Currents | Deals: Sales at John Derian and Others

Bedding, tableware and découpage are up to 70 percent off at John Derian, through Saturday (découpage dome paperweights, originally $60, are $25); 6 East Second Street (Bowery), (212) 677-3917, johnderian.com. ...

Currents | Deals: Sales at Artemide, Sferra and Others

Lighting fixtures and LED lights by Michele De Lucchi, Karim Rashid and others will be up to 70 percent off at Artemide May 11 and 12 (the Tolomeo classic table ...

What a Drip

The Chemex, that iconic nonelectric coffee maker, has finally met its match. The Kone filter from Able Brewing Equipment ($55 at ablebrewing.com) is a gorgeous piece of coffee gear, a ...

Mortgage Rates Fall On Poor Job Growth: Bankrate.com Report

Mortgage rates fell this week over disappointment over March’s job growth numbers and uncertainty about the on-going debt crisis in Europe and slower projected growth in corporate earnings, Bankrate.com reported ...

Life Inc. project honored as among Best in Business

TODAY.com’s Life Inc. blog is being honored with one of the top awards in business journalism Saturday for its 2011 special report “We are the Median.” Our series, by lead ...

Farnoosh Torabi: More bang for your travel buck

Today Money financial expert Farnoosh Torabi joined us for a live Web chat Wednesday to answer your questions. Here’s one of her answers to questions from the live chat. (See ...

John Schoen offers tips on housing, rates

TODAY Money expert and msnbc.com senior writer John Schoen joined us for a live web chat Wednesday to speak about the housing market. Here is John’s answer to one of ...

Vote for the 2012 Readers’ Choice Gardening Awards!

For the past few weeks, we have asked our readers to nominate their favorite gardening blogs, catalogs, magazines and books. We’ve narrowed down the nominations to the top 5 in ...

Vote for the Best Garden Blog

For the past few weeks, we have asked our readers to nominate their favorite gardening blogs. We’ve narrowed down the nominations to the top 5 and now it’s time to ...

Vote for Best New Gardening Book

For the past few weeks, we have asked our readers to nominate their favorite gardening book published in 2010 or later. We’ve narrowed down the nominations to the top 5 ...

Rent.com.au Grows 300%

In the press release Mark Woschnak (CEO Rent.com.au) goes on to state some of their growth can be attributed to principals paying more attention to their rent rolls in these ...

Collin Morgan: It really is HIP 2Save!

Collin Morgan, the coupon-savvy mother behind Hip2Save.com, joined us for a live Web chat Wednesday to answer your questions. Here’s one of her answers to questions from the live chat. ...

Announcing the 2012 About.com Gardening Readers’ Choice Awards

I’m excited to announce the 2012 About.com Readers’ Choice Awards. About.com is asking readers for their favorite products, organizations and services in dozens of categories. Here on the About Gardening ...

HGTV Dream Home 2012: Details on How to Enter to Win [PHOTOS]

The HGTV Dream Home 2012 contest is finally underway and one lucky winner will get the prize of a lifetime – a modern, western ranch in Park City, Utah. The picturesque ...

Msnbc.com’s Allison Linn on ‘We Are the Median’

Msnbc.com’s Allison Linn joined us for a live web chat Wednesday to discuss her recent “We Are the Median” series of stories about families living on around $50,000 a year. ...

All Wrapped Up

Shopping for holiday gifts can be an exhausting proposition. At least the wrapping part just got a tiny easier. We like Cynthia Rowley’s vibrant new wrapping paper, inspired by her ...

Top of the Props: Germany earns buyers’ trust

Germany is earning property buyers’ trust, this month’s Top of the Props report from TheMoveChannel.com suggests. Germany has entered the top ten most popular property destinations for the first time ...

A Place in the Sun Live exceeds expectations

Overseas property is still in high demand, judging by the A Place in the Sun Live show last weekend, which exceeded expectations to put the confidence back into an industry ...

A Place in the Sun Live opens on Friday

It’s just a couple of days to go until A Place in the Sun Live opens at the NEC Birmingham this weekend – and TheMoveChannel.com can still get you free ...

Investment Watch: Cape Verde commands August attention

The country followed up its surprise entry into the Top of the Props ranking of global property destinations with a second chart-topping success, climbing above the giants of both France ...

Dodge the draft and cut home heating costs

Find the drafts that bump up your home heating bills. (MONEY Magazine) — You do not have to invest thousands in high-tech insulation or a super-efficient furnace to cut home ...

Hip2Save’s Collin Morgan offers couponing advice

Collin Morgan, the coupon-savvy mother behind Hip2Save.com, joined us for a live Web chat Wednesday to answer your questions. Here’s one of her answers to questions from the live chat. ...

Life Inc.: Meet Hip2Save and begin couponing

Collin Morgan is the founder of . By Laura T. Coffey, TODAY.com contributing editor TODAY.com is entering into a new partnership that’s designed to help our readers save their hard-earned money. We’re ...

Herb Gardening On the Rocks

I love plants tucked into the crevices of stone walls and rocky hillsides. Amy Jeanroy, About.com’s Guide to Herb Gardens, had me laughing when she wrote about her rock wall ...

"Strong Case" For London Property Investment

There are several reasons to invest in real estate in London at present, one expert has claimed, noting that the Olympic Games is helping to drive interest among international investors. ...

Life Inc.: Costs that worry mothers the most

We know that kids days are costly these days. Recent government figures show it costs an average $227,000 to raise a child from birth to age 17. Now a new ...

Life Inc.: Sorry IRS, but I am my sister’s keeper

By Rob Neill, business producer at msnbc.com To sum up: Badri N. Abdi sounds like a very hard-working young man from a family in difficult financial straits. Guy works multiple ...

Life Inc.: Sorry IRS, but I am my sister’s keeper

By Rob Neill, business producer at msnbc.com To sum up: Badri N. Abdi sounds like a very hard-working young man from a family in difficult financial straits. Guy works multiple ...

Currents | Deals: Sales at Denyse Schmidt, Cassina and Others

Denyse Schmidt Quilts is discounting all DS Baby items by more than 75 percent, while supplies last (a crib set, with a crib-size quilt, bumper and pillow sham, pictured, originally ...

3 ways to save on home costs

(Money Magazine) — 1. Negotiate on fixes and upkeep Price trend: Contractors, still facing a slumping real estate market, will strike a deal to get your business. In a May ...