An air conditioner may be the first appliance you think of as a respite from the heat, but it isn’t always the smartest (or cheapest) fix. Nor does it have to work alone. Turning on a ceiling fan at ...

If any room in your house has a high ceiling, like the living room in my house does, it’s an especially good candidate for a ceiling fan. Hot air rises, tending to collect near the ceiling, and ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...