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Hanging things on walls is one of the quickest ways to make your new apartment or house feel like home. However, as a renter, you may be wondering how to securely hang things on walls with minimal wall damage. Your landlord may not allow holes in the wall, or perhaps you don’t want to have too many holes to fill when you move out. Below are some tips on how to hang stuff on walls that will have you feeling at home in no time. How can you hang stuff on walls without causing damage? Several easy-to-use adhesives allow you to hang things...

Podcast #208 Show Notes: Annuities and Cash Secured Puts in Low Yield Times In light of current interest rates and bond yields, should you change your investment strategy? People are wanting to do lots of different things to chase higher yields and most of them are bad ideas. We discuss a couple in this episode: cash secured puts and annuities. Since our crystal ball is as cloudy as yours, changing your investment strategy based on what you think will happen with rates in the future is generally not a good idea, but we discuss when annuities might be appropriate for...

Not to worry! Here are some tips, tricks and shortcuts that take the drudgery out of washing dishes — and you may even end up enjoying the task. 1. Plan meals that use fewer dishes Instead of dirtying piles of cooking utensils, try incorporating some one-pot meals into the rotation. Slow cookers, instant-pots, woks and sheet pans will all minimize the amount of mess. When baking, measure your dry ingredients first and then reuse the same measuring cups and spoons for wet ingredients. You can also line your pans with aluminum foil before roasting vegetables or baking lasagna to cut...

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Few things are more annoying than a sink that gets clogged easily, forcing you to put the dishes down and wait for the water to drain. Sometimes, it's so bad that the water never drains! Since we've all experienced this frustration, here's how to unclog a sink once and for all. Use Water to Unclog a Sink Although kitchen sinks are one of the most common clogs, these methods also work for shower drains or bathroom sinks. One of the easiest go-to ways to fix a clogged drain is to use boiling water. The blockage in your sink's drain is...