What to Do With Holiday Tips This Year?
Tipping on holidays is one way to thank postal workers, service staff, and homeowners (the good ones) for their hard work throughout the year. And […]
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Include Bonus Points in Your Death Plans
When you are on your deathbed, family members probably won’t bombard you with questions about unused credit card rewards. And yet, unused points can be […]
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I had high hopes for 2020, if only because this year sounded on paper: twenty twenty . But as we all know, this year has […]
Continue reading »Can FSA or HSA Pay for Mental Health Expenses?
Finding the right psychologist or psychotherapist is not as easy as finding the right dentist. Usually, you need to work – get a feel for […]
Continue reading »Don’t Fall for “Farming” Type Social Media Scams
The Better Business Bureau warns people not to fall for social media scams offering prizes in exchange for participation, such as likes or comments. The […]
Continue reading »You Can Use Fernet As a Bitter for Cocktails
Last night when I was making three bottles of homemade Irish Cream (for gifts) I decided one of those bottles should be Kentucky Cream and […]
Continue reading »Add Our Favorite Tracks to Your Holiday Playlist
The holiday mood seems much stronger when good tunes are involved. For example, I start playing holiday music as soon as the Thanksgiving turkey has […]
Continue reading »Leave Old Toys Under the Tree for Santa Claus to Deliver to Other Children
Getting kids to part with their old toys can be challenging. Of course, they haven’t played with this train since pre-pandemic times, but what if […]
Continue reading »8 Best Things We Learned This Year About Parenting Teenagers
Raising children at different ages and at different stages of life does not get easier or more difficult; it just becomes different . At every […]
Continue reading »Avoid Security Risks With Apple’s New Security and Privacy Guidelines
We try to cover pretty much everything you can do with your iPhone, but even if you feel like you’ve mastered an Apple smartphone, there […]
Continue reading »8 Quick Christmas Breakfasts That Won’t Steal Your Holiday Morning
Christmas morning is perhaps the least relaxing morning of the year. You are expected to not only wake up early, but also be happy to […]
Continue reading »Use the Christmas Calendar to Count Down to Inauguration Day With Chocolate
Every four to eight years (usually eight, but not everyone is a winner), our country celebrates one of the most exciting traditions: the inauguration of […]
Continue reading »How to Tell If You Are a Hypocrite
It’s bad enough to be downright wrong about something. It’s even worse when you persist in trying to convince everyone that you’re right. Doing this […]
Continue reading »What We Know About Allergic Reactions to COVID Vaccines
Last week, amid gleeful news segments in which first-level healthcare providers received their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, reports emerged that dampened the excitement: […]
Continue reading »Play These Games With Google Stadia 30 Minutes Free Trial
Google now lets you test Stadia Pro for 30 minutes without requiring payment information. It’s not a lot of time, but it’s great to be […]
Continue reading »When to Remove the Tree
If only the holidays lasted all of the winter months – twinkling lights and Christmas cookies would make the cold and darkness so much more […]
Continue reading »How to Fix Chkdsk Crashing PC Error on Windows 10
Who would have thought that one of the most useful troubleshooting tools in Windows 10 – good old chkdsk – itself would end up fixated […]
Continue reading »How to Pass the Second COVID Check
On Monday, Congress passed the second COVID-19 relief bill, which includes one-time direct payments totaling up to $ 600 per person. But how soon will […]
Continue reading »Hear Forests From Around the World With Tree.fm
A simple walk through the forest can be fun: in addition to everything you see, there is also the feeling of the earth below you, […]
Continue reading »Learn the Basics of Color Theory to Understand What Looks Good
Pantone has chosen its Colors of the Year for 2020 , and they are a study of contrasts: Lighting – sunny yellow; and “Ultimate Gray” […]
Continue reading »Make Yourself a Quick Spanish Tortilla
Spanish tortillas – aka eggs stuffed with potatoes and other things – are easy to make, especially if you’re cheating and using potato chips, but […]
Continue reading »How to See the Ursid Meteor Shower at Its Peak Tonight
Despite the fact that life on Earth continues to deteriorate, cool things are happening in space. If you happen to miss the great conjunction of […]
Continue reading »Make the Decision to Watch These 8 Shows in 2021
2021 is just around the corner and a vaccine is on its way, but for now we are stuck inside. It’s time to find shows […]
Continue reading »How to Avoid Cyberpunk 2077 Error Breaking Save
Considering it’s one of the best-selling games of the year, Cyberpunk 2077 is a mess . It may work well on your PC if you […]
Continue reading »The Main Items That We Got Until 2020
In 2020, we bought a lot of new things: toilet paper, workout subscriptions, starter cultures and masks that go with any outfit. Then there were […]
Continue reading »Three Rs Can Help Your Kids Get Through It
Throughout the year, parents have worried about the long-term impact of this pandemic on our children, and rightfully so: their mental health, physical health, academic […]
Continue reading »5 Delicious Glazes for a Holiday Ham
I love ham. When I was nine, my parents left for the Boxing Day night; When they returned, they found that someone had eaten most […]
Continue reading »How to Stay Productive When Google Services Are Turned Off
As much as you hope your internet connection, games and services are there when you need them, guess what? Shit breaks. Facebook crashes. Gmail stops […]
Continue reading »Get up to 7 Months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $ 31
If you play games on PC or Xbox consoles, consider subscribing to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Get access to a huge library of over 100 […]
Continue reading »How to Watch Wonder Woman 1984 for Free on Christmas Day
As cinemas remain closed or operate with limited bandwidth, the ongoing pandemic has forced entertainment giants from Warner Bros. before Disney radically redefined their film […]
Continue reading »How Worried Should You Be About a New Coronavirus Mutation?
A new variant of the coronavirus has been discovered in the UK and scientists believe it may be more infectious than other lines of the […]
Continue reading »Wear the Right Socks While Running
You’ve probably thought about running shoes a lot, but what about socks? They cover as many miles and steps as their more visible single (ha) […]
Continue reading »How to Teach Children to Read, With Alvin Irby
This week, educator, activist and comedian Alvin Irby joined us on how to teach kids to read. It all boils down to developing their “reading […]
Continue reading »You Can Still Enroll in Obamacare (in Some States)
The open enrollment period is over , but it’s not too late to sign up for Obamacare coverage in 2021 – at least if you […]
Continue reading »Download Wallpapers From the yet Unannounced Samsung Galaxy S21
Samsung hasn’t even announced the Galaxy S21 – its not-so-secret future flagship device – but the smartphone wallpaper has already been leaked and is available […]
Continue reading »What You Need to Know Before Secretly Recording Your Enemies
Given how often presidents and questionable political activist groups secretly tap into telephone conversations, this may seem acceptable. But is it? It turns out the […]
Continue reading »What’s in the New COVID Relief Bill?
Ultimately, Congress is set to pass a second COVID relief bill, totaling more than $ 900 billion in funding – and it will include the […]
Continue reading »8 Easy Cookies, Chocolates, and Treats for Last Minute Gifts
Christmas is coming soon, very soon, and some of us – I won’t say who – are still struggling to find gifts for the people […]
Continue reading »What Is the Winter Solstice and Why Do People Celebrate It?
For most people, the winter solstice is one of the most predictable events of the calendar year. This is usually associated with the onset of […]
Continue reading »Decorate the Winter Solstice With Glow Games
For most of this year, it was figuratively dark. But today, darkness also literally hangs over us: today is the winter solstice – the shortest […]
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