When It Comes to Your Credit Score, You Can’t Trust
As we’ve written several times, it takes years to build your credit score , and it takes just one payment to screw up (at least […]
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This Site Will Automatically Rebook Your Hotel If the Price Drops
Several years ago I had plans to meet up with friends in another city. I had booked a hotel room two months ahead of schedule […]
Continue reading »How to Send Android Text Messages Using Amazon Echo or Google Home
A while ago it was possible to make phone calls using a smart speaker (whether you prefer Amazon Alexa AI or a Google Home device), […]
Continue reading »Cognitive Biases That Convince You That the World Is Crumbling
The world seems to be in dire straits right now. If you turn on your TV or open your web browser, you are almost guaranteed […]
Continue reading »Freeze Your Loan Instead of Messing Around With the New Equifax App
Equifax has a new app ( iOS , Android ) that makes it easier to block and unblock access to your credit files, which is […]
Continue reading »How to Find Cold Medications That Really Work
Cold and cough medicines take up ranks in grocery stores and pharmacies, and the range of products can make you dizzy (which is not interesting […]
Continue reading »How to Buy Bitcoins With Square Money
The price of bitcoin may still decline , but that hasn’t stopped some big companies from dabbling in cryptocurrency . Last month it was Kodak […]
Continue reading »Super Bowl Snacks for Your Vegan Friends
Justin Timberlake will be doing a very popular concert this Sunday, and as with any entertainment,you might want to grab a bite to eat . […]
Continue reading »Block Marketing Emails Sent Directly to MailChimp
Yes, you can unsubscribe from individual mailing lists, but what if I told you that you can unsubscribe from every marketing email sent to you […]
Continue reading »How to Invest in Excess of a 401 (K) or IRA
Many investment tips are related to your retirement: how much to contribute to 401 (k), how much you should spend at any age, the differences […]
Continue reading »Choose My Brain
Every time I write about how to ask for free advice or how to give free advice , I perversely envy people who are bombarded […]
Continue reading »An Explanation of All Your Mysterious Hotel Fees
“What is the resort tax?” my friend asked as he left our quaint motel in Palm Springs. We received an invoice with a long and […]
Continue reading »How to Get Rid of Annoying Mac Update Notifications
Software updates are usually good. They can bring new features and important security updates to any device you use with minimal effort on your part. […]
Continue reading »How to Reply to a (Wanted) Nude Photo
Quietly, all around you, countless times a day, a woman sends a nude image of herself to the man she sees, and the man gives […]
Continue reading »Your Old Legos Can Be Toxic
It’s a touching idea to get your favorite old Lego basket that you played with as a child and pass it on to your kids […]
Continue reading »Fry Edamame in Butter and Garlic
Edamame stew sprinkled with a little salt is a great snack or snack, but edamame sautéed in oil and garlic and then sprinkled with seasoning […]
Continue reading »How to Know If a Twitter Bot Is Impersonating You on the Internet
Twitter bots have been around for almost as long as Twitter itself, and many of them are funny , provocative, or downright useful . But […]
Continue reading »‘End Abortion’ Is Not a Problem
A typical medical abortion involves two doses of pills. The first, mifepristone, blocks a hormone that the embryo or fetus needs to grow and develop. […]
Continue reading »How to Cut Your Child’s Hair
I’ve always hated haircuts. In high school and college, when I was about to “take a look,” my hair was the easiest part of the […]
Continue reading »Teach Your Child to Play Sports
Anyone with a competitive child knows these types: a boy who challenges every referee call, a parent who throws insults from the outside, a girl […]
Continue reading »Our Readers’ Best Tips on Atlanta
Atlanta readers left about 150 comments on our hack your city request this Monday, and we’ve highlighted the best ones in the original comment thread. […]
Continue reading »I Made My Girl Choose Between Me and Weed
You have problems, I have advice. This tip does not contain powdered sugar – in fact, it does not contain sugar and can even be […]
Continue reading »Get Ready for a Monthly Financial Detox
We all have a couple of money habits that we can change. Avoiding unnecessary spending for a month alone will not change your life or […]
Continue reading »Soon, You Won’t Have to Say “Hey Google” to Launch Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa may have more “ skills ” and connect to more services, but when it comes to intelligent intelligence, Google Assistant is ahead of […]
Continue reading »Sometimes You Can Increase Your Discretionary Spending
If there is one personal finance mantra that everyone can agree on, it is to reduce your discretionary spending . Skip latte! Collect these lunches! […]
Continue reading »What Are You Organizing Too Much?
We start sorting things like kids: Hot Wheels, pencils, cutest boys in class. This is how we organize our rooms and get angry when our […]
Continue reading »Stop Cooking Avocado
People often hurt those they love, and people who work with and around food are no exception. What other possible explanation could there have been […]
Continue reading »What You Need to Know About Monero, the Black Market Cryptocurrency Going Mainstream
We learned over the weekend that hackers were using YouTube ads to hijack computers and force them to mine cryptocurrency . These types of attacks […]
Continue reading »Here’s Your Union State Booze Game
The state of the Union seems to be an unnecessary relic of a bygone era, when there was a certain distance between American society and […]
Continue reading »Protect Your Reddit Account With Two-Factor Authentication
Reddit has been slowly rolling out two-factor authentication for beta testers, moderators, and third-party app developers for some time before making it available to everyone […]
Continue reading »Sleep Techniques That Really Matter
We live in a golden age of possibly unnecessary health gadgets, including several new market entrances aimed at optimizing our sleep, or at least providing […]
Continue reading »Reminder: Start Planning Your Vacation Now
Today is the national weekend plan , so expand your calendar and start flipping through these travel guides. You don’t want those precious vacation days […]
Continue reading »Non-Meat Foods to Be Cooked With Animal Fats
If you’ve spent any time on these places, then you know that my life is mostly sponsored by duck fat . Whether it’s turkey legs […]
Continue reading »Don’t Give Alcohol to Teens
You may have heard of moms and dads who gave their teens alcohol as a parenting tactic – reasons include: 1) it is safer to […]
Continue reading »How to View Today’s State of the Union Message
Thank you for choosing Lifehacker for a last minute search for “How to Watch SOTU”. You could have chosen anyone, but you have chosen us. […]
Continue reading »How to Find Your Dream Job Without Waiting for an Ad
Let’s not sugarcoat: finding a job can be terrible. It’s a bit like hunting for an apartment. Or hunting for a partner. You have to […]
Continue reading »Faster Searches With This New Mobile Browser
iOS / Android: I hate mobile viewing. When I open Safari, I usually try to quickly google something and then go back to my other […]
Continue reading »Yes, the Flu Vaccine Still Works
Flu season is particularly bad this year, and you may be alarmed to learn that some people have received the flu vaccine and are still […]
Continue reading »Serve Shishito Peppers at the Super Bowl Party
When serving food to a large number of drunk people, it’s important to have some impressive treats that you can prepare quickly and easily. The […]
Continue reading »What to Do With a Tax Refund
So you’ve already filed your 2017 tax return and you’re getting your refund. Congratulations! (And it’s good that you’ve done it before – you’re less […]
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