12-06-22 -

You Can Still (Probably) Make a Killing on I Bonds
With soaring inflation causing concerns for your investments, U.S. savings bonds are considered a safe bet, since they’re fully backed by the government. In October we told you to buy Series I bonds in order to lock in an interest rate of 9.62%...

12-05-22 -

Winterize Your Gin Cocktail
The martini knows no season, but your brain is very aware of them, and right now your brain is probably craving festive, holiday-themed treats and libations. Cocktail-wise, this usually means hot toddies, dark spirits lots of spice, egg nog, or th...

12-05-22 -

Make Sure You Buy the Right Kind of Snow Melt
If you live in an area that regularly gets snowfall, you know the love-hate relationship with the white stuff. A snowy evening can be a peaceful, beautiful thing—everything gets quiet, and that untouched blanket of snow creates a gorgeous blank ...

12-05-22 -

Follow These Steps to Keep Your Garbage Disposal Working
Garbage disposals can be very convenient, plus help keep food waste out of landfills. But garbage disposals are often a mystery to homeowners. But while it might seem daunting, garbage disposal maintenance can actually be pretty simple.Read more...

12-05-22 -

How to Instantly Measure Someone's Height on Your iPhone
Many of us have been using iPhones since the beginning, and its “hidden” or “secret” features are things we’ve know about for ages. But every once in a while, I learn something new about iOS. This time, it’s a feature that lets you in...

12-05-22 -

Never Vacuum Up These Common Household Messes
There are so many smart ways to use a vacuum besides just running it over your carpet, but there are also some things you really shouldn’t be sucking up. You can avoid damaging your expensive machine by learning what can’t be vacuumed. Here ar...

12-05-22 -

The Cheap Way to Update Christmas Ornaments, According to TikTok
Some households use Christmas tree ornaments as markers of major events—mementos of marriages, births, new homes, and vacations dangle from every branch. They’re nostalgic, eclectic, and rarely match—and that’s their charm. Others, though,...

12-05-22 -

Listen to Your Farts
Breaking wind. Cutting the cheese. Thunder from down under. I could go on, but whatever you call it, farting is a part of life. Farting is usually caused either by swallowing air, which has to get come out somehow, or by bacteria in your guts rel...

12-05-22 -

Stop Buying Bad 'Cashmere' Sweaters
How can one cashmere sweater cost $50 and another $5,000 when both the tags claim the product is “100% cashmere”? There’s a reason for it, and it goes beyond a designer label or even the quality of the fit—there are actually differences in...

12-05-22 -

Delete These Malware Apps From Your Android ASAP
It’s unfortunate how often we hear about apps containing malware on Google’s platform (not that they’re alone with a malware problem). Each time we learn about new trojans, it’s a reminder to stay diligent when downloading new apps. This t...

12-05-22 -

Dont Get Hepatitis From These Recalled Frozen Berries
You never can quite trust that a fresh raspberry isn’t hiding an essence of mold before you bite into it, but a recent recall should give you pause about the frozen variety as well. Exportadora Copramar Ltda., a processing and shipping company ...

12-05-22 -

Claim Your Free PS Plus Games Before Theyre Gone Forever
PS Plus subscribers: Today is your last chance to claim PS Plus Essential’s free games for November 2022. Tomorrow, Dec. 6, Sony will swap these titles for its December 2022 lineup, making the free November 2022 games unavailable for good. That ...

12-05-22 -

Dont Fall for This Crypto Front Running Scam on YouTube
If you’ve ever made the mistake of searching “crypto” on YouTube, you’re probably still being bombarded with ads about how to make money via the digital currency. You will be shocked to learn that not all of these offers are on the level....

12-05-22 -

Does Hive's Security Problem Make It Unsafe to Use?
Hive Social recently shut down its servers after security researchers discovered severe security vulnerabilities that put users’ private data at risk. According to German cybersecurity firm Zerforschung, the flaw was serious enough that hackers ...

12-05-22 -

Do These Things Before You Hire a Contractor for Your Next Home Repair Project
Home repair projects can be intimidating to tackle yourself—but when you need to hire someone to do it for you, finding the right contractor for the job can be equally as challenging. Comparing prices, experience, and timelines is much more stre...

12-05-22 -

Stop 'Gaslighting' Your Kids
It should be no surprise that “gaslighting” was Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2022. In everything from politics to toxic celebrity news to our own relationships, the act of gaslighting abounds. And sometimes—often without meaning ...

