How to Fold (and Store!) Your Sheets

You’re done! This fold isn’t always super neat, but it’s fast and easy, and is a good enough fold to easily see and store your sheets. Especially for sheets I’m storing in a storage bag—more on those below—and with the sheer volume of sheets in my home, I’m happy with good enough. Ultimately, if you’re…

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Get Your Car Fixed for (Almost) Free

Often, when an automaker initiates a service campaign, it sends a notification letter to all known owners. But the second or third owners of that car might not receive it. Even among those who do receive the communications, the letter may be mislaid or mistakenly thrown away. In other cases, though, there’s no advance notice,…

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Best Baby Gates

The best baby gates should also be easy to install and easy for adults to open. We also looked for baby gates that aren’t likely to be kept open accidentally. They also stay put even as a child pushes or pulls on them. “Those will stand up best to inquisitive children,” says Bernie Deitrick, who…

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4 Things People Get Wrong About Head Lice

The truth: Lice, which are wingless, don’t jump or fly. They don’t hop from place to place, either. They can crawl, however, and very quickly, because their legs are very well adapted for crawling. And once they crawl onto a child’s head, they tend to hang on tightly, thanks to the hooklike claws they have…

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Used-Car Prices Are Falling, Especially Among EVs

Prearrange financing. Figure out your budget and get financing based on what you can afford to pay monthly and as a down payment. It’s always a good idea to get financing through your bank or credit union before going to a dealership to look at cars. That way you have a baseline against which you…

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