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White portable dehumidifier running on the concrete floor of a home basement with a washing machine and storage shelves in the background

APPLIANCES · KINJA

Appliances· Cover№ 323

How Much Does a Dehumidifier Cost to Run in 2026? Less Than the Internet Thinks

The scary estimates multiply the wattage label by 24 hours a day, which describes a broken unit in a flooded room. The real number for a damp basement is about $16 to $31 a month, and the biggest machine is the cheapest one to run.

John Progar·8 min

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A freshly built wooden backyard deck attached to a suburban house, with an outdoor dining set and a grill on it, overlooking a green lawn and trees in warm late-afternoon light

RENOVATION & HOME REPAIR · KINJA

Renovation & Home Repair№ 314

How Much Value Does a Deck Add in 2026? Less Than It Costs, Whatever Page One Told You

John Progar·6 min

A freshly built backyard pickleball court with a blue playing area, green surround, crisp white lines and a regulation net, enclosed by black chain-link fencing with a suburban house and trees in the background at golden hour

RENOVATION & HOME REPAIR · KINJA

Renovation & Home Repair№ 310

How Much Does a Backyard Pickleball Court Cost in 2026? About $30,000, or $500 on the Slab You Own

John Progar·6 min

A white chest freezer with its lid open in a home basement, faint cold vapor rising from neatly packed bags of frozen food, with a residential electric meter and utility shelving in the softly blurred background

APPLIANCES · KINJA

Appliances№ 308

The Cost to Run a Chest Freezer in 2026: 11 Cents a Day, and That's the Boring Part

John Progar·6 min

A white window air conditioner installed in a sunlit living-room window, with a wall thermostat reading 72 and a residential electricity meter nearby, illustrating the monthly cost of running a window AC unit

APPLIANCES · KINJA

Appliances№ 298

The Real Window Air Conditioner Cost Per Month in 2026 Is Lower Than the Internet Says

John Progar·8 min

A black power strip with a glowing amber switch on a wood floor, several appliance cords running up to a television, a black cable box, and a game console on a media console, illustrating which appliances to unplug to cut standby power

APPLIANCES · KINJA

Appliances№ 296

Which Appliances to Unplug to Save Money: The List Is Shorter Than You Think

John Progar·7 min

A white wifi smart plug with a glowing green status light plugged into a wall outlet, with a softly blurred living-room media console, television, and lamp in the background, illustrating smart-plug energy use in a home

SMART HOME · KINJA

Smart Home№ 295

Do Smart Plugs Save Electricity? Only at Three Jobs, and Your Phone Charger Isn't One

John Progar·6 min

An overhead view of a real estate contract on a wooden desk with a silver pen, a ring of brass house keys, reading glasses, and a small wooden model house, the kind of buyer-broker agreement that now decides who pays the buyer's agent commission

REAL ESTATE · KINJA

Real Estate№ 285

Who Pays the Buyer's Agent Commission in 2026 Is Negotiable Now, but the Rate Barely Moved

Marcus Williams·9 min

Dramatic multi-bolt lightning storm over a silhouetted treeline at night with glowing orange and purple cloud cover, the visual that powers most of the standby-generator marketing pitch in suburban America

RENOVATION & HOME REPAIR · KINJA

Renovation & Home Repair№ 276

Is a Whole House Generator Worth It in 2026? The EIA Outage Data Says Probably Not

John Progar·12 min

Close-up of a generic green and white FOR SALE sign mounted on a wooden post in front of a residential property, the single listing page data point that anchors any decision about how far below asking a buyer can credibly negotiate

REAL ESTATE · KINJA

Real Estate№ 273

The 60-Day Rule for How Much to Offer Below Asking Price in 2026

John Progar·12 min

A weathered red and white SOLD real estate yard sign mounted on a wooden post in front of a brick building, the closing-day endpoint that the article argues most home sellers reach faster and cheaper through a flat-fee MLS service or a discount agent than through full For Sale By Owner

REAL ESTATE · KINJA

Real Estate№ 239

How to Sell Your House Without a Realtor: The Honest Math

Marcus Williams·11 min

A black top-freezer refrigerator with the lower fresh-food compartment door open, showing two soda bottles on an empty shelf and the brightly lit interior, the exact form factor and second-fridge use case Garage-Ready models are sold for

APPLIANCES · KINJA

Appliances№ 233

The Best Refrigerator for an Unheated Garage in 2026

John Progar·11 min