12-05-22 -

11 of the Best Gifts for Amateur Astronomers
If someone on your holiday shopping list has an interest in astronomy, but you don’t know the Pleiades from pilates, read on. Herre is a ground-zero, get-started guide with 11 gifts that are perfect for budding star-gazers and planet peepers con...

12-04-22 -

The Difference Between Plant Food and Fertilizer
Like humans, plants need certain nutrients in order to survive. So if you have a plant, and it doesn’t exactly look like it’s thriving, you may decide to give it a little nutritional boost. But does it need plant food, or fertilizer? And what�...

12-04-22 -

Maybe Dogs Are Allergic to You, Have You Ever Thought of That?
Anyone who lives with allergies knows how deeply unpleasant they can be, knocking you out with a range of symptoms affecting you from head-to-toe. Dogs feel our pain, too, and can be allergic to a number of the same things we are. Read more...

12-04-22 -

The Right Way to Get Rid of Your Old Couch
As convenient as buying couches online can be, there are still some advantages to shopping at brick-and-mortar retailers. First and foremost, going to stores in person means you get to try them out before making a purchase. And then, there’s the...

12-03-22 -

Yes, You Need to Clean Your Artificial Christmas Tree
What artificial Christmas trees lack in fresh evergreen scent, they make up for with ease of maintenance. Unlike the live versions, faux firs don’t shed, or need to be watered, then disposed of at the end of the holiday season. But that doesn’...

12-03-22 -

The Best Ways to Fix a Leaky Air Mattress Without a Patch Kit
‘Tis the season for holiday houseguests and air mattresses. And chances are, you’ve either heard or said, “Don’t worry—we have an air mattress!” only to find out that it leaks. This discovery usually takes place late into the first nig...

12-02-22 -

9 of the Best Gifts for the Soccer Player on Your List
If you’re hoping to find something for your little kid’s recreational kick about, you’re probably not going to find that gift idea on this list. These ideas are for the more serious soccer player who wants to improve performance, take advant...

12-02-22 -

The 7 Deadly Sins of Holiday Gift-Giving
It’s the beginning of December, and if you’re a thoughtful, prepared, caring person, congratulations: It’s your time to shine, buddy. But if you’re more like me—a selfish, very-last-minute, “gotta get moms something” type—gift-givi...

12-02-22 -

17 of the Best Gifts for Gamers That Cost Under $50
Gamers have expensive taste. It might not be in your holiday budget to gift your gamer a $400 PS5, or a $1,600 GPU, but you still want to get them something they’re interested in. Luckily, there are plenty of great gaming gifts out there under $...

12-02-22 -

How to Sharpen a Knife With a Whet Stone
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12-02-22 -

16 of the Best Gifts for the Fitness Fanatic's Gym Bag
If you’re buying gifts for somebody who’s into working out, they’d probably love a big-ticket item like a Peloton or squat rack. But what if your budget is smaller, and you just want to help them stock their gym bag with helpful, smaller it...

12-02-22 -

This Tuna Mayo Rice Bowl Is the Best WFH Lunch
I’ve been working from home for something like eight years and I’m somehow still awful at making myself lunch. I sucked at it before COVID and I’m even worse at it now; if I don’t have leftovers in the fridge, my chances of eating a comple...

12-02-22 -

7 of the Best White Elephant Gifts for Less Than $30
The main challenge of White Elephant is to gift something with universal appeal, considering the nature of the game is that you don’t know who the gift recipient will be. And personally, when it comes to these kinds of organized gift exchanges, ...

12-02-22 -

Why a Tiny House Might Not Be As Affordable As You Think
Tiny houses—typically defined as any primary dwelling under 500 square feet in size (the average tiny house is about 225 square feet)—have been a thing for a while now. There are even entire TV reality shows dedicated to folks searching for, b...

12-02-22 -

All the Social Media Algospeak You Dont Understand
If you’ve ever watched videos on social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook Reels, or Twitch (so, basically, everyone), you may have noticed a slew of coded words and emojis that weren’t immediately decipherable—but who...

12-02-22 -

Androids Find My Alternative Might Be Better Than Apples
For those of us with iPhones, sharing our location with friends and family is simple. The Find My app (formally Find My Friends) is your one-stop shop for tracking the contacts, devices, and items in your life. But on Android, there’s not an obv...

12-02-22 -

10 Bingeable Shows That Are the Best Kind of Podcast Junk Food
There are plenty of podcasts out there that will set your brain on fire, catch you up on news, draw you into a mystery, or teach you to manage your money. But sometimes you need the opposite: something to help you tune in, zone out, and escape the...

