A home warranty is a service contract that covers the cost to repair or replace major home systems and appliances. Standard plans typically cover items like HVAC, plumbing, electrical systems, ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Different types of staircases provide specific kinds of visual appeal and take up varying amounts of space in your home. When considering a new staircase, think about your family members and how they ...

We recently conducted a survey of 1,800 customers with home warranty policies and discovered that 79% of residents reported spending between $801 and $900 per year on their home warranty premium ...

A few years ago, I had a mild midlife crisis when I turned 40. I say “mild” because I did not make any negative life-altering choices or obsess over opportunities missed in the first 40 years of my ...

Whether you're organizing your pantry, setting up a home office filing system, or running a small business, a good label maker can transform chaos into order with clean, consistent text that elevates ...

If you're preparing for future emergencies, having a clean source of water is crucial. Distilled water should be part of any disaster preparedness plan. It ensures you have clean drinking water during ...

The cost of home insurance in the United States rose by ~89% between 2014 and 2025, as rapidly climbing home prices, more frequent extreme weather events and inflation impacted insurers and homeowners ...

Compiling a stash of emergency-preparedness items used to be a task many of us kept on the back burner — something we knew was important and we’d get to eventually. But eventually, we now know, might ...