Penny Pincher Journal

Oh Snap! I Replaced My Broken Gas Mower With A Cordless Electric Mower! My wife sent me out to use the push mower to mow a small pa...

Who Wants The Money More? How hard would you work to get a refund?  I have $450 at stake, but so does the other party... I recently ma...

Today I came home to find the doors to the solarium open after dark on a cold day.  That isn't how you use a solarium.  You are suppose...

Can I Do Plumbing Myself? Let's go to the mailbag today for a question from a reader: Do Plumbing Yourself and Save Money! Image ...

Peeling Paint, Old Siding, What To Do? Is There A Better Way? My latest article on Wise Bread triggered a great question from a reade...

For Cheapskates Only... Home Disimprovement Can Save Money When I bought my house a couple years ago, it had two doorbell buttons nea...

Avoid Expensive Air Conditioner Repairs! Avoid Expensive Air Conditioner Repair Image Source: Dr. Penny Pincher Summer has arrived, a...

Rubberific Rubber Mulch Bags of Rubberific Rubber Mulch Image Source: Dr. Penny Pincher When my wife brought home some bags of rubbe...

Duct Tape for Cheap Projects and Repairs About 35% of one of the brake light covers on my trailer was missing.  This was pretty easy to...

Rust Converter- Restore Rusty Items I have always been interested in rust converter.  You can put rust converter on a rusty metal surface ...

Replace Your Thermostat and Save Money Save Money with a Programmable Thermostat Image Source: Dr. Penny Pincher Heating season just...