Rachel Klein

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Protect your investments from the elements with one of these traditional wood sheds.

Sure, it’s a big purchase. But it’s also the biggest appliance in your home’s busiest room.

A water-leak detector is a relatively inexpensive device that alerts you to—you guessed it—a leak in your home. Similar to smoke detectors or carbon monoxide detectors, the most basic options cost $50 or less and sound a loud alarm if they detect water. You place them in spots where there might be a leak, like under a washing machine or inside the kitchen sink cabinet. The majority of water-leak detectors on the market today are smart, pairing with an app that sends an alert to your smartphone—c…

Why not smarten up every device and appliance in your home?

Replacing a major appliance on the fly is a real headache—and often a major unplanned cost. No wonder why people put it off until the last minute, hoping to get another few years out of an old model. But if that appliance happens to be your refrigerator, chances are you won’t have much time to price comparison shop before buying. That’s why if you suspect your fridge is on its last leg—or if you want to upgrade to a newer model or style—there’s no time like a major holiday weekend sale to take a…

When you’re under time pressure, you’ll need great gift ideas, and some help from Amazon Prime doesn’t hurt.

These days, you likely solely take photos on your smartphone and rarely print them. But we bet you have old prints kicking around in boxes or albums—with only one copy and negatives long lost. A photo scanner allows you to digitize these old photographs to preserve and organize them. Toss them in a cloud server, and you’re basically future-proofing those old memories. A photo scanner is also an excellent tool for photographers who prefer to shoot on film. Unlike document scanners, photo scanners…

While a spa day or weeklong retreat may be out of the question this holiday season, investing in a hot tub allows you to sneak moments of bliss into your schedule. As it turns out, the holidays are also a smart time to make a purchase, especially as they come around the time of the best commerce holidays of the year, Cyber Monday.We cover hot tubs all year round, keeping close tabs on the best models you can buy online, from luxury six-person spas to inexpensive inflatables. We used our knowledg…

Having a major appliance break down right before the holidays is a major headache—particularly if it happens to be your refrigerator. But if you have an inkling that your fridge is about to go on the fritz, Cyber Monday is the time to buy.That’s because there are some truly incredible Cyber Monday refrigerator deals to be had, with savings of up to nearly 50 percent on models from top brands, including GE, Frigidaire, Whirlpool, and Samsung. Retailers like Lowe’s and Wayfair are offering the bes…