In-app purchases are inescapable. An app might be free to download, but more likely than not, a pop-up will immediately inform you the best features are locked behind a monthly fee or an annual subscription. Before you go ahead and subscribe to (or …
Lees meerRecently, I found myself in possession of a pathetic amount of groats. Not enough to make a snack, but enough to feel wasteful if it met the trash can. Although this small conundrum was frustrating at first, I ended up with a “when life gives you le…
Lees meerSouthwest Airlines is having a promotion that won’t last long: If you buy a flight by April 5 to fly anytime before May 24, you will receive a “companion pass” that will allow you to bring someone with you anytime you fly between Aug. 15 to Sept. 30…
Lees meerI’m a big McMuffin enjoyer, but I grew up in a sausage biscuit family. We’d get them from McDonald’s every Christmas morning (because they were open), but the best sausage biscuits came from the gas station (which is also where you’ll find the best …
Lees meerYou probably learned to tie your shoes as a kid and haven’t given the method of tying a second thought since then. But if your shoes are always coming untied, maybe we should revisit that shoe-tying lesson. You see, there are two ways to tie the sta…
Lees meerApril is the busiest month so far this year for class action lawsuits. From data breaches at major companies to chemicals on undergarments, there are plenty of payouts to claim for those who qualify.Read more...
Lees meerIt’s a bad day when you don’t get those concert tickets you had your heart set on. It’s arguably a worse day if you get scammed and your personal information gets stolen. It is definitely the worst day if both of those things happen at once—as they …
Lees meerA breakfast burrito is a commitment. Depending on where you buy it from or how you make it, you could end up consuming eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, hash browns, cheese, beans, and/or rice, all wrapped up in a giant flour tortilla. It’s a perfect hungo…
Lees meerFrench onion soup knows how to treat an onion right, and pairs it with two excellent companions: cheese and bread. This appetizer is a celebration of that soup, and uses all of the usual components, but eliminates the broth. Whatever you want to ca…
Lees meerWhile student loans are the talk of the town, anyone with a college-bound kid knows how crucial scholarships are to cut down on that loan amount in the first place. Scholarships play a major role in affording college; a 2022 report from Sallie Mae f…
Lees meerIf you tried to check the weather on your iPhone this morning, you might have failed. That, of course, isn’t your fault: As Mashable reports, the app is currently down for many users, including Mashable staff in the UK and Croatia, and the features …
Lees meerHave you ever frozen up after someone asks you, “What is your favorite show?” Or, “What music do you like best?” I have. It’s a simple question, but instead of the ice-breaking taste-exchange they expect, my conversational partner gets me saying, “h…
Lees meerBamboo steamers are gorgeous, functional kitchen tools, that make the delicate cooking method nearly effortless. But much like cake sticking to the pan, food sticking to the bamboo is a special kind of heartbreak. In order to use a bamboo steamer ef…
Lees meerTwitter is currently on fire. With Elon Musk as owner and CEO, the company has changed many rules and regulations users (and advertisers) had come to expect from the platform. The latest drama, however, concerns Twitter verification, and it’s throwi…
Lees meerThe recent push toward social media platforms that embrace authenticity over curation is a good thing. Instagram might be the home of perfectly edited photos with expertly-crafted captions, but BeReal frees you up to show yourself as you really are.…
Lees meerWhether you’re a legendarily vain plutocrat surrendering to authorities after being charged with multiple financial felonies, you’ve stolen the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, or you got popped in Rochester with a bag of weed, you should always try to to…
Lees meerIt’s weird that adding mayonnaise to something makes it a salad. But it does; just ask tuna, potatoes, and eggs. Whatever adjustments you have to make in your mind to accept this, do it now because a new salad has entered the fray: bacon salad. It i…
Lees meerWhen a powerful new technology like AI is dropped into society with no regulation, there will be folks who use the tool for their own benefit: And unsurprisingly, AI is making scammers’ jobs much easier and more believable. We wrote about the “virtu…
Lees meerIt’s normal to feel overtaxed by your job once in a while, but when that feeling becomes persistent no matter what you do to pull back or redirect your efforts, you may be experiencing burnout—and the problem probably lies with your employer. Accord…
Lees meerIncreasingly, modern life means juggling an ever-pricier collection of subscriptions. Want to listen to music on demand? That’s a subscription. Want to use a particular suite of software? That’s a subscription. Want to keep up with the latest TV? Th…
Lees meerPendants will tell you a crouton is piece of cubed bread, tossed in oil and seasoning and baked or fried until crunchy, but a crouton is merely a construct. If it provides textural contrast to a pile of raw vegetables, it is, in my book (or blog), …
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