I’m sorta in the south, but I have both electric and gas. I find that in winter the gas is up and the electric is low. In summer, its the opposite. In spring and fall both are sort of lower due to more moderate temps. So I budget for the worst of either, but in spring/fall I get to save a bit. For example, my worst…

I like this and do this myself. All my bills are budgeted for the worst-case-scenario and an surplus either gets xfer’d to savings or put towards paying any CC balances I might be carrying at the time.

You are absolutely correct. I’m of the camp that rejects the low fat, high carb food pyramid idea. I’m more primal (shoutout to Marks Daily Apple). So my daily consumption of calories is about 50% good fats (coconut oil, olive oil, avocados, etc), 30-35% protein and 15-20% carbs. I eat a lot of food (3 normal meals…

I’ll add to this that carbs don’t do much for satiety. Protein does (and fats to a lesser degree than just carbs). So you’ll get more satiety from an avocado or a handful of cashews or almonds than you will from an orange or an apple. So if money is really a concern, put your money into protein... chicken and canned…

Agreed. If you’re going to go all in on organic, free range, grass fed, pastured, etc... than yes, you will pay a bit more. But for most people that are choosing a McD’s value meal, they could spend the same money on raw(er), fresh(er), high(er) quality foods and spend the same money, but better their nutritional…

I think to some degree this depends on where you live (quality food can be more expensive in some places)... but to another degree this is FUD being repeated by someone that doesn’t actually choose healthier food. Just the other day I pointed out to someone how cost effective good food can be. Here’s an edited version…

To add to this... I don’t grind my own beef either. However, I also avoid ground beef from sources that are known for “cleaning” it with ammonia, making it from scraps, etc. I still buy ground beef, but only that is from pastured cattle and where entire pounds of raw beef are ground to make the individual 1lbs…

I like this article, but there’s a phrase that sums this up: “minimally processed”. For example, peanut butter. I can eat raw peanuts if I choose to and its unprocessed. Making peanut (or almond) butter requires more tools. So unless I’m at the grinder at Whole Foods, I go with “minimally processed” and “minimal…

The process of actually replacing the lines is the easy part. What most weekend car repair warriors will struggle with is getting past all the road grime, rust, and other issues to actually replace them. Its the same with doing your own pads and rotors... the process is simple enough, but many people lack the right…

Just thought I’d add my recent experience with TWC... when I moved into my apartment a year ago, TWC was the only option other than DSL with AT&T. And the best DSL in my area was 6/.5Mbps but distance from the CO meant realistic speed was about 4/.3Mb. I wanted a low bill so I paid TWC $34.99 a month for 15/1Mbps…

Contrary to popular belief, “hymen” is actually an olde English spelling of the contraction “hi men”. Its purpose is to stand in front of the vagina and yell “hi, men” and thus attract men with penises to penetrate its thin veil and enter into the glorious feeling of a moist, warm, tight, sensation that is sure to…

For those that aren’t forced to make this change, its worth it to change it up anyway. In my case, I do weighted resistance training for two weeks, then take a week and do only bodyweight work (pushups, pullups, dips, etc) and I push them pretty much to exhaustion. The bodyweight work can be done at a good cardio…

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So I have two thoughts: the first is “you should’ve learned from the carriers that offered unlimited data plans and now regret it”. But that said, Google doesn’t seem to have this problem.

“but they can keep thrusting almost indefinitely. So, the cumulative force does build up, which makes them great for gradual, long-term, eventually high speed” wait a minute... are we still talking about Tie fighters here?

Funny how all these years later, your article has a resounding effect on my memory. I remember the first time I got my own apartment... not just a room in someone else’s, but my very own. After I paid to get moved in I discovered that there was a shower curtain rod, but no shower curtain. And I was 100% broke. So…

What I want to know is why its not enabled on iPads? I get that all iPhone come with 3g/4g/LTE and some iPads are WiFi only while others are also WiFi/LTE, but it should still be an option for an iPad w/ LTE, but it doesn’t seem to be. It appears to be iPhone only... which stinks.

You should do some more research. By all means... do what you want. But I’d wager if you ate some extra fats (mostly from animals, not plants) your brain chemistry would improve and you’d be able to read, process, and remember what you read and then realize you’re wrong and learn from it. You’ll probably also find…

Yeah, don’t overdo it on the carbs... skip the cookies and the processed chocolate.

• Starch and sugar are digested quickly, but