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Your Garbage Disposal Hums But Won't Spin

The hum means the motor is fine and something is jammed against the impeller. Fix it in twenty minutes with a $3 wrench, in this order.

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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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.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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Can You Fix It6 min read

Why Your Garage Door Stops Halfway and What to Fix First

Five minutes of diagnosis tells you whether this is an eight-dollar can of lubricant or a call to a spring guy.

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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 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.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Fix a Sticking Door Before You Reach for the Plane

Nine times out of ten it's a loose hinge screw, not a swollen door. Find the rub, then fix it in the right order.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

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.

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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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideCan You Fix ItDean Shaw23 Sept 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.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideBooksSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Classic Adventure Novels That Survive Being Read Out Loud

Which ones hold a nine-year-old at bedtime, which ones quietly kill the habit, and where you'll want to skip a paragraph.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

StoryScience & SpaceNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The Women Who Changed Science and the Work That Did It

Grace Hopper handed out pieces of wire 11.8 inches long to make a point. Eight discoveries, explained well enough to repeat at your own dinner table.

GuideCan You Fix ItDean Shaw23 Sept 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.

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

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GuideBooksSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

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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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Science & Space6 min

Nuclear Power Is Just a Very Fancy Way to Boil Water

Can You Fix It5 min

A Dead Outlet, Diagnosed in the Right Order

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideBooksRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

What Your Library Card Is Actually Worth

A free piece of plastic replaces an audiobook subscription, a streaming service, and most of your book budget. Most people never set theirs up.

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Science & Space6 min read

How to Fly Your First Model Rocket Without Losing It

Fresh batteries, a field bigger than you think, and a plan for the one tree that eats rockets. Everything the instructions leave out.

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