A sign of good fiscal health is if you’re paying less than 30 percent of your monthly income on your housing costs. BusinessWeek recently ran an interesting story about homeowners who are paying a whopping 50 percent — or more — of...

Ever since I broke down and ordered cable, my wife and I have been checking out the seemingly endless parade of home shows on stations like TLC (formerly known as The Learning Channel) and HGTV. Some of the shows I like.