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For women running a house on their own

Nobody showed us how to run a house. So I wrote it all down.

The Things He Used to Handle walks you through your home in one afternoon, keeps it running with a 30-minute monthly check, and gives you the exact words so no tradesman ever overcharges you again.

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Cover of The Things He Used to Handle by Lynn Brennan
Lynn Brennan

The first winter after my husband was gone, the furnace made a noise I had never heard before. A groan, a click, then nothing. I sat on the stairs in my coat and cried. Not because of the furnace. Because I didn't know where anything was, what anything did, or who to call.

Maybe for you it was a divorce, a move, or the day you realized the house was all yours now. However you got here, nobody taught us this, and that is not your fault.

I wrote this book so you never have to sit on the stairs.

Lynn

This book is for you if…

What's inside

Six parts, written as a system you actually use, with fill-in pages, checklists and word-for-word scripts. A few of the pages:

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The Things He Used to Handle, by Lynn Brennan

The Things He Used to Handle

  • The full 76-page guide, as an instant PDF
  • The Walkthrough, the monthly Ritual and four seasonal checklists
  • Ten jobs you can do, and ten you never should
  • Word-for-word scripts for calling, quoting and paying tradesmen
  • Seven emergency cards, set in large type for stressful moments
  • The Home Logbook, the Fridge Card and the Emergency Numbers Card, ready to print
  • Four bonuses: The First Weekend, the Quote Comparison Worksheet, Build Your Bench, and the Starter Toolkit

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Seven days to decide

Read it. Walk your house with it. Find your water shut-off. If within seven days you feel it wasn't worth it, reply to your receipt email and you'll get every dollar back. No forms, no questions.

About Lynn

Lynn Brennan is 57, from Boston, and has been running her house on her own since she was widowed. On her channel she shares what nobody showed her: where things are, what to check, what you can safely fix yourself, and how to hire help without being taken advantage of.

She is not a licensed plumber or electrician, and she'll never pretend to be. Gas, electrical and roof work always go to licensed professionals, and every page in the book makes that line clear.

Lynn's first rule: find it before you need it. The water shut-off, the breaker panel, the number of a plumber you trust. Everything else in the book grows from that.

Lynn Brennan

Questions, answered

Is a printed book mailed to me?

No. It's a PDF you download the moment you pay. Nothing arrives in the mail. You can print any page at home, and the Fridge Card, Home Logbook and Emergency Numbers Card are made to be printed.

How does it arrive?

Gumroad shows your download straight after checkout and emails you the link with your receipt, usually within a minute.

I'm not handy at all. Is this too much for me?

It's written for exactly that. Most of the book is about finding and checking things, not fixing them. The ten do-it-yourself jobs each have clear steps and stop signs that tell you when to call a pro.

I rent, or live in a condo. Is it still useful?

Yes. There's a page on making it fit your life, with what renters and condo owners should do differently. Knowing your shut-offs and how to handle a tradesman matters wherever you live.

What if it's not for me?

Reply to your receipt email within seven days and you'll get a full refund.

Find your water shut-off this weekend

It takes ten minutes, and it's the first page of the Walkthrough.

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P.S. You don't need a man for this. You need ten minutes, a pencil and a little nerve. The book does the rest.