“I Gave (and Gave) at the Office” It’s awfully hard to buy the line that banks may not have — ahem — strictly complied with the letter of the law in foreclosing upon hundreds of thousands of homes because they were understaffed. Let’s see . . . Take the staggering compensation earned by guys like...Read More
Does Your Contractor Know How? In a very popular post last year titled “Contractor Etiquette,” I discussed the qualities that distinguish good contractors from not-so-good contractors. In a nutshell: the former do quality work, at a fair price, when they say they’ll do it. And clean up afterwards. Above and beyond that, the very best...Read More