Executive Summary The Active/Passive Barometer, introduced at Morningstar’s annual Investment Conference in Chicago this week, measures the relative performance of active …
A glimpse into the future
I’m sharing this mostly because it’s beautiful, but also because this is what a self-reliant future looks like. You’re — we’re …
Not your grandma’s fruit cake!
We don’t often link to other sites but sometimes it’s just too, too good not to! How about this delicious, …
Thanks to this stubborn songwriter, tax receipts aren’t absolutely necessary!
It’s a little known fact, and one the IRS wants you to forget, but receipts are not always necessary to …
How to CORRECTLY fit a life jacket to a kid
Don’t mess with life jacket safety. Kids are wriggly little critters and you must ensure they are properly protected at …
It’s tornado season. Got a plan?
New Safety Update from the Sooners – No, not that sort! Oklahoma’s Gary England and The University of Oklahoma have teamed …
We’re being battered by a solar storm!
Those amazingly far South Northern Lights? The fantastic red skies? Blame the Sun. Right now, the Earth is being battered …
15 steps to real homemade jelly
This is how to make proper jelly with all the steps. It’s a good thing to know how to do. Canning …
WARNING: Heat risks and how to beat them
Temperatures in the upper 90s – over 100 perhaps? When the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch you need to …
How to make perfect stock
So many recipes require a good stock. Remember, you can add in vegetable scraps for extra flavor. Save scraps from …
School lunch program tracks students via thumbprint scans and sends info to Feds
File this under Give Them an Inch and They’ll Take a Mile. Another move from the Surveillance State A Pennsylvania …
Power rationing, the spy in the shower and the neighborhood snitch
The reason we are suspicious of smart meters goes back a ways. At the start of the Obama Administration, we predicted that …
The government is not there to help
California cuts off only water source for town of 15,000 A planned community in California’s Central Valley is just days away …
Going abroad? Survival tips from savvy travelers
A trip requires careful planning. Listed below are important steps you can take to prepare for a safe trip anywhere …
Make this cute mat from corks
Whether you’re a wine drinker or not, here’s a great cork mat idea. You can use it on the floor …
Make your own! Summertime relishes
Corn Relish Food And Recipes Of The Smokies – Rose Houk Great Smokey Mountains Natural History Association 4 cups fresh …
103 Handy household uses for baking soda
Although much more expensive products have been developed over the years to do the same jobs, baking soda can work for you …
Terrorists plunge 140 million into dark. Next time it could be us.
A recent terrorist attack that blew up a major transmission line connected to the Pakistani national grid plunged more than …
Vitamin Supplements: A handy guide
Because factory-packaged foods tend to have lower nutritional content than fresh foods, it’s a good idea to have multivitamin …
Renewable Energy – Recycling human waste
As the Chinese population moved from the countryside to towns in search of prosperity a lot of things happened. The …
Charge your car for free.
We all like getting stuff for free, right? And if you have an electric car you’re already in the market for …
File this under: “Why didn’t I think of that?”
In Hong Kong, Pizza Hut thinks it can do more than just bring food to your front door. It wants …
Aerators. Save water. Save money.
We’ve written before about the water snoops. As America faces a water shortage issue across most of the country, the …
This faucet was printed with a 3-D printer
3D printing (or additive manufacturing, AM) is any of various processes used to make a three-dimensional object. In 3D printing, additive processes are used, in …
Investing in education – Your 529 questions answered
If you withdraw money from a 529 savings plan without using it for education, you’ll pay a 10 percent penalty. …
Ready For Anything: The business suit wetsuit!
We’re all about cutting corners to a more efficient life so how about this versatile neoprene number? New from Quicksilver, …
You spilled coffee on your laptop. A step-by-step fix.
One of our guys just dumped a cup of coffee over his laptop. Huge panic. But our tech guy sent him a list …
How would you react to a snake in your spice cabinet?
Watch this rat snake (non-venomous) that got in through a hole in a laundry room floor swallow an egg. The YouTube note says that …
Health insurance rates set to go up half as much again in some states
Occasionally we post news items from reputable sources. This article comes from the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. This look …
DIY making a compost pile
Saving money on fertilizer, AND finding a use for plant waste? Sign me up! How to make a compost pile …