12-02-22 -

Beware of Holiday Shipping Notification Scams
It’s no secret scammers get more skilled and ingenious with time. Part of their strategy is knowing when is the best time to target certain people. As the holidays approach and people are expecting packages from Black Friday shopping or early Ch...

12-02-22 -

A Water Spill Can Break Your Audi
Audi drivers can worry about a simple spill causing their car to lose power, according to the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) report. Audi has issued a recall that affects over 50,000 vehicles, and there have been...

12-02-22 -

The Right Way to Hone a Knife
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12-02-22 -

15 of the Best Luxury Gifts for Gamers
Buying holiday gifts for gamers can be difficult if you’re not into video games yourself. But consider the fact that gaming can be an expensive hobby: Chances are good there are new hardware and accessories the average PC and console gamer can�...

12-02-22 -

How to Avoid Paying the 'Single Tax'
Whether you love the single life or can’t wait to be coupled up, one thing is sure: It’s expensive to be single. We’ve previously covered personal finance tips to take advantage of while you’re single, but the costs of being alone are rar...

12-02-22 -

Do This Now to Get a Head Start on Your Holiday Baking
For the average cookie-eating month, it’s perfectly sensible to keep a few pre-scooped cookies in the freezer for when you want a quick, freshly baked chocolate chipper. But December is no average cookie month. With a lot of cookies on the list ...

12-01-22 -

9 of the Best New Things to Stream in December 2022
Rejoice, my fellow Grinches: This curated list of December streaming options is (nearly) Santa-free. Although it’s a rather lean month as far as each streaming service’s releases go, there are still plenty of new movies and shows sure to appea...

12-01-22 -

The Best Ways to Respond to Unfair Feedback at Work
Early in my career I had an interaction with a boss I now regret. She began by saying, “I want to give you some feedback on your work.” With a list in front of her, she began to describe all the things she felt I had been doing poorly. She mad...

12-01-22 -

Your iPhone Might Call the Police on You for Skiing
Your iPhone and Apple Watch want to keep you safe, but sometimes, they’re a bit overzealous about it. In an effort to save your life in the event of a car crash, they’ll reach out to emergency services on your behalf and let them know what’s...

12-01-22 -

Six Ways to Use Swiffers Around the House (Besides Swiffering)
Swiffers are kind of weird. They are pretty expensive to begin with, not to mention that you have to keep buying pads and refill liquid for them—and a good old-fashioned mop is cheaper and accomplishes the same goal. There are some unusual uses ...

12-01-22 -

What to Gift Someone You Don't Like, According to Reddit
The subreddit r/GiftIdeas is a gold mine not just for gift ideas, but also for drama. There’s the mother-in-law who rejects every gift, but also rejects the idea of not giving gifts. The “somewhat unpleasant” brother-in-law. The posts that s...

12-01-22 -

Where to Get Free Cookies This Weekend for National Cookie Day
We can thank Sesame Street. In 1976, they came up with “Free Cookie Day,” which would later be picked up on by the Blue Chip Cookie Company and gain some traction. This Sunday, Dec 4, is National Cookie Day. But you can get free cookies even s...

12-01-22 -

Keep Your Christmas Tree Away From Windows, and Other Ways to Avoid a Holiday...
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas tried to warn us. Home Alone did too. Although winter isn’t peak season for burglaries, it offers would-be breakers and enterers some unique opportunities to scheme. After all, there’s no better tim...

12-01-22 -

You Can Power Your House With Wind, but Should You?
Seems like everything is more expensive these days, and one of the most worrying bills hitting your bank account is for home energy use. From gas to electricity, the cost of keeping our lives lit up, warm, and connected isn’t going to get lower ...

12-01-22 -

11 of the Best Gifts for the DIYer on Your List
Giving the right gift to a DIY home renovator can be challenging. With lots to choose from, picking out just the right thing for your favorite home maintenance expert or finding something great for a kitchen cabinet self-installer can really be tr...

12-01-22 -

11 Hit TV Series No One Saw Coming
People like Wednesday, it seems. The series, from Smallville masterminds Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (with a bit of help from executive producer Tim Burton, who directs several episodes) has been a massive, record-breaking hit for Netflix....

12-01-22 -

Win a Free Steam Deck While Watching Video Games Win Awards
Do you like video games? Do you like watching video game creators win awards? Do you like free stuff? Then you’ll love Valve’s new giveaway: Watch this year’s Game Awards through SteamTV, and you’ll have the chance to win a new 512GB Steam...