Now that we’ve convinced you you should try to fix your own stuff (see main story), here’s a rundown of what you need to know before you get started. Ain’t no way around it: To fix things, you need ...

Given how good businesses have gotten at producing inexpensive stuff, from televisions to toys, it's often cheaper for them to make a new thing than to invest in a network of professional repair ...

The Repair App is a new platform that connects trusted repair service providers with people who need their stuff fixed. It couldn’t come at a better time for economically strapped consumers. A new app ...

Fixit Clinic patrons are all smiles when repairs go well. Repair cafes, fixit clinics, restart parties – while there’s no standardized term, there’s probably one near you. They're pop-up events where ...

Sometimes, stuff around the house breaks. At this time, you must weigh an important question: Do you fix it or toss it? SPOILER ALERT: Some things are just not worth fixing. Fixing may feel like the ...

Dear Lucas: My husband and I are trying to save money right now, so every time something breaks at our house, he tries to fix it on his own. Electrical, plumbing, you name it, he tries to fix it. He ...

The "newest" appliance in my home is also the oldest: It's a 1960s Singer sewing machine. Even though it's old enough to qualify for the senior discount, the shop where we bought it handed over the ...

MALTA, N.Y. — After a successful debut last fall, the Malta Repair Café is back, ready to give broken household items a second life and bring neighbors together in the process. “We were really ...

In a March podcast conversation, Sharon Salzberg and I spoke about something many leaders (myself included) are guilty of: the fixation on fixing things. As leaders, we are taught that solving ...

The rhythmic whirring and thumping of sewing machines rang steady at the Leaven Community Center Saturday morning as volunteers from across Portland came together to mend old clothing and other fabric ...