100 Things Every...

The series. One hundred things every man, woman, dad, mom, young person and grandparent should know, do or own.

What a newborn actually needs in the first 90 days

The real list is about fifteen items long. Everything else is a shower gift, a storage problem, or something you can buy on a Tuesday in March.

GuideHow ToDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to Back Up Family Photos So a Dead Phone Can't Take Them

Three copies, two kinds of storage, one off-site. One evening of work and about a hundred bucks a year keeps twelve years of your kids safe.

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GuideCan You Fix ItDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Fix a Dryer That Runs But Never Gets Hot

Three parts cause almost every no-heat dryer, and one of them costs twelve bucks. Diagnose in the right order and you'll be dry by dinner.

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Guides & Checklists7 min read

Four Weeks to a Sunday Roast

One knife, one pan, four Sundays. A plain-language cooking course that ends with you carrying a roast to the table.

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GuideHow ToMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

How to Register to Vote or Change Your Address on the Roll

It takes about ten minutes and costs nothing, but the step almost everybody skips is the one that gets you a provisional ballot.

GuideCan You Fix ItWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

A Dead Outlet, Diagnosed in the Right Order

Before you buy a receptacle or call anybody, work the circuit from the cheapest cause to the most expensive. Most dead outlets die from three things.

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to Teach Your Teen to Drive, Parking Lot to Highway

A ten-session plan that starts with four milk jugs in an empty lot and ends with your kid merging at 65 while you sit still and say nothing.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideHow ToRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

How to Dispute a Mistake on Your Credit Report

It's free, the law gives the bureaus 30 days, and most people lose on a technicality they never see coming.

GuideCan You Fix ItWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

A Dripping Faucet Tells You Which Part Failed

Where the water shows up decides whether you need a 50-cent washer, a $6 seat kit or a $28 cartridge. Diagnose before you buy anything.

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

What Your Car Needs at Every Mileage, Oil to Timing Belt

Your odometer is a maintenance calendar. Learn to read it, and you'll spend money on parts instead of tow trucks.

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GuideHow ToDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to sell a car privately without getting scammed

Meet at the buyer's bank, watch the money land, then sign the title. The rest is paperwork, and the paperwork is where people get burned.

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your Furnace Won't Fire. Check These Three Things First

A cold house at 6 a.m. usually comes down to a dead thermostat, a choked filter or a flame sensor with a film on it. Fifteen dollars and an hour.

GuideGuides & ChecklistsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20267 min

A Six Lesson Course In Money, From Budget To Retirement

Six sittings, one skill each, and a printable checklist at the end. No jargon, no get-rich nonsense, no shame about where you're starting.

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GuideHow ToWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

How to Shut Off the Water Main When a Pipe Bursts

Find the valve, turn it clockwise, kill the water heater. Do it in under two minutes and you save a floor instead of replacing one.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

Can You Fix It6 min

Patching Drywall Without Making It Worse

Guides & Checklists6 min

The Home Maintenance Checklist That Actually Gets Done

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GuideHow ToRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

How to Replace Your Birth Certificate and Social Security Card

Order the birth certificate from the state you were born in, not the one you live in, and never pay a dime for a new Social Security card.

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Science & Space6 min read

How the Power Grid Works and Why It Goes Dark

Electricity is made the instant you use it, which explains almost everything about why the lights stay on and why they sometimes don't.

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