Totally agree on passive solar—it's a game changer. We retrofitted our older home with larger south-facing windows and added thermal curtains for nigh...

Couldn't agree more with this. I started off with a fancy spreadsheet too, but ended up just scribbling notes on the back of receipts half the time. O...

Haha, the "24-hour rule" is smart—I should probably start doing that myself. My garage shelves are proof enough that impulse buys aren't always winner...

Yeah, warped lumber can really throw you off. I learned that lesson the hard way too—spent a whole afternoon trying to square up a shed wall only to r...