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How-To Tips & Tricks

AAA's Via Magazine helps you outsmart life's challenges at home and on the road. Browse all our how-to guides on topics including your car, home, and money.

A person stands on an electric scooter in white sneakers.

How to Safely Ride an Electric Scooter

Here’s what you need to know when renting or buying an e-scooter.
A dog lounges on a rug in a home that has been prepared for an earthquake.

10 Easy Steps for Earthquake Preparedness

Keep yourself and others safe by being ready for the next quake.
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7 Savvy Online Shopping Safety Tips

Strategies to keep your financial data safe during the holiday shopping season and beyond.
A woman uses her cell phone on the couch.

7 Top Scams and How to Avoid Them

From robocalls to identity theft, learn how to prevent the most common scams online and off.
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How to Have a Fun and Safe Halloween

This Halloween, it’s all treats, no tricks.
Man stands on ladder and cleans out gutters for winter

How to Prepare Your Home for Winter

Here are the steps you can take to keep yourself and your possessions from getting soaked.
Parents are key in keeping teenagers—and the rest of us—safer on the road.

How to Raise a Good Teen Driver

Parents are key in keeping teenagers—and the rest of us—safer on the road.
A woman holds a cat in front of stacked moving boxes.

How to Move With Pets

Simple steps to help your cat or dog stay calm during a move.
A pregnant woman shops for a child car seat

Complete Car Seat Safety Guide

From infant car seats to boosters, here’s everything you need to know to keep kids safe on the road.
A kid lays in the water on a slip and slide on a hot day.

How to Stay Safe During Extreme Heat

Prepare your family, pets, and community for dangerous temperatures.
A mom and her child play together on a tablet.

How to Protect Your Privacy Online

We’ve never been more connected—and our online privacy has never been more important.
father and daughter in jeans, t-shirts-and baseball hats wash the exterior of the family car

How to Wash and Detail Your Car

Learn the best way to clean and detail your car with these helpful tips.
two young women wearing safety vests change a flat tire

How to Change a Tire

Putting on the spare requires no talent, mechanical aptitude, or special magic.
A little girl takes a break from coloring to look out the airplane window.

10 Tips for Flying with Kids

Ease stress and keep your infant, toddler, preschooler, or school-aged child happy from security to landing.
A hiker puts on a rain coat near a fjord in Norway.

How to Stay Dry and Comfortable Outdoors

From hot-weather camping clothes to special snow gear, here’s what to bring for every climate.
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