A household book
Old Ways Still Work
100 plain household methods, each with its price.
The burnt pot. The slow drain. The cold draft under the door. One hundred small fixes that cost a dollar or two, written down step by step, so you do not have to remember them.
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Hello. I am Ezra.
You may have seen me clean a burnt pot with a dollar's worth of baking soda, or stop a draft with one leg of an old pair of pants.
A method you watch once is a method you forget by Thursday. So I wrote them down. All of them. One method to a page: what you need, what it costs, the steps, how long it takes, and what it will not do.
That is the book. Nothing more than that.
— Ezra Glick
Here is one page, just as it is in the book.
Method 2 · Bubble Wrap on a Cold Window Pane
The other ninety-nine are written the same way.
The honest math.
I will not tell you this book saves six thousand dollars a year. I do not know your house. Here is what some of the methods cost, straight from the pages.
| Method | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Clean a burnt pot with baking soda | about $1 a box |
| Tarnished silver bright in 5 minutes | about 10 cents |
| The toilet leak test | a few cents |
| Stock from the scraps bag | a few cents |
| Iron a dent out of wood | $0 |
| Find a wall stud with a refrigerator magnet | $0 |
| One drop of water says the pan is ready | $0 |
| See inside an egg with a flashlight | $0 |
| Bread dough for slugs in the garden | under $1 |
| Bubble wrap on a cold window pane | about $3 a roll |
Some of the store things they replace you buy once. Some you buy every month. Take a pencil and write your own store prices beside mine. If five of these fit your house, the book has paid for itself. If none of them do, send it back. I mean that.
What is inside: 14 chapters, 100 methods.
- A Warm House 9 methodsFind the draft with a stick of incense · the door snake from one pant leg · why the old beds had curtains
- The Heating and Water Bill 7 methodsRun the ceiling fan backwards in winter · the water heater at 120 degrees · the fireless cooker
- When the Power Goes Out 8 methodsThree things in the first ten minutes · a lamp from one jar and a few ounces of cooking oil · the water already hiding in your house
- Pipes and Drains 9 methodsThe cup plunger · a plastic strip for a hairy drain · frozen pipe night
- The Pantry 7 methodsCarrots in a box of damp sand · cheese in paper and foil · see inside an egg with a flashlight
- Cooking From Little 7 methodsStock from the scraps bag · a stale loaf comes back under the tap · one spoon of gelatin cleans used frying oil
- The Holiday Table and Gifts 5 methodsPie crust from four things · sixteen dinner rolls · is the oven right?
- Cast Iron and Kitchen Tools 7 methodsA rusty skillet brought back in one evening · one drop of water says the pan is ready · strop a knife on an old belt
- Laundry and Stains 9 methodsThe teakettle waterfall for berry stains · freeze-dry the wash on a winter line · a few drops of blue
- Cleaning With Four Things 11 methodsA slice of bread cleans wallpaper · tarnished silver bright in five minutes · black stove glass cleaned with its own ashes
- Mend and Make Last 8 methodsIron a dent out of wood · a rope and a stick clamp a wobbly chair · sew on a button so it stays
- Use It Twice 4 methodsOne new candle from ten old stubs · sides to middle for a worn sheet
- Yard, Garden and Pests 6 methodsBread dough beats beer for slugs · your soil in a mason jar · the trucker's hitch
- The Household Calendar 3 methodsThe cricket thermometer · the pine cone on the windowsill · plant by the lilac, not the calendar
Every method has the same five parts
- What you need and what each thing costs
- The steps, one plain action each
- How long it takes
- What it will not do — so you know where the old way stops
- A word of caution where there is a real one
There is no chapter on health or remedies. This is a household book, not that kind of book.
This book is for you if
- you would rather fix a thing than buy a new one;
- you want the steps written down in plain words;
- you have a kitchen, a stove and ten minutes.
It is not for you if
- you are looking for building plans or off-grid power;
- you want cures or medical advice;
- you already know every one of these old ways.
What readers say.
This book is new. The first readers' letters will be printed here — the good ones and the bad ones.
Have you read the book? Tell us what you think.
My promise.
Take thirty days. Try the methods in your own house. If the book is not worth it to you, write to [email protected] and you get every dollar back. You do not need to give a reason.
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Old Ways Still Work
100 household methods · 14 chapters
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Questions people ask
How do I get the book?
Right after you pay, the book opens on the screen, and a link is sent to the email you enter. Please check your email address twice before you pay.
I am not good with computers. Will I manage?
If you can open an email, you can open this book. If you get stuck, write to [email protected] and a person will help you.
Is the type large enough to read?
The book is set in large, dark type. There is also a Large-Print Edition you can add when you order.
Is there a subscription? Will I be charged again?
No. You pay once. There is nothing to cancel.
Do I need special tools or products?
No. Baking soda, vinegar, salt, soap and things already in most kitchens. Each method lists what it costs.
Is there anything about health or remedies?
No. This is a household book: the house, the kitchen, the laundry, the garden.
What if I do not like it?
Write within 30 days and your money comes back. Refunds are made by Paddle, who handles our payments.
Who do I write to?
[email protected]. A person reads every letter.
One hundred small ways to keep a little more of what you have.
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