“Stomach viruses are notoriously hard to kill since they can survive in harsh environments like the stomach.” This is so obvious and yet it has never occurred to me before! Thank you :) 

We bought our house in San Francisco, the most expensive market in the country, in 2015. The only reason we were able to do it is my boyfriend, a frugal person by nature, had lived in a shared house with 3 roommates, in an unfashionable part of town, for several years before we met. His rent was $700/month, insanely…

I actively avoid places with a TV no matter how often it’s turned on, because as a patron, I don’t want to have to show up to meet a friend, etc., find it turned on to some dumb sports event, and then find a different place to eat (especially if we have a reservation). TVs also just make a place look junky and…

Nope.

If you have the space for it, a TRX strap hung from the ceiling is awesome for ab work. I have one in my garage and basically start in a plank where my feet are in the straps, then pull my feet forward into a pike, bring my knees up into a crouch, etc. 

You can get free credit reports from TU and Equifax any time you want (not just once a year) on Credit Karma.

I get up around 5:30, work out at a gym across the street from my office, shower and get ready at the gym, and arrive in the office at about 8:30. That hour from 8:30-9:30 is ALWAYS the most productive of my entire day. Nobody’s bugging me, I’m hardly getting any emails, and I’m awake and relaxed after my workout. I…

I get that there are reasons, but ultimately, any restaurant that does this isn’t putting the guests’ comfort first, and unless you live in a very small town, there are other restaurants to go to. I just don’t go back to those places. 

As someone who has worked out most mornings for many years, let me be super emphatic: NOBODY CARES. We’re just there to work out. Especially in the morning, we’re all just powering through our workouts so we can shower, throw on some makeup, and get to work on time. We’re not noticing what you or anyone else is doing…

Also push your company to do what mine does, which is offer unlimited sick time. If you’re well enough to work from home, that’s encouraged, but mostly we don’t want you to come in and get everyone else in our open-plan office sick. Because I know the commenters at Lifehacker, let me head off the responses by saying,…

I’m surprised you didn’t call out “quit drinking” along with “quit smoking.” Especially for women, a mountain of studies show that drinking any amount of alcohol increases your cancer risk. 

$30 is a 7% tip. $26 + $2.08 tax (assuming 8%) + $1.92 tip. 

I’m happy to see my friends (and am not on a budget), so I never complain, but the reality is that I usually end up spending $50+ on a meal that would have been $20 if I wasn’t part of a group (we usually just split the bill X ways). I don’t drink or eat meat, so I’m paying for everybody else’s $10+ cocktails and…

Just chiming in to say that if you’re struggling through a month, the real benefits have come, for myself and a lot of people I know, after 3-6 months of being sober. Just keep it up!

Wow, can’t believe you got this so wrong. Everyone knows Envy apples are the best, followed by Green Dragon. 

A few points here:

If you don’t know how to be a nice person and treat the staff with respect without being creepily invasive, here’s a script: “Hi, can I please have a [insert drink preference], please?” [While bartender is making drink]: “I hope you’re having a good night. I’ve never been to this venue before, sure is lovely. That…

Nope, it’s definitely creepy. Guessing you’ve never been (1) in a service job and/or (2) female.

We actually had our refrigerator fail because of this! Good advice.

This is the one situation where having a weird name is fantastic. “Hi, it’s good to see you again. I’m __________ again, it’s a hard name to remember.” Then they usually say their own name.