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Consider Your Drive When Buying a Home

Bright sunshineThis tip came to me after driving to a job located East of home.

The morning commute was greeted by a blinding view of the sun. Not a pleasant drive.

The late afternoon drive home was greeted by a similar sight. A windshield full of bright sunshine. The sunglasses were a pathetic attempt at a solution.

Teach Kids to Not Waste

Wasted foodSave yourself huge headaches later by teaching your kids to not waste now.

The most obvious culprit here is food, but this, of course, trickles out into other areas as well : time, money, toys, opprtunities, etc.

There are several benefits to this including:

Editor Tip Freeze Your Credit to Help Protect Your Identity

Help protect your identity by freezing your credit.

This simple tip can be accomplished through all three credit reporting services. The process simply involves signing up for the freeze with the three services.

Don't Show It, Nobody Wants to See That

Danny DevitoA tip aimed at Hollywood, entertainment and anyone who resembles Danny Devito.

This tip became obvious during a viewing of Relative Strangers on TV. The PG-13 rated movie degenerated to a point where the audience was treated to Danny Devito's naked rear end.

This provoked a number of spontaneous reactions:

Editor Tip Browse the Internet Anonymously

Want to browse the internet in anonymity? Want to make sure that web sites don't track you or pinpoint your ip address when you visit? Use Tor to accomplish this.

The Tor framework, according to Wikipedia, operates thus:

Lower Your Credit Card Interest Rate

Credit CardsDo you carry a balance on your credit card? Is your interest rate way too high? Want it lowered?

The simplest way to accomplish this task is also the easiest.

Editor Tip Wait to Buy and Save Money

Save moneyWith the annual interest on credit card balances hovering anywhere from 8% up to more than 30%, why carry a balance on that card.

Instead of making large unnecessary purchases and slowly paying off the balance, wait until you have the money to actually purchase the item.

How to Get Rid of Mold

Virtually every house includes mold colonies of some kind. Don't believe it, check your bathroom or kitchen. Around faucets, on tile, at the very least, down drain pipes,

A little bit is normal and nothing to worry about. Simply wipe it off, clean the area and wait to clean the unavoidable reoccurrence.

Editor Tip Use ReadyBoost to Speed up Your Computer

Want a simple method to increase your computer speed for very little or no $?

If your computer has a memory card reader, and you have an unused memory card (or can acquire one), then use ReadyBoost.

ReadyBoost is a feature included with Windows Vista, and later, that performs drive caching to improve on slow hard drive access times.

Editor Tip Speed Up Your Windows Computer With Permanent Virtual Memory

Fast ComputerWindows computer seem a bit slow? Speed it up by adjusting your virtual memory.

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Credit Card Rates

Get those high credit card rates dropped

Tune a Piano

Have a piano that has just a few notes out of tune? Save big bucks and do it yourself!

Ant Infestation

Drive out those pesky ants!

Roof Stains

Prevent those nasty looking gray streaks from appearing on your roof!

Army Survival Guide

The US Army Survival guide is indispensible for emergency situations.