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Build the family kit one grocery run at a time

You don't need a spare $500 to be ready for a storm. You need an extra five dollars on each trip to the store and a list on the pantry door.

GuideFoodWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Cook Okinawan for a week with what your grocery store has

A three-pound pork belly, a head of cabbage and one pot of dashi will carry five dinners. Almost every mistake is a water problem.

Home6 min

The Water Heater Job You Can Do and the Part You Can't

Preparedness6 min

Know Your Stairwell Before You Need It

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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GuideFoodWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your sourdough starter isn't dead, it's on day three

Flour, water, a warm corner and seven days. The part nobody warns you about is the stall that makes everyone quit.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your Wet Basement Starts On The Roof

Before you spend five figures on waterproofing, fix the four cheap things outside that are putting the water there in the first place.

GuidePreparednessWes DunbarOct 11, 20265 min

A Five-Gallon Bucket Is Your Bathroom Plan B

When the taps go dry, the toilet is the first thing that fails. Set up the bucket, the hand-washing station, and the trash plan before you need them.

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GuideTravelNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Pick the coast by the water, not the pictures

Gulf or Atlantic, the surf decides whether your kids have a great week or you spend it hauling a crying four-year-old out of the shore break.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideGuides & ChecklistsSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

How to Teach Your Kid to Swim Without Floaties

A ten step progression you can run yourself, in your own pool, in fifteen minute sessions, starting with a kid who won't put his face in.

GuidePreparednessWes DunbarOct 11, 20265 min

Bleach can make water safe. The label decides if it will.

Eight drops per gallon is the number to know, but most failures happen before the first drop. Here's what the EPA says and where people go wrong.

How To6 min

How to Shut Off the Water Main When a Pipe Bursts

Can You Fix It6 min

What to check when the hot water quits

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GuidePreparednessNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Pressure Can the Green Beans, Water Bath the Jam

Home canning and dehydrating are worth doing, and both have one rule you can't negotiate with. Start with acid, temperature and a tested recipe.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 23, 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.

GuideCan You Fix ItDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Your Dishwasher Won't Drain. Do This Before You Call Anyone

Four inches of gray water in the tub is almost never a dead machine. Work the blockage points in order and most of these fix themselves in an hour.

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GuidePreparednessWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

The Rule of Threes Tells You What to Fix First

Three minutes without air, three hours without shelter, three days without water, three weeks without food. The order is the whole point.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideScience & SpaceDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Nuclear Power Is Just a Very Fancy Way to Boil Water

A uranium pellet the size of a pencil eraser, a steam turbine older than the automobile, and the reason utilities are restarting reactors they already closed.

Can You Fix It6 min read

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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