Home & Garden

There’s no place like home—especially when it’s in tip-top shape. We’ve rounded up the best cleaning and organizing tricks, affordable decor ideas, DIY hacks, and more. Warning: Once you’ve got everything just the way you want it, you may never want to leave!

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5 More Things To Do with Toothpaste

Get that extra tube out and start cleaning like a pro with these awesome new uses for toothpaste.


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10 Ways to Spring Clean Like a Pro

No one looks forward to spring-cleaning. But think how much better your house will feel when it's done! Here are...


RRSPs and Investing Guide

Take the steps necessary to prepare for your retirement with this one-stop guide to RRSPs, investing and financial planning.


16 Amazing Birthday Freebies

Rake in the loot, and start cashing in on all the free birthday goodies you can claim across Canada.


6 Tips to Survive an Audit

Nobody expects to be audited. But with at least 434,000 Canadians investigated every year many are left flat-footed when the...


7 Tips for Selling Your Stuff Online

Is it time to de-clutter? Sell your stuff online: it's an easy way to make extra cash while clearing space...


10 House Cleaning Home Remedies

Ditch expensive cleaners and head for the vinegar, lemon and bleach, because we've found 10 home remedies guaranteed to make...


5 More Things To Do with Rubber Bands

Chances are you've got a dozen of them stuffed in a drawer or hanging off the tap in your kitchen...

5 More Things To Do with Paper Bags

From drying herbs to recycling your newspaper, these five cool new ways to use paper bags are sure to come...


12 Essential Laundry Tips and Tricks

Remove stains and tackle the toughest laundry tasks with this no-fail guide to essential laundry tips and tricks.


4 Tips To Get Out of Debt

Paying off your debt, like losing weight, can be a struggle. Pay it off sooner with these easy to follow...


5 More Things To Do with Club Soda

Think club soda is best used for mixing cocktails? Think again, because we've found five more fun ways to get...


5 Surprisingly Quick Cleaning Projects

Short on time, and trying to get your home in ship-shape? Make a regular routine of these easy cleaning projects...


5 More Things To Do with Potatoes

For all the different ways you can cook potatoes, there are as many uses for them around the house. Here...


Should You Shop on Layaway?

You could really use a new dishwasher, and your daughter is dying for a pair of pearl earrings for Christmas....


5 Extravagant Holiday Gifts

You'd never guess just how expensive some of these gifts actually are! While many of us will only dream of...


5 Things: What Does Chest Rub Do (Besides the Obvious)?

What does chest rub do besides the obvious? We know chest rub is a common treatment for chest colds, but...

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3 Essential Tree-Buying Tips

Make sure you get the right Christmas tree by following these three time-tested tree buying tips.


Pour-In Paint Ornament

This simple process will allow you to create unique Christmas balls in any color you choose. If you have trouble...


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Super-Simple Cookie Houses

Preparation time: 10 minutes Standing time: 2 hours Ingredients For each house: Ornamental Icing 5 graham crackers Assorted candies, such


Animal Albums

Too many pictures, too little space? Personalized animal albums will keep them all in one spot.


Glitter Dough

Glitter dough is a great gift for kids of any age (except those young enough to want to eat the...


8 Unique Gifts for Pet Lovers

Help cut the guess-work out of holiday shopping with these fun, one-of-a-kind gifts for pet lovers.

Covered Clay Pots

These charming pots are so pretty, you'd expect to see them at a fancy gardening store!


Dip-Dyed Tablecloth

If you choose only one gift-making project during the holidays, make it this one! The process is a rewarding one...


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Reverse-Stencil Ornament

With this stenciling method, it takes just minutes to create a gorgeous keepsake. Make extra balls to give as gifts.


Citrus Centerpiece

Lovely limes and lemons are a smashing contrast to shiny Christmas balls in this easy centerpiece. Be sure to choose...


Rosemary Pomanders

These fragrant, topiary-like decorations last for years, and they aren't difficult to make. The ends of the rosemary sprigs stick...


9 Secrets to Solving Problems

Whether at work, home or in your personal life, coming up with creative problem solutions can be a difficult task....