Reach for PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVER before you reach wit's end. Use it and see how ingenious and inventive you can be.

1 - PROBLEM SOLVER'S DICTIONARY On-the-spot solutions to hundreds of everyday snags and glithes, from car problems to power failures. Organized A to Z for fast look-up. 2 - CHARTS & CHECKLISTS How to get organized and be prepared. Everything from tools to tipping, buying a home to selling a home, stretching a recipe to stretching a budget. Lots more. 3 - COMMON THINGS WITH UNCOMMON USES Dozens of time-saving, work-saving, money-saving new uses for around-the-house items. 4 - RECYCLING & RENEWING Tricks for making use of almost anything. How to breathe new life into old castoffs. 5 - FORMULAS & RECIPES Easy how-tos for creating sauces and other concoctions that are cheaper - and often better - than store-bought.