@joeny1980: Your analogy seems to illustrate the difference between being a good friend and being a jerk more than the difference between being frugal vs a cheapskate.

@mrsilver: Totally agree about there being a fine line between frugal and scrooge. However, it's also important to remember that most Americans have been conditioned to think tons of debt is normal and thinking too much about financial ramifications of purchases is bad, so you might actually be frugal but called a…

What does everyone pay for renter's insurance? What's a reasonable amount?

So I have a ton of baseball cards from childhood (late 80s and early 90s) that aren't worth anything. Should I hang on to them or toss them? There is no market for them at all, especially the scrubs.

@Stephen Goldmeier: Are you kidding? I learned just the opposite online recently and mentioned it in this same thread. Pulling up on the plunger (while still maintaining the seal) is the right way to plunge. Trying to force the obstruction down has never worked for me on major clogs, but pulling up a few times always…

@colorebel: I was taught to use double spaces in high school and college, and then had to be broken of the habit while working as a writer for a huge corporation with their own 120-page style guide. Now two spaces looks weird to me (and doesn't make much sense!).

Oh man, I just realized this year that I've been plunging the toilet wrong for my entire life. I used to force it down over and over, but not pull it back up. I discovered the right way by Googling after spending 45 minutes trying to unclog my toilet. Talk about a transcendent moment.

If anyone's interested, the 500 worst passwords list this site is using is found at [www.whatsmypass.com]

Vote: Dreamweaver

I love this. It seems most people believe when someone's good at something, it must come naturally to them and they hardly have to work at it. Then they get discouraged and give up. I am no stranger to this feeling.

@KamWrex: I think you're looking for [www.cloneawilly.com] [possibly NSFW]

@pmptg: This is something I've also been worried about, yet not even Lifehacker has acknowledged it could be a problem.

@GaryJ73167: Ditto. I am still using an old version of Goldwave because I think it's that much better than Audacity.

@aot2: What if you're in an area without 3G or wifi? Does that mean you won't be able to send or receive calls through GV?

I chose "No, but now that it's out of beta, I'm going to take another look at it."

As someone who got 15 mosquito bites on Saturday and experienced an allergic reaction with some of them (swelling that looked like half a golf ball), I can confirm that Benadryl is a lifesaver.

Asking your current employer if you can telecommute might be a tough sell, but it can't hurt to ask. My suggestion is to bring it up during your interview.

VOTE: Wordpress

@retrac: Maybe it was because you used effect instead of affect.

@ericesque: The Inside Windows Live blog has a lot of good info—thanks!