With $7 and 5 minutes, you can quiet your annoying garage door. BY THE NUMBERS: The average homeowner waits 263 days before fixing a squeaky garage door. [😜 I made up that stat. But if feels true, doesn’t it?] The cold weather dries out lubricant in the garage door’s moving parts. When you notice the […]
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Toilet paper is a single use household item with a better alternative. Yes. I’m talking about the bidet. WHY IT MATTERS: The average American will spend $11,198 on toilet paper over the course of their lifetime. Both budget friendly and luxury bidets will save you money. Americans can be shy about this topic, but bidets
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Choosing a good painter requires some homework. WHY IT MATTERS: When you’re ready to invest in a painting project you want confidence in lasting quality. IN THE KNOW: Paint pro Andrey has some good advice. I always hear horror stories around painting. Fortunately you can ask more questions to qualify the painter you want to
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Lower costs for equipment means better pricing for you. Why it matters: Interest rate hikes in 2022 have made going solar more expensive causing some homeowners to wonder, “Did we miss the window?” Good news! Better supply is here. Better prices follow. Solar equipment costs dropped every year until 2020 when supply chain problems reversed
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Okay … maybe not always … but a lot! 😁 We’ve all experienced this. Someone says, “Ever notice how many white trucks there are on the road?” You start seeing white trucks everywhere! For 36 days I’ve sent a daily email to help you as a smart homeowner. The process is changing me! More than
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You can make better decisions when you know how to zoom out on your electricity usage. Yesterday I wrote about understanding your electricity on a micro level. [I still have 1 free watt meter I’ll send to the first person to reply to this email!] Today I want to show you how to see the
Understanding your electricity usage gives you the power! [Warning: The author is in full pun mode today!] We’ll look at some micro examples today and a macro approach tomorrow. This basic knowledge can Save. You. Money! First, we need to understand how we’re charged for electricity. [The puns!] We pay for electricity based on the
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Let’s get organized for the new year Part 2 Which kind are you? Passionate purger or hopeful hoarder? I’ve been fighting my “I bet I’ll need this someday” urges for a long time. I think I’m finally getting better! 🙂 My favorite junk lugger, Andrew, gave us a strategy in Part 1. Now, for some
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Or maybe it’s just ON the gutter. 😉 After years of roofing, I’ve learned the importance of gutters and the need to get them done right. Drew has gutters on his mind all the time and has some good thoughts here: Seamless gutters come in various sizes from 5”, 6”, 7” and beyond. By installing
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Home maintenance is ongoing and one critical area is your exterior paint. It’s true. Why it matters: Painting is first about maintenance, not appearance. A quick story. I was helping a neighbor with some roof repairs. He asked if a roof leak was causing what looked like mildew on his siding. I asked him the
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