The Easiest Way to Never Miss Sweeping a Spot
Crumbs and dust have a nifty little talent for refusing to slide into your dustpan along with your broom. However, there is an easy way […]
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Stop Your Unconscious Spending
As inflation makes our lives more and more expensive, it’s more important than ever to keep an eye on your spending habits. Budgeting is a […]
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The Best App to Always Win at Music Trivia
Spotify and Apple Music can be great music discovery tools, but they don’t do a great job of telling you who you’re listening to. You […]
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What to Do When Your Child Starts Talking About Santa Not Being Real
It wasn’t even Thanksgiving last year, and my 7 year old was already talking. We were driving home from school with her 5-year-old brother, our […]
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12 Best Ways to Use Leftover Cranberry Sauce
It would be too easy to forget about Thanksgiving and move on to the December holidays if not for that bowl of cranberry sauce that […]
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The Best Privacy-Focused Browsers You’ve Never Heard Of
It’s never a bad idea to switch to a browser that respects your privacy more than Chrome does. For most people, Firefox or Brave (along […]
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How to Avoid Bad Online Shopping
Have you ever opened a package and found that the sturdy and beautiful item you ordered is the thickness of tissue paper or much larger […]
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Top 30 Movie Soundtracks
Imagine Trainspotting without Lust for Life. Do the right thing without “struggling with power”. Shaft without… “Shaft”. You can not. The perfect song choice can […]
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How to Choose the Perfect Heated Mattress Pad for You
Cold winter nights, drafty homes, and varying temperature preferences are a recipe for discomfort when you’re trying to get a good night’s sleep. A heated […]
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The Best Way to Pack for a Long Trip
Whether you’re taking an extended vacation away from the cold winter temperatures or your employer is sending you on an extended trip abroad, you need […]
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TikTok: the Easiest Way to Clean Sofas and Fabrics
Complex cleaning hacks can be fun projects, but we love the damn simple ones. And it’s really simple: you can use the lid of a […]
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Unexpected Ways to Use Old Cardboard in the House
Do you feel like you take boxes apart every day and throw them in the trash every night? Especially at this time of year, the […]
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The 15 Best Living Christmas Trees (and Which Ones to Choose)
If you’re celebrating Christmas, you probably have a decorated Christmas tree installed somewhere in your home. As a child, the tree in my house was […]
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Stop Using These Arrogant Phrases at Work
It’s good to appear confident and knowledgeable at work, but sometimes we may say things that we think emphasize our value as employees but actually […]
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Use Nature for Free Christmas Decorations
Want to save on holiday decorations this year? Along with reusing (or repurposing) items you have from years past, you can freshen up your holiday […]
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Yes, You Can Really Give Your Little Child a Cardboard Box.
Children can be fickle creatures. The toy they wanted more than anything in the world could lose its appeal in a matter of minutes. But […]
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Send Your Kids on a Christmas Treasure Hunt
After a year of rising prices driven by inflation, many families are cutting back on their holiday spending, including gifts. Making a rule about not […]
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These Houseplants Don’t Need Pots With Drainage
Most houseplants need to be grown in pots with some sort of drainage. If the water doesn’t have a chance to get out of the […]
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Attend These Cheap (or Free) Holiday Events This Year
Looking for something to do with the kids for the holidays but can’t afford breakfast with Santa or a ride on the Polar Express train? […]
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Best Personalized Gift Under $5
At the end of the year, with inflation at its 41-year high , your annual budget may not have much (or nothing) left over for […]
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Your Christmas Decorations Don’t Need Electricity
This is the season to dig up the decorations and trim the tree, as well as any other parts of your home that you think […]
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Use This Interactive Map to Explore 200,000 Galaxies
If you’ve ever wanted to travel to a galaxy far, far away, now’s your chance to get at least a peak in some of them […]
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The Most Smelling Types of Live Christmas Trees
So you’ve decided to bring a living tree into your home for a few weeks. How festive! Now it’s time to determine what type of […]
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How to Properly Cork Wine (and Why It Matters)
Whether you’re drinking wine or cooking with it, you can’t drink the whole bottle in one go. Sure, you can use a wine stopper to […]
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Here’s How to Disagree at Thanksgiving Dinner
Even the most like-minded do not agree on everything, and holiday dinners often become a place for heated discussions on controversial topics. Of course, we […]
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Don’t Fall for These 8 Modern Thanksgiving Misconceptions
Lifehacker senior health editor and official holiday myth buster Beth Skwarecki recently confirmed the truth about nine lies about the first Thanksgiving , but I […]
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Where to Watch the Potters, Martin Scorsese’s Lost Masterpiece
Goncharov is the best movie you will ever see. Billed as “The Greatest Mafia Movie Ever Made,” this 1973 Martin Scorsese-directed gangster epic starring Robert […]
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Make This Really Crazy Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwich
Halfway through turning the savory filling into French toast bread, I imagine what the man who created the first Scotch egg must have thought. “This […]
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Yes, You Can Really Have a Heart Attack From Shoveling Snow.
You may have heard of people, in particular older people, who have had a heart attack from shoveling snow. But what’s so dangerous about digging? […]
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This Shortcut Makes a Kid-Friendly Version of Your Explicit Apple Music Playlists
If you have a great Apple Music playlist for holiday parties, but it includes a few tracks that are not suitable for ears of all […]
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The Best Way to Budget When Your Income Fluctuates
When you’re playing in the gig economy, budgeting can be difficult. However, the budget is the most important for anyone who works with an irregular […]
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What’s New at Paramount+ in December 2022
Add one more to the list of TV shows no one in New York even knows exists: in December, Paramount+ will launch the second spin-off […]
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Never Add Essential Oils to Your Humidifier Water (but Do It Instead)
You may love essential oils, but there are good reasons not to add them to your humidifier. Essential oils can corrode plastic The humidifier is […]
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What’s New on HBO Max in December 2022
After a year of turmoil at Warner Bros. Discovery, we can be thankful for at least one streaming blessing this holiday season: David Zaslav hasn’t […]
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Save This USDA Hotline for Food Safety Emergencies
The USDA may not be the first place you think of when you’re not sure if you can stuff a turkey the night before, but […]
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How to Hold a Colleague Accountable If Your Boss Doesn’t
When working with teams, I hear a lot of complaints about bosses. One of the most common is about a manager who does not demand […]
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Keep This in Mind Before Buying a House in the Winter
Bad weather can make finding a home for the winter extremely stressful. We can’t make it warmer, but here are a few things to consider […]
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Digitizing Your Life Has Never Been Easier
Despite all the talk about the world being “fully digital” today, sometimes it doesn’t feel like it is. I still get tons of paperwork, from […]
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Make This Regular No-Bake Cheesecake
The cheesecake is excellent. A cheesecake that hardens without the need for an oven is, frankly, fantastic. This no-bake cheesecake is built in a stovetop […]
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These Are the Best Black Friday Deals for Popular Apps
Black Friday brings some of the biggest discounts of the year on all sorts of tech products, and apps are no exception. If you’ve been […]
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