Simply adopting a few energy-efficient practices in your own home can make a huge difference in your monthly utility bills. Here are a few tips on how other homeowners manage to keep down their energy expenses.

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Say goodbye to Stuart Little! A mouse infestation can be enough to make anyone skittish. Those pesky critters can carry a plethora of dangerous diseases and cause plenty of damage to your home, tearing up walls and wiring. But never fear, you can win the war on these diminutive rodents. There’s more than one way to get rid of mice. First, prevention is key. Seal up the cracks and holes in which they can enter your home, and remove any food and water sources that may attract them. Keep outdoor clutter away from your home’s foundation and garage to minimize environments in which they might nest. Encouraging natural predators can help keep the population of potential mouse interlopers down. Build an owl box on your property. A barn owl can eat up to 1000 mice a year! Do you like cats? Owning one can help keep mice at bay. Not only are cats great hunters, but just their scent alone will discourage mice from taking up residence.

Should prevention methods fail, you can get rid of mice through various manners of trapping. Check out our collection of easy strategies that will both help you to get rid of mice and keep the unwelcome guests from coming back again.

Getting your house shipshape doesn’t always mean running to the home improvement center to load up on supplies. Many DIY maintenance tasks, home repairs, and other projects can be done with things you most likely already have on hand. With a little creativity, not only will you be able to use up those extra supplies that have been taking up valuable storage space, but you'll also have fun doing it, and your house will be all the better for it.