How You Can Save a Few Hundred Dollars With a Screen Protector
It’s rare to buy something that will truly add value to your smartphone, but there is one item that offers more value per dollar than […]
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Create the Perfect Party Atmosphere With Math
Throwing the perfect party requires more than just drinks, nice music and delicious snacks. It takes the right number of people to create the atmosphere […]
Continue reading »What You Need to Know About the Link Between Birth Control and Cancer
Recent research has confirmed a link between breast cancer and hormonal contraceptives (including pills, as well as a patch, implant, and some IUDs). Give yourself […]
Continue reading »Make This Fondant Without a Candy Thermometer
There are candy stores and there are candy bars, and I adhere to the latter camp firmly. While I don’t mind the candy-making cleansing sesha, […]
Continue reading »Best Advice for the Greatest Savings Possible
There is one question I hear more as a personal finance writer than any other. It’s not how to gamble in the stock market or […]
Continue reading »Gifts for the Privacy-Loving Person in Your Life
Not everyone needs an always-on microphone in their home, no matter how cool it is to control light bulbs with your voice. If you’re shopping […]
Continue reading »What’s Better: Apple Pay Cash Vs Google Wallet Vs Venmo
Apple Pay Cash is the company’s theoretical killer Venmo, a service you can use to send and receive money via iMessage on your iPhone. Sounds […]
Continue reading »Teach Children to Name Fears That Won’t Go Away
When I hear from adults who live with anxiety (which is 40 million of us in America), many say that the only thing that helps […]
Continue reading »Calculate How Much More Expensive Your Debt Will Be With the Fed Rate Hike
The Federal Reserve is expected to hike the federal funds rate this week. This is a move that could affect mortgage interest rates, but it […]
Continue reading »How to Set up a New IPad From Scratch
Congratulations, happy owner of the new iPad! You will undoubtedly want to start swiping, clicking, consuming and creating whatever your heart desires, especially if you […]
Continue reading »If You Have Young Children, Get Rid of the Curtain Cords Now.
A team of researchers from the Center for Trauma Research and Policy at the National Children’s Hospital has released a new pediatric report that tally […]
Continue reading »Clean up the Internet With This Extension
If you need a gentle reminder not to waste time on the web – without investing in a full-featured paid app like Freedom – try […]
Continue reading »Two Easy Ways to Cook an Egg
Poached eggs are brunch superstars and heroes in salads that are eaten as food, but many home chefs are turned off by the process of […]
Continue reading »Prescription Drugs Are Sometimes Cheaper If You Don’t Use Insurance
Prescription drug prices are so opaque, volatile and erratic that sometimes you can get a better deal just by pretending you don’t even have insurance. […]
Continue reading »You Can Get a Round Trip JetBlue Ticket by Purchasing the $ 20 Board Game [update: Sold Out]
JetBlue is selling a board game starting today that has a pretty grand prize: a free JetBlue round-trip flight certificate. A limited-edition game called Get […]
Continue reading »Your 50s Are Likely to Be the Most Unfortunate Times of Your Life.
