Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) can be sneaky-good retirement savings vehicles, but only a mere 9% of account holders actually invest their funds, according to recent research. And yet by doing so, you can rapidly grow the funds in your account, with…
Lees meerGenerally, I think generics get a bad rap. Most everything you buy is available in a store-brand alternative, and almost always, it’s basically indistinguishable from the pricier, name-brand one that you’ve heard of. Sure, the packaging may be a lit…
Lees meerGenerally, I think generic items get a bad rap. Most everything you buy is available in a store-brand alternative, and almost always, it’s basically indistinguishable from the pricier, name-brand one that gets all the glory. Sure, the packaging migh…
Lees meerIf you said pronounced the words above as duh-trai-tus, ti-nuh-tuhs, and chaach-kee, well done. You nailed it. If not, you’re not alone. A recent study conducted by Preply found that 44% of people have mispronounced or misused a phrase for more than…
Lees meerIs your closet brimming with stuff you don’t wear anymore? Maybe your shelves are overflowing with knick-knacks that seemed a good idea at the time, but now only trigger an existential crisis? Maybe you just need money, fast (you know why)? Whatever…
Lees meerWhen consumed in casseroles and sandwiches, “breaded and fried” seems to be the default preparation method for eggplant. As a person of Southern origin, I am not opposed to a breaded and/or fried thing, but eggplant doesn’t need it. There are two ot…
Lees meerThe HomePod (and its little sibling the HomePod mini) aren’t nearly as ubiquitous or out-of-the-box useful as Amazon’s Echos, but they are perfectly good smart speakers for those who are married to the Apple ecosystem. However, you don’t have to sub…
Lees meerNearly one in three U.S. adults live with an “extra adult” in the same shared household, according to Pew Research. Whether it’s with a spouse, sibling, best friend, elderly parent, or a roommate you found on Craigslist, many of us are cohabitating.…
Lees meerUnless you’re incredibly fortunate, your time as a renter has probably included a bad landlord or two. Whether they want to keep your deposit for questionable reasons or refuse to answer requests for repairs, there are a few helpful apps and website…
Lees meerWhen we focus on improving our health, we often end up with a mental list of things we aren’t doing: I should exercise, I should drink more water, I should eat a vegetable sometime. But what about the healthy habits you’re already doing? There are p…
Lees meerSmart app banners started out as a way for developers say, “You there! This mobile website sucks, why don’t you check out our app instead?” That was a relief when mobile browsers were awful and websites were almost unusable. Since then though, mobil…
Lees meerWhen we cook with onions, we go in knowing that there’s a decent chance that chopping them raw may cause us to shed some tears. But we generally don’t expect unending diarrhea, a fever, and stomach cramps. Unfortunately, hundreds of people across …
Lees meerJust because you’re an adult doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a good Halloween special. While mostly not “specials” in the traditional sense, these 12 new horror-themed series and movies are streaming now and perfect to mix-and-match to create an evenin…
Lees meerI love hidden features on my devices. It’s fun to learn something new about the tech you use every day, to discover the little features that aren’t advertised. And unless you spend a lot of time messing around in the Phone app, dialer codes are like…
Lees meerTurns out there’s a sweet spot for booking hotels cheaply. Contrary to what you might expect, a recent Nerdwallet study concludes that it’s cheaper to book a hotel 15 days before your stay—not months before, as is the conventional wisdom. However, t…
Lees meerAs someone who often cooks far more food than she is capable of eating in any given week, my freezer is an incredibly important part of my kitchen. (I just acquired a chest freezer, and wow—what a world.) My freezers let me enjoy the spoils of my la…
Lees meerThis week, along with announcing the new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, Google also introduced Pixel Pass—a program that combines a subscription service bundle and the aforementioned Pixel 6 (or Pixel 6 Pro) under one roof. If you’re trying to decide whe…
Lees meerTons of home workouts swear they’ll make you stronger, but many are full of empty promises. If your heart is beating out of your chest and you’ve lost count of how many dozens of reps you’ve done, what you’re doing is probably not a good strength-tr…
Lees meerAs a Gen Z-er (sort of) who is online (extremely), it’s common in my circles—both online and off—to hear casual “eat the rich’’ comments used as a go-to punchline. It’s a shorthand that captures what feels like an entire generation’s disillusionment…
Lees meerMany years ago, I saw—or at least I think I saw—an article that claimed stirring a pot of food using straight, back-and-forth motions was more effective than stirring in circles. I cannot find the original article I either saw or imagined, but at le…
Lees meerIt’s (almost) that time of year again. When kids run giddily through the neighborhood (hopefully not freezing under those Star Wars costumes made of impossibly thin fabric) and return home with a metric ton of insulin-spiking, mood-altering candy t…
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