Smart Upgrades

You're sitting there with a $1,200 smart home shopping cart, wondering if there's a cheaper way. There is—but not everything used is worth the discount. I've bought over 30 secondhand…

I've lived in rentals for seven years. No drilling. No hardwiring. No permanent modifications that'll cost me my security deposit. But I still wanted a smart home that actually worked.…

You're buying smart home gadgets hoping they'll pay for themselves. Most won't. I've spent the last 18 months tracking every kilowatt-hour and every dollar spent on smart home automation. I…

I installed 47 smart bulbs across three price tiers in November 2022. Two years later, I've tracked every failure, measured actual color output, and documented which cheap bulbs survived and…

You're standing in front of a wall outlet, wondering if that $8 smart plug from a brand you've never heard of will actually work with your Alexa setup—or if it'll…

You don't need a $300/year subscription to automate your home properly. I've spent the last three years testing both free and paid automation platforms across two properties, and I'm here…