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Jump a dead battery without wrecking either car

The clamp order, the one connection everybody gets wrong, and why a twenty-minute drive home doesn't actually recharge anything.

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw22 Sept 20266 min

When a new phone is worth it and when to skip a year

Most upgrades buy you a slightly better camera and a fresh battery. Only one of those is worth paying full price for.

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GuideAutosDean Shaw22 Sept 20266 min

The car servicing that can't wait, and the kind that can

Brake fluid, coolant and a timing belt will strand you or bankrupt a repair bill. A dirty cabin filter won't. Know which is which.

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Caulk a tub and a window so nobody can tell you did it

A pro-looking caulk line has almost nothing to do with a steady hand. It comes down to what you do before the gun ever comes out.

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar3 Oct 20267 min

Hang a Pre-Hung Door So It Doesn't Drift Open at 2 a.m.

Most bad door installs get decided before the first nail. Diagnose the opening, set the hinge side first, and the latch takes care of itself.

GuideMomsNina Castellan3 Oct 20267 min

Your Mower Probably Isn't Broken. The Gas Is Just Old.

Most mowers that won't start in spring just need fresh fuel and a proper pull. Start, fuel and care for one yourself, without a repair shop.

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GuideSelf-Employed WomenNina Castellan3 Oct 20266 min

Your home is your office now, so own a real drill

Every jammed disposal and sagging shelf costs a home business a morning. A dozen basic tools, and what each one actually does, fix most of it.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar3 Oct 20267 min

Sweating a Copper Joint Is Mostly About Getting the Water Out

The torch is the easy part. A dry pipe and clean metal decide whether the joint holds, and most first-timers skip both.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan3 Oct 20266 min

The anchors that came in the box are why the shelf fell

A cordless drill isn't hard. The clutch, the pilot hole and the right wall anchor are the whole game, and almost nobody explains them.

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Sew on a button and mend a seam so they stay fixed

Eighteen inches of thread, a needle and a toothpick. Ten minutes of work that outlasts whatever the factory did the first time.

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GuideOld SchoolDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Grandpa Kept Ten Tools in That Box and Never Needed More

A gray metal box, ten tools, fifty years of fixing things. What was in it, why, and how to actually use each one this weekend.

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan3 Oct 20266 min

Fixing a dripping faucet starts with the valve under the sink

Most faucet repairs fail in the hardware aisle, not at the sink. Shut the water off, take it apart, then shop with the old part in your hand.

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Replace a broken window pane without butchering the sash

The glass is the easy part. Skip one step and your fresh putty cracks out by next winter.

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GuideOld SchoolDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Take the Back Off Before You Throw It Out

Most broken things aren't broken. They're clogged, loose, dull, or unplugged from the inside, and you can fix that on a kitchen table tonight.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

BRO for Her7 min

A drywall patch nobody can find is mostly about the paint

Skills6 min

Hang a ceiling fan that doesn't wobble, hum or fall

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideHomeWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Repairs Worth Doing Before You Sell, and the Ones to Skip

Buyers forgive an old kitchen. They don't forgive a wet basement, a dead outlet, or a handrail that wobbles.

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Watch where his anger goes, and fear contempt more than temper

Every man gets angry. In the first months, what matters is where his anger lands, how fast he repairs it, and whether he sneers.

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