5 Things You Need to Know About Your Home Right Now

About this episode

Jackie MacDougall shares essential knowledge every woman should have about her home, based on personal experiences and a community poll.

73% of women polled said they were either winging it or had no idea how their home worked. Have you ever stood in a flooding garage, phone in hand, searching Facebook for a plumber on a holiday weekend? Or packed up your home during a fire evacuation and realized you had no idea what mattered or where anything was? That was me. Twice. In this episode, I’m sharing the two moments that cracked me wide open — and why I believe every woman, whether she owns, rents, or is currently on a very nice pullout couch, needs to actually know how her home works. In This Episode: The Friday my house rained inside (and what a firefighter taught me) What happened when my neighborhood went under evacuation warning during the LA fires The poll I ran in my Facebook community, and the 73% statistic that changed everything Five things every woman should know about her home right now Why The House Manual exists and who it’s really for Links & Resources → The House Manual (30% off early bird) → Home Maintenance 101 Mentioned in this episode: Join us for Grown-Ass Study Hall! Grown-Ass Study Hall is a virtual co-working session for women who are done putting things off. You bring your task. We show…

People in this episode

Host: Jackie MacDougall

Topics covered

• home maintenance
• women's empowerment
• emergency preparedness
• home ownership
• self-improvement

Keywords

• home maintenance
• women's knowledge
• emergency
• home ownership
• self-improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Facebook, Grown-Ass Study Hall

Products: The House Manual

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