Paying items automatically has made a huge difference for my family. I'm not comfortable with pre-authorized withdrawals so I've set up 6 months of payments to come out of our account. I divide the monthly payments in half then use that as the amount I pay.

Butternut squash is good but acorn squash is better.

It's not bad advice for many repairs - but plumbing is the one that ALWAYS bites me on the tush.

considering my remote for the extra TV doesn't work this article may just save my some serious cash.

I only have one piece of advice - never start a plumbing project late in the day. Inevitably something won't fit or the 'universal' part won't work with whatever brand they installed at your house. I will only start a project when I have enough time to get to a good (not Home Depot) plumbing store two hours after…

it was a 4x8 lego plate and pulling the entire toilet off the floor to find it, that rekindled my hatred of plumbing.

I applaud this bear and every bear. You are all winners.

ick, just ick

In Canada the insurance report is called HITS, I don't know if it's free to pull for homeowners but your insurance agent could pull it.

Corned beef hash.

1. capicola (good dried stuff - not the cheap kind)

We bought a Tassimo machine. While initially expensive and certainly not the best coffee made it's paid for itself - likely in the first 3 months. It's so convenient that we've stopped picking up a coffee in the morning.

I want the KALE sweater - my wife will never get the joke and that just makes it better.

it's not conducive to a true tailgating experience as there's no stadium parking lots. The great thing about SkyDome is that it's extremely easy to get to by transit. The downside is that the folks running the subway do frown upon you taking a BBQ on it.

Centrex Tuesday never was much of a thing.

I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on TV but I can't see this as particularly healthy. In 15 years this will be like the football's concussion problem. Once is fine but its the cummulative impact that causes long term injury.

Its the little wisps of smoke that mess with your head.

my wife uses a safety razor - she has her own now after she kept leaving mine (SLAB handle and DB89 head) in the shower.

my wife uses a safety razor - she has her own now after she kept leaving mine (SLAB handle and DB89 head) in the…

Neutral - company I worked for moved the engineering and tech teams out of downtown and into the far north west suburbs. Of course you now needed a car instead of taking the subway.

try roasting beets - probably the easiest and tastiest veggie to roast. Plus the next morning you'll think you're dying when you do your morning business.