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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.

GuideGuides & ChecklistsDean Shaw23 Sept 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 ToRay Okonkwo23 Sept 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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Can You Fix It5 min read

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 & ChecklistsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 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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How to Read a Paycheck Stub and Check It's Right

Three pieces of arithmetic will tell you in about four minutes whether your employer paid you correctly. Most men never do a single one of them.

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 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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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideGuides & ChecklistsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Home Maintenance Checklist That Actually Gets Done

Twelve minutes a month, two half-days a year, and one honest walk-around. That's the whole system, and it beats a spreadsheet nobody opens.

GuideHow ToRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

How to Write a Will Without Paying a Fortune

You can get a valid will, a guardian named for your kids and your accounts pointed the right way in one evening, for less than dinner out.

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 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.

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GuideScience & SpaceDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

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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GuideHow ToRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

How to Get a Passport Fast When You're Out of Time

Three tracks, three price tags, and the one document that gets more people turned away at the counter than anything else.

GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Patching Drywall Without Making It Worse

Nail pops, doorknob holes and the four-foot disaster behind the couch, fixed in the order a working guy actually does them.

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GuideHomeWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Find the Roof Leak Before It Takes the Ceiling With It

Water enters high and shows up low, which is why most people fix the wrong spot twice. Start in the attic, not on the roof.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

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Classic Adventure Novels That Survive Being Read Out Loud

Science & Space6 min

The Women Who Changed Science and the Work That Did It

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GuideHistoryDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Seven Historic Stops Worth Making the Kids Sit in the Car

Valley Forge to the Alamo, the places where the story actually happened, what to see when you get there, and the parts nobody puts on the brochure.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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Books6 min read

The Fatherhood Books New Dads Should Actually Read

Ten books that survive the newborn year, what each one is good for, and the two you should finish before the hospital bag is packed.

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