In the holiday classic National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Chevy Chase receives a membership to the Jelly-of-the-Month Club. We decided to take a cue from the film and round up the wackiest of-the-month clubs out there.

While there are plenty of good deals to be found on the foreclosure market, these homes can also harbor unpleasant surprises. Here are the most common problems that might mean a foreclosed home is a money pit rather than a steal.

A summer of barbecuing and a smothering of leaves this fall has left your backyard exhausted and ready for winter. But that doesn't mean you should simply sow a cool-season, perennial rye and call it a day. Consider, instead, the beauty of porous (aka permeable) pavement.

Architects are well worth the extra cost on large remodeling jobs. In fact, depending on the size or complexity of the renovation, calling in an architect might be the only way to get the project off the ground.

It takes a special kind of homeowner to enter a contest called The Ugliest Door in America. But we at PM had a feeling there were probably a few worthwhile also-rans which, while perfectly unattractive, didn't quite take the prize.