Best WhatsApp Alternatives
Last year, Facebook merged WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram private messages into a single messaging platform. While each app remains a separate icon in your […]
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How the 25th Amendment Could Remove the President From Office
The US Constitution contains instructions on how to remove the president from office if he “cannot fulfill his powers and duties.” It could be related […]
Continue reading »It’s Okay to Delete People on Social Media
I’m not sure what it is: something is in the air, an endless affliction of a quarantine life, or a mild passage of time, but […]
Continue reading »TurboTax Customers Will Continue to Receive Their Incentive Payments
In contrast, Intuit’s TurboTax now says customers who did not receive assistance benefits due to a registration error will still receive them through a direct […]
Continue reading »How to Talk to Children About Upsetting Current Events
In most cases, we can prepare ourselves for the “ big conversations ” with our children. We can research and plan how to talk to […]
Continue reading »How to Talk to a Conspiracy Theorist Without Losing Your Mind
The moon landing was faked, #PizzaGate, 9/11 is an internal job, Vince Foster was killed by the Clintons to hide Whitewater, the Sandy Hook massacre […]
Continue reading »How to Recognize and Deal With a Coup
Not all governments or government agencies are immune to the overthrow of power. Yesterday, at the United States Capitol, we witnessed the unthinkable as a […]
Continue reading »Everything You Need to Deal With Panic and Anxiety [updated]
Most of us, if not all, have experienced dizzying anxiety for several months now. A devastating pandemic, unemployment, ugly and controversial elections – and then, […]
Continue reading »Save Money With the 52 Week Money Program
If your New Year’s solution includes a savings goal, consider a 52-week money problem. The increments you save should be so small that you hardly […]
Continue reading »How to Sync Microsoft Edge Tabs Across Devices
Edge Chromium finally lets you sync open tabs and browsing history across all your devices. The long-promised features are expected to launch back in summer […]
Continue reading »Make Your Video Selfie Game With This Apple Watch Hack
For those of you who haven’t splurged on a more trendy setup for recording video at home yet, know that your smartphone camera (ideally combined […]
Continue reading »Coping With Unexpected Financial Luck
Financial windfalls can take many forms – inheritance, from a trust, stock options, winning the lottery and, to a lesser extent, government checks. Too often, […]
Continue reading »How to Set up FIFO for the Whole Kitchen
Most people have never cooked more at home than in 2020. If you started last year and didn’t plan on cooking any more, you may […]
Continue reading »Track COVID Vaccination Rates With These Websites
Less than a month after the first COVID-19 vaccine was authorized for use in the US, the CDC says we have distributed 17 million doses […]
Continue reading »Protect Your Pet From These Wild Animals
You love your pet and want to keep them safe from threats lurking in your local park or wildlife, or from creatures that might bury […]
Continue reading »Personalize Your Kids Coloring Book
Coloring books are a classic gift for young children. And, of course, a young child in your life might love a book full of Daniel […]
Continue reading »How Five Love Languages Can Improve Your Relationship
Getting to know someone in a romantic relationship is a gradual process. Over time, you will learn more and more about them, including their likes […]
Continue reading »What Anxiety Affects Your Brain and What You Can Do About It
Worry is a completely normal and natural part of human existence. There will always be times when we are more nervous or anxious than others, […]
Continue reading »Our Favorite Ways to Back up Windows PCs
One of the digital tasks I love to do on a regular basis – yes, regularly – is to clean my computer and reinstall Windows […]
Continue reading »Review Your Parenting Rules This Year
Some of the rules you set for your kids will be long-standing expectations. You will probably never be okay with kids hitting you or each […]
Continue reading »Your “ironic” Joke Will Come Back to Haunt You
The lucky ones don’t use Twitter at all , which undoubtedly contributes to their peace of mind. But it also means that they are overlooking […]
Continue reading »How to Increase Your Loan – or Create One From Scratch
Your credit rating will change not only because the calendar turned upside down for 2021, but at the same time, the beginning of the new […]
Continue reading »A Beginner’s Guide to Airline Miles
Frequent flyer miles are great. Use them correctly and you will save tons of money on your travels. But they are not always easy to […]
Continue reading »Is Cauliflower “Rice” More Nutritious Than Regular Rice?
With the news that Chipotle will now be offering cauliflower rice alongside traditional brown and white options on the menu, you may be wondering how […]
Continue reading »How to Cash Checks at Venmo Without a Bank Account
Venmo will soon introduce a new ‘Cash Out Check’ deposit feature for all iOS and Android devices. This will allow all Venmo users to cash […]
Continue reading »How to Unite Your Workplace
Back in the 1950s, nearly a third of the American workforce was unionized. This number has declined sharply in recent decades due to a variety […]
Continue reading »Understand Your Devices to Reduce Security Risks
When I think about “resetting” my digital life, the first thing that comes to mind is the many browser tabs I keep telling myself that […]
Continue reading »How to Teach a Child to Play Chess
I was just one episode in Queen’s Gambit , which meant that I was six episodes behind the rest of the world, but even one […]
Continue reading »Check Your Incentive Status With This Tool
Forget trying to call the IRS for your second COVID relief check – lines are clogged. As of Monday, their Get My Payment tool is […]
Continue reading »It’s Time to Clear Out Your Streaming Watchlists
Have you ever come across a show and thought, “I have to add this to my list,” just to find out it’s already there? With […]
Continue reading »How to Calculate Your Monthly Food Budget
Some recurring expenses in your budget are the same every month, so it’s easy to predict. But some budget items are more difficult to maintain, […]
Continue reading »Put Peanut Butter in Everything
Not too long ago, the main options for peanut butter were limited to smooth or coarse peanut butter offered by a handful of familiar brands […]
Continue reading »I’m Melinda Wenner Moyer, Author of How to Raise Children Who Are Not Dumb, and This Is How I Work
Whenever I feel stressed about feeling “too busy,” I often turn to writers who seem to have supernatural powers of getting things done. One is […]
Continue reading »How to Set and Maintain a Reading Goal This Year
Every year I make the vague but ambitious decision to “read more,” and every year I start out confidently, but after about three months I […]
Continue reading »How to Keep Children’s Drawings From Clumping
Around his fourth birthday, the boy I raised began painting what he called “ghost families.” He couldn’t draw people, but he could draw something that […]
Continue reading »Get More Shower Fun With Eucalyptus
You may have seen it grace the trendy foyer at HGTV: eucalyptus, a muted green plant with long stems and round leaves sprouting all the […]
Continue reading »Journaling Is Much More Than Journaling
If you can’t afford a therapist or schedule regular visits to a counselor, you have one self-soothing method that you may have long overlooked and […]
Continue reading »Is Discovery + Worth It?
Discovery has entered the streaming war today with the launch of another platform, Discovery +. At this point, a subscription to each streaming service will […]
Continue reading »You Really Only Need One Home Screen
When I got my new iPhone last year, I was looking forward to starting over with a fresh, clean home screen, but I had loads […]
Continue reading »Train Your Kids to Eat Peanuts Early, New US Diet Guidelines Recommend
This is the first time the U.S. government has added babies and toddlers from birth to 2 years of age to its official dietary and […]
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