Win and woo your next-door friends with a little neighborly know-how.


If you want good neighbors, you’ll first have to become one yourself. Master these seven techniques, and even you (yes, you!) can win the approval of your entire neighborhood.


1. Good neighbors bring cookies


Whether you’re new in town or haven’t kept in touch, a delivery of freshly baked goods is a perfect way to break the ice and let neighbors know that you’re thinking of them.


If cookies can keep Santa returning year after year with a bag full of loot, then surely they can train your neighbors to do your bidding. Consider the following scenario.


“Honey, somebody’s robbing the neighbor’s house again.”“Wait, Janet. The ones who brought cookies yesterday?”“Exactly. This time I’ll call the cops.”


2. Good neighbors rarely gossip


If your neighbor seems to know the dirt on everyone within a two-block radius, yo ...