The Best Check Splitting Apps
One of the simplest joys in life is having dinner with friends. Of course, until the bill comes. Now all conversations should boil down to […]
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The Best Way to Respond When Someone Insults You
Chances are, if you’ve been through high school, you know what it’s like to be insulted to your face. But insults are not only the […]
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Difference Between Ghee and Ghee
Butter is the perfect dipping sauce for those hot summer months when artichokes are ready to be steamed and crabs are ready to boil. If […]
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How to Find Out How Much Your Health Insurance Will Pay in Advance
Last year, hospitals had to publish lists of the prices they charge for each procedure . Access to the data was not easy, and the […]
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When Is It Better to Take a Taxi Than a Rideshare?
When you need a ride, are you sure you know what is the best and cheapest option? Should you open one of your ridesharing apps, […]
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How to Decide If a Home Renovation Is Worth the Cost
Owning your home is more than just housing, it’s investment management. A house or apartment is often your biggest asset, so instead of just enjoying […]
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These Are the Best Replacements for TweetDeck on Mac
As of July 1, TweetDeck for Mac is no longer supported . First released in 2008 by independent developer Ian Dodsworth (and acquired by Twitter […]
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How to Get Money Back From Southwest When Their Rates Drop
With skyrocketing ticket prices and a chaotic summer travel season, buying plane tickets becomes a tricky balance between finding flights that work for you without […]
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Never Do This on a Nude Beach
The idea of going to a nude beach may sound exciting, intimidating, or both, but if you find it tempting, it’s worth trying at least […]
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Is Your Smoke Detector Good Enough?
Home fires are horrendous—they can go from spark to flame in as little as thirty seconds . And yet, most of us don’t often think […]
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It’s Not Too Late to Start Your Summer Garden
If you think you’ve waited too long to get your garden up and running this year, or if, like me, you live in a place […]
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Why Is Everyone Using NGL on Instagram?
Since it’s my thing now to introduce trendy new apps like BeReal and Dimensional , it’s important to let you know about NGL, an app […]
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How to Finally Format Text in Google Docs Using Basic Syntax
The formatting features of Google Docs have rarely evolved over the last decade. Typically, you can use keyboard shortcuts or the format bar and that’s […]
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7 Deadly Sins to Learn How to Cook
You can’t call yourself an adult if you don’t have kitchen experience , so the biggest culinary sin is not being able to cook. But […]
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Make This Strawberry Salsa Before the End of the Season
I don’t have Hispanic blood. I come from glow-in-the-dark Russia, but I’m a serious Mexican food snob. I spent thirty years in Arizona, where we […]
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How to Buy Excess Inventory From Retailers
For more than two years there has been a shortage, well, there is no shortage. From toilet paper and hand sanitizer at the start of […]
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How to Stop Your AC Unit From Making All That Damn Noise
Not only are window air conditioners critical for keeping cool during the hot summer months (at least for those without a central air conditioner), they […]
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The Best Tall Houseplants Money Can Buy
When we decorate our homes, we tend to focus on the areas we can reach. This is partly because if you don’t have one of […]
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How to Make Your Car Battery Last Longer Than You Think
When it comes to powering a car, the focus is on gasoline (understandably given prices over the past few months). But in addition to the […]
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Your Wooden Furniture Needs a Walnut
Fans of vintage or antique wood furniture know that these old pieces come with some drawbacks. For example, old solid wood furniture was built to […]
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How to Soften Rough, Scratchy Sheets Without Fabric Softener
There’s nothing like the feeling of climbing into bed after putting on clean new sheets. But if you’re used to worn cotton sheets, or jersey, […]
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How to Make Your Hydrangeas Change Color
Love your hydrangeas but want to see how they would look in a different color? Depending on the variety, you can change their color yourself. […]
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How to Prevent Swimmer’s Ear
Now that summer is in full swing, people who are lucky enough to have their own pool (or at least live near one who has […]
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The Best Way to Serve Cold Food While Cooking
Grilled meats like burgers, hot dogs, and chicken tend to take center stage at picnics, as do many others happening this holiday weekend, but the […]
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Fuck It, Make Your Dirty Tequila Martini
My relationship with martinis can be traced back to the bar at Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa, an iconic establishment designed as a French brothel. Desperate […]
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The Difference Between Emotional Neglect and Emotional Disability (and How They Affect Children)
Emotional neglect in childhood (CEN) occurs when caregivers fail to meet a child’s emotional needs. This may include open verbal abuse as well as passive […]
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Best Alternatives When You Run Out of Laundry Detergent
So, you decided to wash a bunch of laundry, but realized that you had already used the last detergent. Bummer – but there is still […]
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Your Rash Could Be an Allergy to the Sun
Despite all the good it does for us, the sun can also be a threat: it can burn your skin , ruin your eyes , […]
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The Best Websites and Apps to Keep Track of Your Books, Movies, Music and Video Games
This week in The Guardian, writer Rachel Sigi pondered why so many of us visit sites like Goodreads and Letterboxd so frequently to log our […]
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Improve Your Heart Health With This Checklist
If you’re looking to reduce your chances of dying early from a heart attack or stroke, you’ve likely heard of several ways to do it: […]
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How to Rent a Motorhome for $1 a Day
The idea of getting into a motorhome with friends or family and exploring uncharted trails on your own schedule can be quite appealing – at […]
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20 Movies That Will Remind You That the Government Can’t Be Trusted
Governments lie. They are deceiving. They steal. Sometimes the guilt comes from within: corrupt people who tricked their way into the halls of power with […]
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10 Hardest Video Games of All Time
Sometimes you want to kill hours, managing the island of losers and paying off a predatory raccoon. And sometimes you want to go through all […]
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Why You Might Want to Shower Before Your Run
When it comes to running in the heat , I’m a weakling. (I’m a weakling when it comes to a lot of things.) After the […]
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10 Ways to Use Hand Sanitizer That Don’t Clean Your Hands
In 2020, no household item has occupied the public consciousness as much as hand sanitizer. Back in March of that year — before we knew […]
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Why You Shouldn’t Trust Fuel Cost Estimates on New Car Window Stickers
Buying a new car has always been a big investment, and at a time when everyone is feeling inflation, it’s especially important to consider the […]
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A Guide to Children’s Culture for Adults Out of Touch With Reality: Why Do Young People Wear Costumes for “minions”?
On the one hand, all over the world things have screwed up seriously. Everyone seems to be going crazy and nothing else makes sense. But […]
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Use These Personal Finance Tips While You’re Still Single
When you’re single, it’s easy to lose control of your budget or even feel like you don’t need it at all. Date nights, takeout for […]
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How to Back up Your Google Hangouts Data Before It’s Gone Forever
Later this year, Google Hangouts will be replaced by Google Chats, adding another entry to the ever-growing list of dead Google services . The outage […]
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How to Set Boundaries Around Toy Weapons
Many parents don’t like guns – real or toy. So while we may know that playing with imaginary weapons is developmentally normal , our instinct […]
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