How to Keep Your Car Cool in the Summer Sun
You know the feeling. You walk out of the grocery store on a ninety-degree day, open your car door, and […]
Negotiate Your Internet Bill Down in One Phone Call
Call your internet provider. Say “I would like to cancel my service.” Wait. The first person you talk to cannot […]
Keep Carrots From Going Soft With a Simple Water Bath
Buy carrots. Put them in the crisper drawer. Forget about them. Find them two weeks later, limp and bendable, with […]
Keep Wool Sweaters Looking New Season After Season
I shrunk a cashmere sweater to the size of a hand towel once. It was my wife’s. She had worn […]
Never Cook Dry Chicken Breast Again
I ruined chicken breast for years. Every single time. The outside would be done, the inside would be dry enough […]
Build a Simple Compost Bin From Chicken Wire
Have you priced a compost bin lately? The decent ones start around eighty dollars. The wooden ones rot in three […]
Deep Clean Your Fabric Sofa Without a Machine
My sofa had a smell. Not a bad smell exactly — more like a mystery smell. Coffee from last March. […]
Save Hundreds on Car Maintenance With Basic Checks
I paid eight hundred dollars for a brake job that I could have done myself for about a hundred and […]
Caulk a Bathtub So It Actually Looks Professional
The first time I caulked a bathtub, it looked like a kindergartner had squeezed an entire tube of toothpaste around […]
Buy Quality Tools Once Instead of Cheap Ones Every Year
I bought a ten-dollar screwdriver set from a discount store when I moved into my first apartment. Within six months, […]