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Making Money as a 13-Year-Old: Turn Your Skills into Cold, Hard Cash
If you're ready to start earning your own money at 13, you've come to the right place! There are plenty of things you can do to earn a few bucks, even if you can't drive a car. A lot of these opportunities are online, but there are things you can do in yo...
How to Memorize Vocabulary
Many people dread the prospect of learning new vocabulary because they assume it can only involve rote memorization. Fortunately, that’s far from the case--whether you’re learning a new language or improving your current one, there are a variety of tools...
How to Overcome Selective Mutism
Is your child being affected by selective mutism? This anxiety disorder causes an inability to speak in social situations, even though speaking elsewhere—in private or at home, for example—may be easy. Symptoms usually develop between ages 2 and 4, but se...
How to Remove a Live Mouse from a Sticky Trap
Glue traps are a type of rodent trap that some people use to catch mice, rats, and other critters. The trap is a sheet covered with a very sticky adhesive, and this type of trap can be a danger to pets, children, wildlife, and all creatures that encounter...
How to Say Beautiful in Korean
In Korean, the word "beautiful" is written as 예쁜 and is pronounced "yeppeun." With a bit of practice, you can say this word in Korean in no time. See Step 1 below to begin.
How to Rewind an Electric Motor
Electric motors are relatively simple mechanical devices, but rewinding them isn't—in fact, it's one project that’s usually best left to the professionals. Given the sheer number of different motors and winding patterns, the rewinding process can vary gre...
How to Seal Concrete Floors
If you look out at your driveway or sidewalk the next time it rains, you’ll notice that it eventually absorbs the water. Why? Because concrete is porous. That’s fine for outdoor concrete, but if you accidentally spill something on your indoor concrete flo...
How to Reflash and Replace Your Computer BIOS
BIOS is short for basic input-output system. It is a set of electronic instructions stored on a chip inside your desktop or laptop. These instructions tell the computer how to perform the POST (power on self test) and allow rudimentary management of certa...
How to Register a DLL
This wikiHow teaches you how to register a DLL file, which creates a path from the file to the Windows registry. Registering a DLL can fix startup issues for some programs, but most DLL files either don't support registration or are already registered. Ke...
How to Complete a W‐9 Tax Form
A W-9 Form is a common IRS document. If you were hired by someone as an independent contractor or received certain types of income, you would have to fill out a W-9 Form.[1] X Trustworthy Source Internal Revenue Service U.S. government agency in c...
How to Make a Gas Mask
Whether you are want to defend yourself from the apocalypse or against a round of police tear gas, having your own gas mask prepares you for any airborne chemicals you might encounter. While professional gas masks are much more reliable, creating your own...
How to Install a Remote Starter in a Car
Ideally, remote starters should be installed by a qualified technician because improper installation can damage expensive vehicle control electronics. However, for someone familiar with electronics and vehicle repair, knowing how to install a remote start...
How to Handle Haters and Jealous People
When someone feels inferior or slighted, they often express their feelings in the form of jealousy or hate. These feelings can cause uncomfortable situations and make you feel bad for your success. Confronting haters and jealous people head on and utilizi...
How to Magnetize Steel
Magnetizing a steel screwdriver before you disassemble a complicated machine makes the task much easier so pieces stick to the screwdriver once they’re loose. It's also an easy experiment to do with children since it only requires a few specialized tools....
How to Befriend an Aries
Aries are very independent, courageous people. They are generous, fun, and optimistic, and they can make good friends. However, they can also be moody, impatient, and self-centered, and so, there are a few things you need to keep in mind while pursuing a...
How to Know if You've Had a Heart Attack
According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about 805,000 people in the United States have a heart attack every year, and 605,000 of that number consists of first-time heart attacks.[1] X Trustworthy Source Centers for Disease Co...