If you are shopping for Tools for your home here are a few tips and links for you that will help you get what you want for much less and not risk buying a used tool from someone off MarketPlace or some other sketchy no returns / no refunds place. However some of those sketchy deals have been the best ones I have ever found so don’t totally reject them just know …
How To Owning Electric Vehicles Come With Hidden Costs
Automotive
There is a lot of talk about the transition to electric vehicles but if you are considering buying one you should be prepared for some serious expenses that a conventional gas or diesel vehicle won’t likely have. It is almost like you are penalized for changing over to electric and without knowing you will feel taken.
The first thing you should know is that you won’t get off without the government charging you …
How To Diagnose A TV With Sound But No Video Because Of Dead Backlights
Home Electronics, Television
Although TVs are complex in their circuitry there are a lot of problems that owners can diagnose and repair themselves. Sometimes the repairs are worth attempting if the parts are cheap and methods are easy.
One of the most common problems is when you turn on your TV and there is sound but no video. There is no video at all meaning that the startup logo does not appear and no images appear …
How To Protect Yourself From Pesticides By Growing Your Own Produce
Health & Safety, Vegetables
New 2023-2024 Study by the Environmental Working Group has come in with startling results when it comes to food safety and the produce you purchase. In their study they examined Produce from both Organic and Conventional Farmers that show residues that are potentially dangerous are found on a minimum of 75% of Organic Produce and 95% of Conventionally Farmed Produce. Some of the products used can cause reproductive harm in humans.
This is …
How To Choose A Single Unit Combo Clothes Washer Dryer
Appliances, Kitchen
First off lets get right to it whenever you are purchasing a specialty type item you are going to pay more for it and possibly get less from it. The reason for this is that over many years conventional units have been designed to provide the best quality output for the lowest cost. In addition because they are the ones being sold the most the price will almost always be less due to how …
How To Buy A Portable Washing Machine
Appliances, Kitchen
Many apartments may come with a Washer Dryer hookup and allow you to easily hook up a regular washer and dryer but if yours doesn’t have that option or if you want to install a washer in your RV or at your Cabin or wherever you don’t have dedicated hookups then one of the easiest options is to go with a Portable Washing Machine.
Portable Washers come in a variety of types. Some are fully …
How To Find The Best Seeds For Your Garden
Plants & Flowers, Vegetables
There are many factors that determine where you can get the best seeds. If you are a small gardener you might not even want seeds you might want to start off with trays of plants to transplant. However if you want to plant a special vegetable or flower then specialty seed suppliers are probably your best option because you’re not about to find those as tray sets at your local supplier.
If you live in …
How To Stop Paying For Cable, Dish, Streaming Television And Not Give Up Entertainment
Saving Money, Television
In the past 10 years people have been moving away from Traditional Pay Cable and Dish Television and moving to Paid Streaming Options and the reasons for this can be many. Some people are on the go and like to watch content from their devices. Others like the option of watching marathons of a television show all at once and yet some other people just can’t stand watching the advertising that plays …
How To Save Money And Buy The Right New Water Heater
Plumbing, Saving Money
There are a lot of options if you are in the need for a new water heater and it is easy to spend more money than your should whether you are buying it yourself and installing it or hiring a plumber to install it for you.
The easiest replacement water heater is one of the same type. By type of water heater that means: The same Volume of Water, The same Power Source (Gas, Electric, Heat …
How To Prepare Dry Beans For Soups And Other Recipes
Homesteading, Kitchen
If you don’t work with dry beans a lot I have found it pretty easy to do the initial sort by using a spaghetti bowl to pour a few beans into so you can inspect them for quality and any debris like small clumps of dirt or rocks and then i pour them into a 1 quart bowl to measure how many beans I am going to make for the soup.
I will put the …
How To Springtime Firewood Processing To Be Ready For Next Winter
Heating & Cooling, Homesteading
At the time of writing this winter is not technically over but there are only a couple more weeks to go. This is the time of the year when you are probably preparing for other projects and planning your garden. However this is also the right time to process your firewood for next season.
Because the leaves aren’t on the trees yet and its easy to move around in the woods if you …
How To Understand Laws Regulating The Sale Of Raw Milk
Homesteading
In many states the sales of raw milk to the general public is completely illegal however in states where it is legal there is a lot of controversy about the regulations behind Raw Milk Safety and Sales to the general public. If you are a farm owner and you produce milk for your own consumption then it is your duty to do so in a safe manner so your family and any visitors will …