The travel-size bottles may be great, but I’ve had 2 regular sized cans get clogged in the nozzle, making them unusable. I’ve tried every trick in the book for unclogging them, but ultimately just thrown them away. I would personally not count on a tiny can that is not used more than once or twice a year to be in…

It's easy to see the costs and budget for the stuff that happens on the same day every single month. You get bills for those things, usually with a couple weeks or more to pay for them. You collect all the bills, put a number into the spreadsheet, and think "oh, I make more than that!".

I'm driving a 12 year old Camry that refuses to die. I feel your pain.

Do you have any advice for a person who wants to promote themselves as a thought leader for their profession? Are there any professional rules-of-the-road you recommend for white papers being posted directly on Linked In?

Does this work in the opposite way as well? For example, is this why, after just spending a day relaxing outside, you feel like crashing around 8pm? I’ve often realized that doing mild yard work or being outside doing something relatively non-tiring still makes me feel tired and have a good, hard sleep that night.

I'm not sure what to tell you to help with it, except to drive your % body fat down even lower. My husband is in this situation right now. He talks about loosing his gut, but to me, his gut just looks like loose skin that sags down.

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I took my classes with the dean of the history department, which was likely much better than taking it with an adjunct prof who was just there so they could be paid to do research. I think professor selection is a big part of finding good classes.

I think people look at gen eds as something unnecessary that they are forced to do. The truth is, you’ll have a lot of that for the rest of your life. Take that history class, figure out how to make it interesting to you, and dive the heck in! If you figure it out how to do it with non-threatening things that you have…

Play the long game.

I think what makes you middle class is not how much money you make, but how far that money goes toward basic cost of living in your area.

I think just changing this “How” to a “When” makes this more of a “wow - you’ve got skills!” comment, which is part of what I think the speaker is often trying to convey. Also, intonation is key here - how did YOU learn to do all this? is much different than HOW did you learn to do all this? The first is more of a…

Finally, a way to conceal my Aldi quarter.

Your relatives want to make sure they are not forgotten. When your family members ask about a specific piece, you should ask them why it was important to the owner and why they find it so important. It may be that she just thought it was pretty or that it was used at her wedding. I got a cake plate because it said…

I'm not done yet, but so far, it seems like 1) Plan ahead. When you're working and have class in the evenings, you never know what might come up. Don't plan on doing things at the last minute like you may have in undergrad. 2) Don't be afraid to yank someone aside on your group projects and cut them out of it, if…

If you ever want to see someone be courteous while completely and utterly denying your request, send a message to someone in the government over a controversial issue that you disagree with them on. For example, write your governor about a bill that he will likely sign in to law that you disagree with. You'll get a…

I agree that the French-fit is ideal, but for folks who are just looking for a small improvement in messy drawers, this is a quick, easy, low-investment way to get there. I can go home tonight, do this to all of my tool box drawers, and be done in less than an hour. I'm guessing your French-fit drawers took a little…

I'm about to book a tour, but most of the conditions on the "Pros" are met here. I don't know the language, it's not particularly known as a safe and secure place, I'm not very familiar with the history or the food at this time, and I don't think I could plan a trip by myself and feel comfortable with how it would…

If you don't have to touch the bulk of the money, giving the market time to recover means that you experience no loss at all. If the market tanks, and you pull all of your money out, THEN you have lost money. Your best bet is to have enough money in low-risk assets that you can count on, so you don't have to worry…

Agreed. To me, this is essential in problem solving. "That said" is often used when people are thinking out loud and realizing that there are additional things to consider or maybe a new course of action that could be considered. Now, when you use it in email, I'd consider that relatively poor form. Emails are…