Warning about those 'no rinse' sanitizers for prep surfaces. I thought they were a total scam until my health inspector friend showed me the test strips.

My neighbor's kid asked me for the wifi password to 'check his game' and I almost gave it out.

I was working in my garage in Phoenix last weekend when the kid from next door came over. He said his tablet wasn't working and asked for my home wifi password to 'fix his game'. I was about to tell him, but then I remembered reading that smart devices can be a weak spot if they're not on a separate network. I told him I'd have to ask his dad first. What's a good, simple way to set up a guest network for stuff like that?

Spent an entire morning trying to get a stubborn toner to lift from a client's old box dye

The level 5 ash just would not budge, even after 40 minutes with a clarifying treatment. Ended up doing a gentle color remover for 15 minutes first, which finally did the trick. Anyone have a better method for dealing with really stubborn direct dye?

DAE try a glass weight vs a cabbage leaf for keeping kraut submerged

Used a fancy glass weight for my last batch, but a plain cabbage leaf worked way better and didn't trap any bits. The weight let stuff float up the sides and I got mold after 5 days, but the leaf kept everything under the brine perfectly. Anyone got other cheap tricks that actually work?

I was reading a review of a high-yield savings account and the math on fees shocked me

I was looking at a review for a popular online bank's savings product last night. The reviewer did a full breakdown of a $10 monthly 'maintenance fee' if your balance drops below a certain point. Over a year, that's $120 gone, which would completely wipe out the interest earned on a $5,000 balance at their advertised rate. I never really stopped to add it up like that before. Has anyone else found a solid account that doesn't have these kinds of hidden traps?

Just realized my bank was paying 0.01% interest while my credit union offers 4.5%

I was reading a review on NerdWallet and saw the average savings rate for big banks. My account has been sitting there for years basically earning nothing. Has anyone else moved their emergency fund somewhere better recently?