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How to claim the interest on your college loan as a tax deduction.
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How To Repair A Plastic Bumper
By 6.27.07
Plastic bumpers are a real snagglepuss to repair but it can be done, and for less than your deductible, this Instructable by Popular Mechanics tells us.
By 6.27.07
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Lifehacker has a bunch of neat ideas for staying cool. A timely post, as our brains were boiling today.
Make A Hex Key/Allen Wrench If You Only Have A Knife And A Pencil
By 6.26.07
If you’re biking along and need to tighten something up on your bike, like your bike seat, here’s a trick to remember even if you forgot your hex wrench.
6 Ways To Cancel Any Cellphone So You Can Get An iPhone
By 6.26.07
If you want to get an iPhone but you’re stuck in a contract, here’s six ways to escape your service plan without paying a $175 early termination fee:
How To Do Credit Card Arbitrage
By 6.25.07
“Credit Card Arbitrage” is when you take out a 0% balance transfer check from your credit card use it to make money. Here’s the basic gist of how to do it, and some of its dangers.
Make More Money By Adjusting Your Witholdings
By 6.23.07
Why give the IRS an interest-free loan throughout the year? Instead, boost your monthly earnings by changing the amount of withholdings you claim. Kiplinger offers an easy 3-question calculator to help you figure out the right number.
How To Remove Watermarks From Wood
By 6.21.07
Place a cotton cloth directly over the stain and with a dry iron (NO STEAM!) press down for several seconds on the cloth. Remove and check the stain. Keep doing until the watermarks are completely gone. It could take a minute or two to get the stain out completely.
Yes! We are going to try this. Wish us luck.—MEGHANN MARCO
How To Have A Moving Sale
By 6.19.07
Remember that unlike a yard sale, the goal of a moving sale is to empty your house, not fill your pockets. — CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER
How To Choose A Doctor
By 6.19.07
Finding the perfect doctor doesn’t need to be a daunting task, according to five doctors interviewed by New York Magazine. Like kids to an ice cream truck, the best doctors flow to the best hospitals. When in doubt, look for your local teaching hospital. If you have a particular malady that calls for a specialist, check the hospital department’s website for a list of potential doctors and start checking credentials. Referrals from friends and colleagues can also help, especially when it’s time to make an appointment.
It’s all about who referred you. If you don’t have someone who referred you to them, then you’re sort of in the general pool with everybody else. The second most important factor is what insurance you have. Doctors will pick.
How did you find your doctor? Tell us in the comments. — CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER
How To Spot A DS-MAX Style MLM Scam Job Ad
By 6.18.07
Here are some of the qualities of a “business” operating under DS-MAX (now known as Innovage, though the same company owns both trademarks...) principles, an organization responsible for many complaints alleging scams, fraud, and general employee deprivation in a “sales-cult” atmosphere. [More]
How To Repel Mosquitos Without Bleeding Your Wallet
By 6.18.07
If you, like me, are a mosquito magnet, summer weather brings with it a particular kind of dread. Though my Brooklyn neighborhood would hardly be confused with “nature,” our wee outdoor space can feel like the Everglades. Since I tend to obsess about spending summer as bugless as possible, I thought I’d share a few tips for fellow urbanites.
How To Avoid Getting Bumped From A Flight
By 6.18.07
Tips for protecting against getting bumped from a flight, courtesy of the July issue of Kiplinger’s we found on the airplane this weekend.
How To Lower Your Property Taxes
By 6.17.07
Free Money Finance dredged a fascinating statistic from Kiplingers that suggests 60% of homes are overvalued by assessors, and that 33% of tax appeals succeed. The stat comes from a dubious source, the National Taxpayers Union, described by the San Francisco Chronicle as the “the grand-daddy of the tax revolt organizations.” Assessments guide property taxes, which are universally reviled by homeowners. Even politicians, who suckle tax revenue with the vigor of a vampire on a vein, regularly crusade against property taxes during election season.
How To: Have A Yard Sale
By 6.12.07
We love yard/garage/stoop sales. Recently we got a cute teapot for $3! Yay!
How To Unshrink Wool
By 6.11.07
It’s actually very easy to unshrink a wool garment you shrank in the wash.
