Basic Car Maintenance and Repairs You Can (and Should) Do Yourself
I have never been particularly interested in cars—they are merely things that exist to get me from point A to point B, and are often overpriced and beleaguered by expensive…
There’s No Three-Day Grace Period at a Dealership
Photo: Prostock-studio (Shutterstock) With soaring gas prices and devastating inflation, now is not an ideal time to buy a car. If you find it necessary to make such a major…
How to Move Without Taking Roaches (and Other Pests) With You
Photo: candy candy (Shutterstock) I had a friend who once lived in a small, run-down apartment in Manhattan that was infested with roaches. When she moved out, she told me…
13 Extremely Specific Emergency Preparedness Tips
Photo: Dragon Images (Shutterstock) You’ve wound up in a cheap motel room for the night, exhausted from your life on the road. Unfortunately, what you saved in room cost, you…
Lies the Police Can Legally Tell You (and How to Respond)
Photo: Atstock Productions (Shutterstock) According to the rules of popular culture, a cop has to answer honestly when faced with the hard-hitting question of “Are you a cop?” Tragically, this…
Why You Should Make a Packing List After Your Trip
Photo: iJeab (Shutterstock) Do you have something you’re always forgetting to bring on your travels? For a while I was always forgetting to bring a purse on work trips—I always…
What to Do With a Car That’s Been Flooded
Photo: Piyawat Nandeenopparit (Shutterstock) The day before Superstorm Sandy slammed into my neck of the woods a decade ago, my wife asked if we should move our car off the…
The Best Morning Routine for Anyone Who Sucks at Morning Routines
Photo: Monkey Business Images (Shutterstock) Getting ready in the morning sucks. You’re groggy, light hurts your eyes, you’re stumbling around, and you’re suddenly thinking about all the stuff you have…
An Age-by-Age Guide to Teaching Your Kids Basic Life Skills
Photo: Rawpixel.com (Shutterstock) I recently saw a TikTok featuring a young woman who didn’t know how to use a toaster oven, claiming something to the effect of, “My parents just…
18 Things You Need to Know to Prevent a Home Burglary
Photo: Ja Crispy (Shutterstock) You could spend thousands on an elaborate home security system, and the people who sell home security systems are adamant that it’s the best way to…