My brother and I are 4 1/2 years apart, which is really probably the cause of why we were such terrible people to each other growing up- augmented by the fact that he was the "baby" and spoiled and I was the "oldest" and the "role model" and never got away with anything. Bitter? Probably just a little bit. I mean, we…

Without knowing exactly where you are, have you looked into carpooling or taking a Michivan? I take a Michivan from Grand Rapids to Lansing and it's halved my gas expenses from $500+ to around $200 a month, depending on how much I need to put in for gas. The only expenses are the 10 minutes drive to the vanpool pick…

If you try to check out after adding the Dremel to your cart, it says it is sold out online. That's a bummer.

Where does your band sit when you're wearing a bra? It should wrap around your torso straight back from the bottom of the cups and stay there. If it's shifting around or riding high, your straps are too short and the band is too lose or too tight.

BCBS is a little different in each area and whether you have the PPO or HMO, so it's worth calling your insurance directly and/or asking the gym directly.

With the BCBS YoungBlue insurance that we had for my husband (pre-husbanding), the gym actually waived the fee to join and gave us 10% off each month. We didn't…

I also use 1Weather because I love that it lets me set a refresh rate for 8 hours but still refreshes on command as well. It's very pretty, runs smoothly, and doesn't kill my battery. My one complaint is that the radar map is always wonky and sometimes doesn't load at all.

Thank you for the nice response also! I always like having an actual debate with someone, instead of just comment flame war.

Is it because we techy people all grew up as nerds? Girls were a total mystery to us when we were younger and now that we're old we think we've figured it out?

I didn't know that - thank you for the warning!

I use the (admittedly, slightly wonky) pedometer app that came with my Galaxy. It's a Samsung app and the only Samsung app I actually use, but since I already have my phone with me 90% of the time, it's nice that it's doing something useful.

I like Goo Gone for glassware but I'm wary with any thing plastic, especially thin plastic. I've seen it melt plastic tablecloths. But rubbing alcohol may be my new go to - it's cheap enough to give it a try and I'm sure I have some somewhere!

Indeed, we added an additional rider for my engagement ring, which appraised at $1,800, and cost us an additional $100 a year - BUT that's only $5 a month, so that seemed quite fair. Our total insurance cost per year was about $268, but our policy was slightly different - less coverage and a larger deductible ($500)…

#1 is probably the most important thing any renter can have, especially if your insurance carrier offers full replacement value. It was roughly $15 a month for us to insure $30k worth of property, which was the lowest tier of coverage they offered. It was worth every single penny when one of the neighbor's kids stole…

Many colleges will give you contact info for your roommate before school starts, so you can work this out. I provided the mini fridge and dishes and she brought the microwave and a few other things, and it worked out well.

I am definitely on IBR and definitely qualify - I have an official letter and everything!

The benefit comes from the fact that the plan will work with reduced payment plans, like Income Based Repayment (IBR) or Pay as You Earn (PAYE). Under these payment plans, your payments are much, much smaller, with the idea that you will pay off the bulk later on in life, when you're making more money. In 10 years,…

I'm a little late to the comment party, but 1000 points to you. As a geek and a female, not only was I teased at school, I was teased at home and repeatedly told I needed to act more "normal" or I would never have a boyfriend because I was so weird.

I have to disagree with this wholeheartedly - I think it's excellent advice for any gender and in order to do most basic maintenance, all you really need is a good set of wrenches or socket wrenches and your pliers. Seriously - and socket wrenches aren't terribly expensive.

What you really need to have a willingness…

The dark wood would mitigate the glare somewhat, as would the rugs and furniture I'm imagining because omg, do I want a room like that. It looks awesome.

This. So much this. We have so much we have to redo in our house because the original owners through they could do it all and just... no. This includes having to tear down and refinish the "finished" basement because the dry wall was installed incorrectly, the breaker and water main were covered up and impossible to…