Bring Warmth and Freshness to Your Winter Breakfast During the cold and dark winter months, it’s important to stay warm …
Buying & Storing Potatoes, cooking an egg in a spud, and more
Buying Look for clean, smooth, firm-textured potatoes with no cuts, bruises or discoloration. Proper Storage Store potatoes in a cool, …
Wear your sleeping bag and stay warm!
I’m in the market for a warm sleeping bag that packs away really small. I had a down one but …
Savvy Industry Leaders Know Something You Can Use to Your Advantage
By Ryan Kirsch Industry leaders in healthcare, technology, energy or most any type of manufacturing know Rare Strategic Metals (RSMs) …
Santa Baby, I want a 3D Printed Supercar!
Conventional cars are wasteful in the way they’re built and the way they’re operated. A startup called Divergent Microfactories has …
What do you ACTUALLY know about melatonin?
I have problems sleeping, so like many Americans I have turned to non-narcotic options that are available over the counter …
3 things you should know before taking cold and flu medicine
Between headaches, stuffy noses, cough and the occasional fever, chances are you’ll at some point reach for over-the-counter medicines (OTC) …
VEGETARIAN AND “HEALTHY” DIETS COULD BE MORE HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT
Carnegie Mellon Study Finds Eating Lettuce Is More Than Three Times Worse in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Eating Bacon By …
Bridge the financial gap for your kids with life insurance
Generational retirement planning New research finds a link between inheritances and retirement preparedness. For many, life insurance proceeds can help …
The Seabin Project. Something we can all get behind. Cleaner oceans.
About the Seabin Project We have designed and made an automated rubbish bin that catches floating rubbish, oil, fuel …
Gifts with purpose that you buy rather than make
Holiday presents that blend style and function I know, I know, this looks like a page full of ads, but there …
Americans are all sweetness and lite!
You probably realize that eating too many sugary foods and gaining weight go hand in hand. What you may not …
DIY Gifts: Bath bombs
Got lots of people on your list? Got no money? Want to make something rather than buy? Try these fizzy …
A reader writes: Remember the fuel-car-generator-electrical power combo
Lewis H. is a like-minded Squirrel. He wrote to me to remind me that in an emergency our vehicle can …
Hey Alan! Here’s your gluten-free bread recipe.
Shout out to Alan who wrote and asked me about hand-baking gluten-free bread. Here’s what I discovered. Forget everything you …
What to do in a terrorist attack
Attacks like the ones that took place in Paris last November where 129 people died, or Orlando where currently 50 …
Women: Medical steps you can take to stay healthy at 50+
Use this information to help you stay healthy at ages 50 and above. Learn which screening tests you need and …
Men: How to stay healthy at 50+Medical steps you can take to stay healthy at 50+
Use this information to help you stay healthy at ages 50 and above. Learn which screening tests you need and …
Deadly ‘kissing bug’ spreads to states outside Texas
Key facts About 6 million to 7 million people are estimated to be infected worldwide, mostly in Latin America. Vector-borne …
Gift cards: How you can beat big business and save money with these savvy tips
When you buy a gift card at a discount — it’s an automatic price cut on everything you eventually buy with …
Glock’s newest concealed carry weapon hits Paris but is more use here
A new concealed carry handgun from Glock, weighing just 16 ounces, is turning heads in Paris. “The 9 x 19, …
Breaking up is hard to do, so Facebook’s giving you some help
A feature announced last week by Facebook will allow people who have split up with a spouse or partner to turn …
Five Things Young Adults Should Know About Buying Health Insurance
Imagine what you could do with $2,000. If you’re between 18 and 34, you might travel somewhere fun. Maybe buy …
The health benefits of drinking
If you’re like many Americans, you probably have a drink or three now and again. But don’t feel too bad …
Cold weather and critters are coming! Sensible steps to keep unwanted animals out of your environment
Depending on where you live and what weather forecasting service you listen to, the upcoming winter may be brutal. Weather …
How about a ‘Grannypod’ instead of a nursing home?
We all know how expensive nursing homes can be, often running into five figures each month. And it’s not just …
The No. 1 thing you must do to stay healthy and active as you age
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said too few older Americans participate in strength …
Strangely weird but fascinating video of how your toothbrush wears out
Watch exactly how and why your toothbrush wears out. Using an array of microscopes, the guys at Applied Science show how toothpaste, an …
Packing sorted! The solution to grocery bags.
We love new innovations at Self-Reliance Central. This great idea from Australia is catching on around the world. (In Britain and Australia shopping …
Protect your assets from hostile claims
Basic steps to keep your assets when claims are made against you. Modern day asset-threatening scenarios are far ranging. It …