Just a little unfair. He has never even hinted that you send your assets to him. He may or may not be right about preparing for trouble, but at least be fair in your comments.

A great alternative to holding physical gold. (how to safely store it, sell it, trade it in a crisis are important questions) is to invest in companies that mine or have gold. In my IRA, I have a mutual fund that invests in precious metal companies. Not only gold, but silver, platinum, and all other forms of metals…

Just drink it. On a hot day it is the most refreshing drink there is. Also you can spice it up with some black pepper for a unique taste.

Another quick and relatively cheap makeover is to just change/add a backsplash. In this case the tile looks pretty good, but adding another color or type of backsplash can change the whole appearance.

And, I have to disagree with you. I just about run my whole business on my Galaxy Note II. It easily fits in every shirt pocket I wear. I use a lot of maps, (usually Earth) and photos from my "phone" and can edit them, fax, email, network, print, scan, record, schedule, remind, hand write notes, access the cloud, OCR,…

Like the idea of the small pine water filter. I went to the link but still not much info. I'm curious how much suction is needed to pull the water thru the filter? (actually how much "should be needed" to know you are getting enough filtration?) I noticed that it said to remove the bark. Is that all, or can I whittle…

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Also recall an earlier Lifehacker post about keeping a can of tuna or sardines in oil in your car for an emergency candle. ( small hole and a shoestring wick stuck into the oil will make a nice long lasting candle). Plus you can still eat the tuna before or after you burn off the oil.

Never heard of this, but seems like a great idea. I think I will carry this in my car kit. If not used for heat it would be handy to have for a water container (maybe haul a little water from a ditch to your radiator, or melt snow to drink). the alcohol can be used for cleaning anything including your hands, or carb…

I'm always amazed at these kinds of lists. I think it is very telling about our throwaway society. Captalism has been so successful that we can afford to make everthing throwaway and disposable. Even our food! Americans waste 50% of the food we buy. (And thanks for incluing the note that the smell test is much more…

Thanks for nice and simple good to know stuff. However it's hard to beat the versatility of a simple hand blender. A little cream and about 10 seconds later you have whipped cream or smoothies, or slurpees or....

I guess you can if you don't like your dog, but if it's that bad when it comes out of your refrigerator, you might consider composting it or using it for fertilizer. Or maybe encase it in plastic and take it on a speaking circuit as an example of how wasteful we are.

Just like getting out of debt, it's just not about the math. It is part of a lifestyle of getting your money's worth and not wasting things.

I guess you are right. I also use a dryer when it is too bad outside, but it is an inefficient appliance. ( hold you hand near the exhaust and feel the waste heat). but the real point is an electric or gas dryer is very very inefficient when compared to free sunshine and wind. A clothesline and clothespins cost a…

You are absolutely wrong. There is a huge scientific community questioning the theories of evolution. Many institutions, and thousands of scientists. One of my favorite research facilities is www.icr.org. I dare you to read some of their research articles.

Two recent ice storm pictures from my Galaxy Note II The home edited with Pixler. the trees edited with FastStone.

I've found the best way is to act very interested for about 15 seconds than say "wait just a minute, I'll be right back" and just lay the phone down. It ties them up for so long that they get behind on their quota. Other times I have asked for their home number so i can call back when it's convenient. Both methods…

Just bring back "Readers Digest" in digital form....

We did that and the family had a great time together. 7 days averaged a little less than $90. per day per person. (no airfare, we all drove to the port and met up there) Use a travel agent. Not only got expertise to pick best ship and itinerary, but managed to get several levels of free upgrades, nearby cabins,…

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