Everyone’s life is full of ups and downs, but new research shows that everyone’s life follows a certain pattern when it comes to our overall […]
Continue reading »How to Decide Which Credit Card to Use for Each Holiday Purchase
Many of us spend a lot of money during our holidays: flights, gifts, new clothes, dining out, office dinners, office dinners, school parties, and so […]
Continue reading »How to Add an Aux Port to Your Google Home Mini
The best Echo Dot feature (besides Amazon Alexa voice control ) might just be the built-in auxiliary port, which makes it easy to connect old […]
Continue reading »How to Restore Your Digital Privacy With Online Tracking
In our new How To Do It series, we’ll give you everything you need to know to get started and succeed in a wide range […]
Continue reading »How to Keep a Christmas Tree Alive During the Holidays
It’s that time of year again. The air is fresh, it’s dark at 4 pm, and it’s time for those celebrating to buy a Christmas […]
Continue reading »How to Turn Off a Troll Once and for All
Even if Twitter finally banned the Nazis (lol, yes, that’s right), there will always be boring, dumb, annoying and bad people on the Internet. Sometimes […]
Continue reading »Keep Your AirPods in Your Ears With This Hack
Apple’s versatile AirPods design might work for most people, but if you have particularly large ears, you might find it difficult to keep your wireless […]
Continue reading »How to Use Imgur Snacks, a New Storytelling-Style App Feature
Snapchat may have invented the story format, but it didn’t take the rest of the internet long to steal the idea . Now even Imgur, […]
Continue reading »Good Holidays GIFs on Fire From the Government
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has reminded each year that holiday decorations can turn your home into a death trap . So, as we […]
Continue reading »Enrich Your Emotional Vocabulary With These Precise Terms From Around the World
There are other words to describe how you feel besides sadness, anger and joy – in fact, there is a whole world of words that […]
Continue reading »Google Home Syncs Your Smart Home Gadgets With One Phrase
Smart devices are becoming more and more common. Whether you own a smart light bulb, smart plug, security camera, or all of the above, managing […]
Continue reading »This Android Smartwatch Is Getting the Oreo Update
Google announced last week that Android Oreo is starting to roll out to Android Wear devices . The update includes a new setting for the […]
Continue reading »If You Only Have Time to Clean One Room Before Guests Arrive, Make It a Bathroom
If you have guests and only have time to clean one room, make it a bathroom. It happens. Maybe your meeting at work was late, […]
Continue reading »One of Your Equifax Hack Protections Will Expire Soon
Remember this massive Equifax security breach ? If you put a 90-day fraud alert on your credit report, it will most likely expire right now. […]
Continue reading »PSA: If You Uninstall Apple Pay Cash, It Will Be Difficult to Reinstall It
Last week, with the launch of iOS 11.2, Apple officially launched Apple Pay Cash . When you update your phone to version 11.2, the app […]
Continue reading »What Fitness Classes and Activities Are You Interested In?
We’ve discussed what to expect from your first Crossfit WOD and how to get the courage to try a yoga class for the first time. […]
Continue reading »How to Organize a Greener Holiday Party
This is the most beautiful time of the year when you need to attend at least one festive evening a week. If you’re very lucky, […]
Continue reading »How a Government Shutdown Can Affect Your Finances
If Congress does not convene it within the next two weeks, millions of Americans could feel the effects of the government shutdown right in their […]
Continue reading »Pros and Cons of Credit and Debit Cards
According to a 2015 Chime report, nearly 70% of millennials prefer debit cards to credit cards , and Transunion says they have fewer bank-issued and […]
Continue reading »How to Use Credit for Everything You Buy
About five years ago, I had a credit card debt. (At about $ 14,000 when all was said and done – and I’ve paid in […]
Continue reading »What Cannot Be Cleaned in the Kitchen?
Hello and welcome back toWhat’s Cooking? , an open thread where you can share your brilliant thoughts, tips, recipes and opinions on all food related […]
Continue reading »How to Add Friends on Sony PlayStation 4
Whether you’re heading home (or staying home) for the holidays, all that downtime gives you enough hours to spend a few rounds of Destiny 2 […]
Continue reading »This Free Service Notifies You When Your Child’s Belongings Are Revoked
For a bedtime reading to immerse yourself in a spiral of paranoia, check out the constantly updated list of US Consumer Product Safety Commission reviews. […]
Continue reading »You Probably Forgot to Apply Sunscreen to the Most Cancer-Prone Part of Your Face.
If you’re not sure if every inch of your face is covered with sunscreen right now, take a seat. We need to talk. Yes, it’s […]
Continue reading »How to Cycle in the City With a Bike Snob
This week we will touch on the topic of urban cycling. Our guests include Eben Weiss, author of The Best Guide for Bike Owners: The […]
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