Three things

Here are 3

Pick one. Each takes about as long as it says.

• Teach a child something genuinely useful

  Changing a tire, wiring a plug, making one good meal. Competence is a form of confidence that lasts.

  An afternoonUnder $10A friend

• Find the subscriptions someone forgot about

  Most households pay for several things nobody uses. Finding them is an hour's work and a permanent saving.

  An afternoonFreeA friend

• Scan the box of photographs

  Boxes of prints are one house fire or one house clearance from being gone. Scanning them takes an afternoon.

  An afternoonFreeA friend