I'm currently living in a similiar style of house, brand new but low quality, and find the biggest issue is the poor quality of the lighting, particulary in the kitchen. If your going to be living in the house for a couple of years as you say then I'd consider it a worthwhile investment. Whether it would increase the value or not I don't know, I p…[Read more]

Thanks for the great tip. Now I don't have to stuff a sock into the gap under my bedroom door to stop it from rattling all night!

The most useful tip I've had is to record every cent you spend into a spreadsheet divided into a dozen or so major catergories like food, petrol, rent + bills etc. Before doing this I had no idea where all my money was going and struggled to save even $50 a week. Once I had it all down on paper I was shocked to see how much I was wasting, mostly o…[Read more]