If you are looking to "move up" — that is, sell your current home and buy a new house, you may need to wait for your current home to sell so you can afford the down payment on your new home and avoid paying two mortgages. If you sell your house first, you may feel pressured to find and buy your new house quickly, but it may also give you the money you need to put a down payment your dream home. You may have to make an offer on your new house but negotiate for the purchase to be contingent on the sale of your old house. Contingent offers are more risky and less desirable for the seller, since the sale can't be completed until the buyer's house is sold. You may want to put your current house on the market first. The amount of money you will make selling your home depends on a variety of factors, including how much you still owe on the home, any fees you will need to pay a realtor, property taxes, etc. If you won't know how much your house will sell for, investigate recent sales in your area of similar homes and use that as a starting point.  Let's say you think your house will sell for $250,000. Subtract the amount you still owe on your mortgage from this number. So if you still owe $75,000, $250,000 - $75,000 = $175,000. From that number, subtract any additional fees, such as your real estate agent's commission (this may be a percentage of the sale price or a flat fee), closing fees, transfer tax, and whatever property taxes you owe (you pay these up to the day you sell the house). Assume your realtor gets 6% of the sale price ($15,000), there's a total of $750 in closing fees, and you owe $500 in property taxes. Add these numbers together ($15,000 + $750 + $500 = $16,250) and subtract that from $175,000 to find how much you will make from selling your house. $175,000 - $16,250 = $158,750. You will have $158,750 to put toward a down payment on a new house Search online for "Home Sale Proceeds Calculator" to easily plug in these numbers and find your profit.
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One-sentence summary -- Understand the risks and benefits of selling and buying a house at the same time. Calculate the likely sale and profits from your existing home.


This divider is simple and easy to make, and even easier to use. It is a great way to divide up the clothes in your dresser. Here's a list of what you will need:  Measuring tape Cardboard Box cutter Metal straight edge Cutting mat (recommended) Gift wrap Scissors Spray adhesive You want to measure the width, depth, and height of the drawer. Write those numbers down. You will be cutting these out to make a cross-shaped divider. Here are the dimensions for each rectangle based on your measurements:  The first rectangle needs to be the same height and depth as your drawer. The second rectangle needs to be the same height and width as your drawer. Place the cardboard on top of a cutting matt to protect your work surface. Use a box cutter to cut the rectangles out. To make a perfectly straight line, place a metal straight edge/ruler along the line you want to cut, and glide the blade alongside the straight edge. Do not use scissors to cut cardboard. They are not sharp enough and may create frayed edges. Each piece of paper needs to be the same length as the cardboard rectangle, but twice the height. For example:  If your first piece of cardboard measures 6 inches high and 14 inches long, your first piece of paper should be 12 inches high and 14 inches long. If your second piece of cardboard measures 6 inches high and 28 inches long, your second piece of paper needs to be 12 inches high and 28 inches long. Spray the glue on from side to side, using light, even strokes. Try to overlap each stroke by a little to prevent any gaps.  You are working with one piece of paper at a time so that the glue does not dry out. Consider working on top of some newspaper to protect your work surface. This will help it stick better to the paper. The long edge of the rectangle should line up with the bottom edge of the paper. The top half of the paper will be sticking out from behind the cardboard. Now, both sides of the cardboard should be covered with paper.  The notches need to go down about halfway down into the cardboard rectangle. This will allow the pieces to slot together and form a cross. Form a cross with the rectangles, with the two notches facing each other. Gently push the two pieces of cardboard together. If the pieces wobble around too much, you can secure the seams with hot glue. Your drawer will now have four compartments. You can fill each compartment with a different type of garment, such as camis, socks, underwear, and bras.
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One-sentence summary -- Gather your supplies. Use a measuring tape to measure the inside of your drawer. Draw two rectangles on a piece of cardboard. Use a box cutter to cut the rectangles out. Cut two pieces out of gift wrap to cover your cardboard pieces with. Place the smaller paper, blank side up on your work surface and spray it with spray adhesive. Spray both sides of the smaller cardboard rectangle with spray adhesive. Place the smaller rectangle on top of the paper. Fold the top half of the paper onto the cardboard and smooth it down. Repeat the whole gluing, folding, and smoothing process for the larger piece of paper and cardboard. Cut a notch into the center of each piece of cardboard. Slot the two pieces of cardboard together. Insert the divider into your dresser drawer.


Say the wake command to wake Alexa and she will begin listening for your next command. The default wake command is "Alexa," but if you've changed it to "Echo," "Amazon," or some other command, then use the wake command you previously set. If you wanted an alarm to wake you up at 6:30 in the morning, you would say "Alexa, set an alarm for 6:30 AM." This alarm will go off at 6:30AM the next morning, but would not repeat. If you wanted your alarm to go off only on the weekdays, you would say "Alexa, set a repeating alarm for 7 AM." Alexa will then ask you, "On which days?" You would reply, "On weekdays."  You can also reply with things like "Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday," to set the days you want the alarm to repeat. When setting an alarm, you can select any artist, song, album or genre you want. For example, you could say "Alexa, set an alarm for 8:30 AM to Open Mike Eagle," or you could even say, "Alexa, set a repeating 6 AM alarm to 60s music." If you want to use music from Spotify or another service, you need to specify it in the command. For example, "Alexa, set an alarm for 7:30 AM to Drake from Spotify." If an alarm is going off and you want Alexa to stop the alarm sound, you could simply say, "Alexa, stop," or "Alexa, cancel." You can also snooze alarms for 9 minutes by simply saying, "Alexa, snooze." For the Echo Show or Echo Spot, you can manage your alarms from the screen. Say, "Alexa, show me my alarms." Then you can simply delete an alarm by swiping it to the left.
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Say "Alexa". Ask Alexa to set a one-time alarm. Ask Alexa to set a repeating alarm. Ask Alexa to wake you up with music. Ask Alexa to stop an Alarm. Ask Alexa to show you your alarms (Echo Show and Spot only).