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EPISODE · Dec 5, 2025 · 1H 30M

Ep 1: Cheap or Quality? | What Tools Every Homeowner Needs

from How To Handyma’am | A Home Improvement Comedy Podcast · host Samantha Pearl|Lic. Builder, Emily Pearl Reist|Lic. Builder, and Arly Streed

Join us for the first-ever episode of “How to Handyma’am”, where our project-loving hosts and occasional murder-enthusiasts discuss the best starter tool kit for homeowners and DIY’ers alike, with Arly’s special “Cheap or Quality” game. Samantha and Emily battle it out for points and bragging rights over what tools to thrift, barter, and splurge on.  Their cheerful and quirky anecdotes, real-life tales of murder, Panera wins, mini-celebrations, and tool tips will help you on your way to being as handy as these Handyma’ams. They even have tool recommendations from the actual baby of the family.  We welcome you on this journey, where the Handiest of ma’ams share their hard-earned and field-tested expertise to entertain, educate, and help you to feel less alone when you’re “doing it yourself”.  Timestamps​00:00 – Intro & The Panera Ninja Story​02:41 – Sex and the City Personality Traits​05:04 – Murder Pods & Things We Love​12:22 – The “Cheap or Quality” Game: Essentials for Homeowners​1:15:11 – The 3 Essentials for the Ambitious DIY’er​1:30:00 – ClosingLinks & Resources Mentioned​Community: Join the How to Handyma’am Facebook Group to ask questions and post your project pics!​Estate Sales: EstateSales.net (Great for finding cheap hand tools).​Podcast Recommendations: My Favorite Murder, Buried Bones, MorbidProducts We Love: Find the tools mentioned in this episode at our storefront:​Shop the Handyma'am Favorites on Lowe'sConnect with Us!​Web: myhandymaam.com​Socials: @howtohandymaamhttps://linktr.ee/howtohandymaamEpisode Blog Post: https://www.myhandymaam.com/handymaam-blog/cheap-vs-quality-tools-episode-1Credits Host -Samantha Pearl​Host- Arly Streed ​Host - Emily Pearl Reist ​Producer -Thomas Streed

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Join us for the first-ever episode of “How to Handyma’am”, where our project-loving hosts and occasional murder-enthusiasts discuss the best starter tool kit for homeowners and DIY’ers alike, with Arly’s special “Cheap or Quality” game. Samantha and...

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