FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT VETERANS BENEFITS
Millions of dollars in veterans benefits go unclaimed each year, largely because veterans and their families don't realize exactly what they're entitled to. Here are some of the more important benefits.
Read ArticleIS YOUR RADIATOR OVERHEATING?
Overheating is as hard on your car's engine as it is on your nerves. The optimum operating temperature of a late-model automobile is about 195 degrees-- a temperature that normally should be maintained by the radiator and thermostat.
Read Article100 ideas under $100
The tougher it gets to come up with 100 ideas under $100, the harder we try! And this year our efforts have really paid off. Sure, we had to watch the cost of our materials like hawks, but that spurred us to use our wits instead of our pocketbooks.
Read ArticleHOW TO TRACK DOWN A LOST DOG
Losing the family dog is heartbreaking, and very often that heartbreak could have been avoided. It's almost impossible to lose a dog if you obey local restraint and confinement regulations. An open door or gate can tempt even a home-loving dog into chasing another pet or a ... or following children walking to school.
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To keep your cool this summer sharpen up your grill skills ... that first barbecue. These will help make your .. . cooking an all-out success.
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... vacationing families on ... travel budgets, Kampgrounds of America's (KOA) rental program is a bargain ... checking into. At over 120 A sites in the U.S. and ... $9 or less buys overnight ... for four in a tent all set ready for you to move in.
Read ArticleSUMMER FOOD SAFETY
As the temperature rises, so does the possibility of food poisoning. Only two hours at room temperature is enough to make some foods unsafe, and within 12 to 36 hours after eating the contaminated food you're miserable.
Read ArticleTIPS TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
This feature is written by you. It's a wide-ranging collection of shop hints, installation tips, and repair shortcuts that you-- along with millions like you-- have picked up from your experience as a do-it-yourselfer. We pay $25 for each problem-solver we publish. See the box below for details.
Read ArticleHow to construct a fold-dow counter
If you occasionally need counter but can't spare the ... a foldaway unit may be just ... ticket. Open it to serve a ... or lay out a craft project, ... it when you're finished. And you can hang the counter where you have enough wall space even in a hallway.
Read ArticleThe Heartland America Rediscovered, Part 4
"Europe extends to the Alleghanies, while America lies beyond," Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote over a hundred years ago. With all due respect to the founding fathers of the original 13 colonies, Emerson had a good point. What the traveler sees in the Heartland is the essential America, where grass, grain, and animals are almost as important as people, and where the old values still dominate, largely unaffected by the waves of fashion and fad thaf constantly surge over the east and west coasts.
Read ArticleHow to order material from the magazine
You can order complete home carpentry plans for the Better Homes and Gardens Project Plans shown in this issue. Each plan packet includes:
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Read ArticleThe Man Next Door
Aunt Opal says that if consumers really require all the protection they're being offered these days, maybe they should be recalled as too frail to survive under normal conditions.
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