Search the Main Collection
Sort Result by NUMBER / RATING
money  time  driving  travel  safety  health  dating  animals  relationships  cars  children  food  car  cost  water  automobiles  rules  weather  shopping  home  marriage  writing  music  love  quality  sleep  weight  pets  life  cooking  design  photography  ...

VIEW
TAG
CLOUD




The Main Rules Collection (5130)
Traditional Categories (155)


12 Architecture thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DESIGNING A STREET
A city street is most visually appealing if its width is the height of the buildings along it.
David and Penny Russell, Dilltown, Pennsylvania
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 85 reviews
Comments (8)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

268 House and Home thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DECORATING YOUR HOME
In interior decorating, a fashion cycle lasts from 7 to 15 years.
Linnea Lannon, reporter, Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

524 Clothing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RENTING A TUXEDO
Tuxedos last a long time and rarely go out of style. If you need to wear one even once a year, it pays to buy one and avoid the ordeal of renting.
Doug Weaver, accountant
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

780 Building thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS
In construction, you'll spend one dollar on labor for every one dollar you spend on materials.
Captain Haggerty, animal trainer, actor, author, and philosopher, New York, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 40 reviews
Comments (2)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1036 Illness thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RECUPERATING
For every day you spend in the hospital, plan on one week to recuperate.
Jon Crispin, photographer, Swampscott, Massachusetts
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1292 Certain Places thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
USING THE SUBWAY IN NEW YORK CITY
On weekends and after 9 p.m. on weekdays, give yourself at least 15 minutes longer to complete your subway trip for every half hour it usually takes.
Joseph G. Rappaport, coordinator, straphangers campaign, New York, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1548 Building thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUILDING A LOG CABIN FROM A KIT
To estimate the cost of a finished log cabin built from a kit, double the cost of the kit and then add some. By the time you are done, it will cost $60,000 to $70,000 to build a log cabin from a $30,000 kit - and that's if you do the work yourself.
M. Trepkus, builder
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
Comments (1)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1804 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb
COOKING FISH
Cook fish ten minutes per inch of thickness.
Michael Rider, art director, American Demographics,
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2060 Restaurants thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
EATING IN A RESTAURANT
If the price of the veal is equal to or only slightly above the price of the chicken, order the chicken.
Len Coloccia, Clifton, New Jersey
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2316 Crafts thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GLAZING POTTERY
Dividing a pot in half with a glaze makes it weaker visually.
Corinne Abbott, Manitou Springs, Colorado
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2572 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb
FIXING A LEEK
It takes 15 seconds for the average geek to harvest and wash off the average leek.
James Macmillan M.D., Ithaca, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 3.8 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.



< Previous | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |22 |23 |24 |25 | Next >
Page 20 of 384