Counter counterpoint. Your money is making some rich CEO asshole more money, whether it’s sitting in a Venmo account or a traditional savings account. 

Agree on all points. My local Costco has just as many Instacart shoppers roaming around as regular customers, and they even have dedicated lines for the Instacart people. One of them even yelled at me when I accidentally got in line in front of him, not realizing that the completely empty line (and thus inefficient…

I got sick of always having to get to the airport early and then end up waiting for my ex-girlfriend who didn’t have TSA Pre-Check or Global Entry to clear security, so one year for her birthday, I did the application and paid the fee for her. Not the most romantic gift I’ve ever given, but arguably the one she got…

“Neustadt also suggests outsourcing tasks that cost less than your hourly worth to complete, and saying no to any new commitments that literally aren’t worth your time.”

I see this type of advice a lot, but it’s such a slippery slope. It’s not like people have an infinite bank of “time” they can use to cash in for…

Thanks for the break down with real-world numbers. I’ve heard so many people speak so highly about these cards, and all my friends seem to break them out when we go out for dinner, but when you run the numbers like that, it makes them seem even less worth it than I thought. Basically, they’re only worth it for the…

As a climber, I come at these with a biased perspective, so take my comments with a large heaping helping of salt.

“The Tesla Model 3, with a license plate that helpfully reads ‘MODEL3,’ just so you really know what car it’s bolted to, had its Autopilot system engaged at the time of the crash.”

Does Tesla offer tax rebates if you get an asinine vanity plate? I swear, the number of Teslas per capita out there with plates that point…

Might be worth checking with your optometrist’s office as well. I don’t wear contacts, but mine takes old glasses and sunglasses to donate to those in need. 

Growing up in an Asian household, soy sauce, Sriracha, and various other similar sauces sat in crusty old jars and bottles at room temperature for years and years. They’d just got topped off every so often and put back on the table. None of this refrigerator nonsense. 

No. If you want a more nuanced, detailed answer, then I’d say “fuck no.” 

It’s probably something less overtly sinister but still equally concerning. They’re probably harvesting data from every other aspect of your posts/life. Think automated scanning of the text in your posts that reference owning a cat, data from your grocery store or credit card companies showing you routinely purchase…

I recently stepped inside a Bank of America location for the first time in maybe a decade. I was able to use my virtual debit card on Apple Wallet to withdraw cash, same as at any of their ATMs.

“Or you could just turn on all the lights, look around, and decide your house is clean enough.”

If you are able to successfully get your giant, overstuffed bag through security, why not just take the gate agents up on their numerous calls for people to gate check their bags? Granted, you’ll have to wait at baggage claim on the other end, but it’s a lot easier than trying to wear a billion layers with a laptop…

Why would you immediately waste your possession on a field goal instead of trying for better field position or a touchdown if the half wasn’t about to end?

Only works if you’re a stunningly average white male.

I was assigned to live with a guy in the freshmen dorms who would leave the faucet running while brushing his teeth. He also had a habit of walking away and doing other things with the faucet still running, often sitting and watching TV for 15 mins at a time. It wasn’t uncommon to come into the bathroom and find the…

Your dad was smart to recognize his limitations and stop. Where I live, every few years, we get a rash of cases of liver failure from people who accidentally forage Amanita phalloides. They tend to be immigrants from Europe and Asia who mistake them for varieties that grow in their home countries. I think one patient…

A few years ago, I was hiking in Olympic National Park when this lady and her toddler passed me on the trail. She asked me “do you know if these berries are safe to eat?” I replied “no idea, but I wouldn’t, just to be safe.” She proceeded to pop a handful into her mouth and the mouth of her toddler, saying “eh, I’m…

My grocery shopping list lives in the default Notes app on my iPhone. Every item I buy regularly is a checkbox, sorted in the order that I browse through the store. Anything that’s checked off is something that I have enough of. Anything that I’ve run out of gets unchecked so that I know to buy more at the store.

I’ve…