Category Archives: For All Home Owners

Saving vs Paying Off Debt: The Great Debate

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We welcome guest blogger Miles Victor of Fidelity Homestead with his take on saving vs paying off debt. Usually, my time is spent fielding questions from people about how they can better their current financial situation.  I’m frequently asked about our banks products and how they can help individuals “weather the storms” of life.  The…

Fannie Mae Now Offering Podcasts with Foreclosure Information

With so many homeowners struggling today, this is good information to have in a format that fits busy lifestyles.  Download the information you want and listen to it in the car, on your computer, your iPad or on your smart phone.  Kudos to Fannie Mae for being so forward thinking and going to the consumer….

There’s a Home Improvement App for That

The explosion of apps for smart phones means that you can find an application for almost any problem you can think of (and some that I never even considered) and home improvement apps are on the rise. Need to be able to snap a pic of a wall and match the paint color?  There’s an…

Spring Home Maintenance Checklist

Over the last few years, the things we buy have become smarter and smarter. Last week, my car let me know that it’s about time for an oil change – no checking the little sticker from the oil change place or trying to remember the mileage that last time I had it done.  Instead, a…

The Tree Man is Here! | West Bank Business Spotlight

I know, it’s kind of lame that I would get excited that the tree man showed up at my house today. But he’s my favorite guy at this time of year, because he keeps us from being inundated with Buck Moth caterpillars every spring. See this mean looking little guy?  That’s a Buck Moth caterpillar….

A Home Improvement That Really Does Pay For Itself

I live in a house that was originally built in the 1950s.  Over the years, the original owners added on (and added on and added on) as their family outgrew the existing space.  Lucky for me, by the time they were ready to sell the house, it clocked in at well over 2,500 square feet…

New Orleans Media Gets It Wrong – Again

ARGH!  If only the media would actually report an entire story instead of the pieces and parts that fit the “New Orleans is coming back better than ever” mold. This evening, WDSU news ran a story about what neighborhoods are the fastest growing in the city.  Among them – Algiers Point, right here on the…