You’ve got a bug that’s crawled onto your ceiling and parked there, possibly for the rest of its life. You want to get rid of it before it falls onto your head one day, but you can’t reach it. You could spray bug spray at it, but that doesn’t always work – especially if you have vaulted ceilings that are ... Read More »
One really good reason not to sit around clipping coupons from your local papers is that it’s time-consuming. My time is valuable, and I figure the cost of any “free labor” I’m performing against my savings when I consider my best strategies. But when it comes to coupons, clipping is no longer the only way to get them: you can ... Read More »
Someone has been contacting people and telling them the President is going to pay their utility bill or issue credits to them for it, and thousands of people have fallen for it so far. It may sound ridiculous to you, but wait until you hear how they’re doing it – it’s more convincing than you might think. The scam You ... Read More »
When it comes to the possibility of having my home broken into, I’m actually a little more worried about what would happen if I was there than if I wasn’t. As traumatic as getting burgled is, people have been hurt or worse by burglars who broke in, not realizing someone was home. To protect my home, I use a combination ... Read More »
Liquid soaps often have chemicals in them that aren’t considered good for the environment. The soap ingredients naturally tend to separate from the water ingredients over time, and the chemicals are what keeps them from doing that. Without those chemicals, you eventually get lots of heavy soap at the bottom that won’t come through the pump, and more watery stuff ... Read More »
Very few people get to work at a job they love. First of all, there’s more competition for fun, exciting or rewarding jobs, so they tend to pay less and be less stable than more dull jobs. Second, entire industries are disappearing and taking the jobs with them – overseas, or into automation. The truth is, even in a great ... Read More »
You’ve bought a hummingbird feeder or made one yourself. You’ve put it in a nice spot in your yard where you can enjoy watching the hummingbirds from a window. There’s just one thing missing from this idyllic scene: the hummingbirds. Turns out this is not a case of “If you build it, they will come.” How do you let birds ... Read More »
Water can be one of the most expensive household bills, depending where you live. There are many ways you can conserve water and save on your water bill. Maybe not all of them will work for you, or even apply to you, but for most households at least some of these little changes will be easy to make. Some of ... Read More »
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