Hours vary depending on what state you’re in, though I think in every state the polls are usually open a good amount of the day, say from 10 to 12 hours in total.

No, no employer is obligated to give you time off. Generally, teachers have the day off (because schools are usually being used as polling stations), and I know some government employees have time off, depending on which level of government they work in.

Well, in plenty of places activists have fought for early voting - that is, voting that happens in the week or two leading up to the official election day. Because if voting is on a Tuesday, but you work in a blue-collar or retail job, your employer may not be able or willing to spare you to leave work to vote, while…

Look, I am educated enough about our system to know that a “Thank you so much for your support, we did it!” call before the polls have actually closed is not a legit call. But there are plenty of less-educated folks out there who would not realize it was fake.

I am a white person and used to think voting was pretty simple. I grew up in a predominantly white, rural area, and voted there in my twenties. It usually took me no more than 10 minutes to vote - there was rarely a line. I never had to show my i.d. because it was a small town and the election officials were my…

So THAT is how you’re supposed to dance to that kind of music?!? Wow... that video is mesmerizing, I am sad that I missed this particular cultural trend.

I trust the agnostics and the chill atheists just fine. The evangelical atheists, though...

I agree, seems cheesy to me

Thank you for introducing me to this designer! I just watched the video for this season on her website, and every model looked hot. Not only did I appreciate the ethnic diversity, but the older, thicker and trans women were clearly not “Isn’t this zany?” tokens, but examples of people she hopes will wear her clothes.…

At my thrift store for home improvement, we sell appliances, less than ten years old, for $75 to $225 each, on average. We offer a 3 week return for money back, with receipt.

The oldest nonprofit one is the Loading Dock in Baltimore, it’s about 3 decades old. But in the last 15 years, hundreds more have sprung up around the country!  If you want to find one near you, there are a few national directories you can search:

eShakti will solve all your problems! Their dresses automatically come with pockets, and you can specify the length of sleeves, the neckline, and the hemline. Not only that, but many of their dresses are cotton. I got an amazing heavy cotton knit dress that I have worn all winter long, and it still looks as new as…

Me too!!! Our minister was wonderful, and my husband’s vows were amazing... but I admit that also really loved the part in the ceremony where I took my vows out of my dress pocket, and all our female guests were surprised and impressed.

I work at a thrift store for home improvement supplies. We have folks who visit weekly just to take a look at our tool department, hoping we’ll have old Craftsman tools.

And that is exactly why we started offering a boot benefit at my workplace. The new hires don’t have the money for a decent pair of boots, and even some of the guys who have been with us for a while would much rather spend their money on their kids or to send back home than to spend it on themselves. But then they are…

I work at a nonprofit reuse center that accepts home improvement materials. We will often have someone offer us a truckload of surplus items as they are cleaning out a warehouse or something. We spend time and money to go pick up the donation... only to open up the boxes and realize that while the boxes are new, the…

I had the opposite experience with our wedding planner. She was great at negotiating and had all sorts of ideas and tips to help us save money and cut out unnecessary stuff. Not once did she push us to do something we didn’t want to do. And she definitely paid for herself very quickly - she saved us so much on all the…

I got very lucky in that my husband’s family loves to bake pies. So his parents and his grandmothers made 20(!!!) pies for us, and somehow drove them the 3 hours down to our wedding location without any catastrophes. It was amazing and delicious and so much better than sheet cake.

I work at a salvage warehouse, and this does not surprise me at all. When we first opened, we only had one customer bathroom. I guess someone was taking too long, because we discovered that a customer had gone into our bifold door section, arranged several of them to form makeshift walls, and pooped on the floor in…

Exactly, it was just annoying but not day-ruining when a much-older man hit on me but took the rejection gracefully.