15 Ways to Prepare Your Home for Winter

Now that fall is officially here, it's time to prepare your home for cold weather.

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Now that fall is officially here, it's time to prepare your home for cold weather. These steps, most of which you can do yourself, will help cut your utility bills, protect your investment and possibly increase the value of your home.

Donna LeValley
Personal Finance Writer

Donna joined Kiplinger as a personal finance writer in 2023. She spent more than a decade as the contributing editor of J.K.Lasser's Your Income Tax Guide and edited state specific legal treatises at ALM Media. She has shared her expertise as a guest on Bloomberg, CNN, Fox, NPR, CNBC and many other media outlets around the nation. 

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