Finances

Budgeting for Christmas

“Christmas is just around the corner!” Does this phrase elicit anxiety and happiness at the same time for you?

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Ruoff Insider

Ann Arbor: Must Love Dogs (and golf)!

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. - George Bernard Shaw This is a philosophy that Amy Maier and her team...

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Lifestyle

How to Keep Common Household Pests Out of Your Home

The cool temps of autumn have arrived, and as we are busy looking for those cozy sweaters we packed away last spring, there are armies of...

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Lifestyle

Make Your House a Home: Tips Based on Your Personality Type

Regardless if you find great value in personality assessments like the famous Myers-Briggs indicator, believe them to be old-fashioned...

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Lifestyle

Urban Living Series: How to Do the Backyard Things When You Don’t Have a Backyard

The backyard barbecue is the hallmark of Americana. Grown-ups at the grill, kids on the swing set, and a four-legged little buddy running...

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Finances

Small Expenses You Can Cut To Save Money

The AARP Magazine published a list of 99 ways to save money on everything each year. This is not the first list out there, nor will it be...

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Lifestyle

Parenting Hacks: Old Tricks in a New Age

Runny noses, makeshift tents, messy rooms and an extra set of car keys each represent the many frightening joys of parenting. Whatever your...

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