If you ever done a paint job and cleaned all your brushes, you would probably have sent your used paint thinner down the drain. I mean what would you have to do with paint thinner with all sorts of colors in it, right? But anything you’ve discarded would definitely have some dollar values to it [...]

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There’s no surefire way to fireproof your home. However, you can still make sure that you don’t have hazards in your home. A lot of fires have been caused by electrical hazards. Here are some of them and some tips to deal with them.

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Hardwood makes for a classy flooring. Only after time and the constant heating and cooling causes it to expand and contract. After time, the once perfectly snug fit floorboards can come loose and become squeaky. Sure, for a parent with teenagers, it may come as a be a blessing. At least they can hear if [...]

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Here’s another do-it-yourself home repair how-to. It’s been a real while since I wrote one. If you have happen to have any brick work in your home then you may probably want to read on. Brick work may be done for you walls, chimney, or sometimes floors. Bricks look nice and rustic but the thing [...]

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Forget the slime in the waterways and carbon monoxide in the air or the tons and tons of trash that we’ve been accumulating as a species. Just in case you’ve been living in a box for the past decades, noise is also considered as pollution. And we’ve got noise just about everywhere. In crowds, in [...]

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Yesterday, I put up my list of papers to send to the shredder. I’m supplementing that with this list on the papers that you need to keep and file. This includes papers that are hard-to-replace.

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Here’s a common scenario – file cabinets and work desk drawers are filled with all sorts of papers. Productivity can be hampered by such clutter. Besides, it’s a total waste of storage space. Here’s a list of paper stuff that you can shred and throw away.

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I remember our dad buying my sister a piano. Just a simple upright piano great for kids who were just about to learn playing. It’s still around even if no one really plays it anymore. In playable condition. Now I’ve been thinking if we only took better care of it. In any case, if you [...]

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One drawback to silver jewelry and silverware is that they tarnish. You’d be pretty lucky if you’ve got a bunch of silverware in your house. Family heirloom perhaps. But keeping them clean can be a real chore. So here are some tips on cleaning your silver.

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Mildew can just grow in damp places in your home. They can even stain furniture and damage items such as books. It can trigger allergic reactions like asthma if kept unchecked. Plus the musky odor just clings inside a room with mildewed items. Here are some tips on preventing mildew.

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Perhaps, again, one of the things skipped when cleaning the house – light bulbs. Since they can be way up in the ceiling, light bulbs can be a chore to clean but you should. Grime from steam and vapors in the kitchen and dust can greatly reduce luminance. This is why you might suspect a [...]

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A few weeks ago, I posted these handy tips on saving on grocery bills. Commenters, mamaloo and Isabel have both brought up one of the most important things when grocery shopping – the list.

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Some would say that cleaning non-stick pans is a breeze. Sure it is. Not much can really stick on it’s slick surface. So not much of an effort in terms of scrubbing cooked on crud. But easy to use as they are, non-stick pans still need some care. In fact, they do require a bit [...]

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Pets can part of the family. If you won’t even take care of it as one of your own, then I suggest that you don’t own one. Some people even find comfort in them rather than with other people. So if you’re thinking of getting one, you might want to read on these few tips.

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Pesticides are made to get rid of bugging critters. But be careful when handling or storing them because these can cause you harm too. While you may always have the common sense to take care in handling these things, careless storage poses a threat to those other curious creatures in your home – children and [...]

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