Your house, the driveway, and porch stairs could be covered with snow, sleet, or some kind of wintery mix. The directions on my bag of ice melt say to sprinkle it onto the surface area to be treated.

Depending on your investment budget and on how much money you want to earn, there are a few methods for removing snow and ice during winter ... to do the most work and earn the most income.

Roads and untreated surfaces could be slick, especially north of the Twin Cities, where the greatest accumulations will be about 1 to 3 inches of snow and .10 inches of freezing rain.