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How to run a job search without wasting six months

Four moving parts most people get half-right: the resume, the references, the interview, and the follow-up. Do all four and the search gets short.

GuideHow ToDean ShawSep 23, 20267 min

How to Change a Car Battery Without Frying Your Electronics

Negative comes off first, goes on last. That one rule prevents most of what goes wrong, and the rest of the job takes twenty minutes.

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Straightening a Leaning Fence Post Without Tearing Out the Fence

Most leaning posts don't need replacing. Find out which kind you have with a screwdriver, then fix it in an afternoon for under fifty bucks.

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Guides & Checklists7 min read

Build a Camp Bin That Never Forgets the Can Opener

One tote, one list taped to the lid, twenty minutes after you get home. That's the system, and it's why your camp kitchen is always ready.

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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.

GuideCan You Fix ItWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

What to check when the hot water quits

Start at the breaker or the pilot light, not at the parts counter — a step-by-step diagnosis for gas and electric tanks, and the point where you stop.

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Build a family emergency binder in one weekend

Three short sessions, one binder, and the end of ever hunting for your insurance policy number at 1 a.m.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

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 ItDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Fix a Flat and Dial In the Brakes on Every Bike in the Garage

Four bikes, one Saturday morning, about sixty dollars of tools. Diagnose the flat before you patch it, and never skip the brake check.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsNina CastellanSep 23, 20267 min

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.

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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.

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Unclog a Drain With a Plunger, a Snake and Ten Minutes

Skip the caustic bottle. Diagnose the clog first, then work through the stopper, the plunger and the trap in that order.

GuideGuides & ChecklistsWes DunbarSep 23, 20267 min

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.

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

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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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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Can You Fix It6 min

Your Mower Won't Start. Check Spark, Fuel, Air In That Order

Guides & Checklists6 min

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

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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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Reglue a Wobbly Chair So It Outlasts the Rest of the Set

Squirting glue into a loose joint buys you about four months. Taking the chair apart and cleaning it properly buys you thirty years.

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