If you're taking care of grandma and grandpa, you can get them in on the chore action by using swiffer-baby to play shuffleboard

Neat. I'd love to be able to improve my girlfriend's credit score ahead of possibly getting married and buying a house. Her score is good, but she has a short file history with very few tradelines. I worry if it will seem a bit obvious to underwriters. My average account age is almost 7 years, with the oldest…

I was under the impression that authorized credit card users don't receive too much of a bump in their credit, as those tradelines are devalued in the scoring model; credit reporting agencies know that auth users are frequently added for score boosts and don't necessarily reflect the payment history/habits, since the…

"OnePlus is thrilled to have a small but growing number of women active in our online community. We want to encourage even more women to get involved with and excited about the amazing things happening in tech right now. The 'Ladies First' contest was a very misguided effort by a few isolated employees to do just…

Totally this. I furnished my place with some very high end solid wood pieces from places like CB2, Zgallerie, etc by patiently and consistently targeting my craigslist searches to affluent areas, where I'd look for someone who's likely getting rid of something nice and has a higher desire to be rid of it fast so they…

The most common IRS scam is someone filing a tax return under your SSN, or having mystery 10-99s, W-2s, and other tax docs sent to the IRS on your SSN's behalf due to someone being employed under your SSN. You'll know this happened if you file and the IRS says that you already did, or the IRS notifies you and asks…

I recognize that risk, hence the disclaimer. Chicken that is slightly undercooked is actually fairly common in some parts of the world and in some eateries in the US. One of the more popular items at Japanese izakaya and yakitori places is chicken that's done medium-rare to medium. Anecdotally, I've never heard of…

Say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, dude, at least it's an ethos.

What if I told you

You won't regret it. It's like taking a shower after every time you poop, the cleanest feeling ever.

Yeah it blows my mind. I was telling my gf about how amazing they are and she was disgusted at the concept. I used a super high tech one in South Korea that had warm water and a dryer and it was the most amazing, revelatory thing. "No hands!"

Yes, I've used fragrance free and mud soaps. Not using soap is nothing like saying you don't eat food, that's hyperbole. What soaps do is assist in breaking down oils, while the lather assists in lifting off dirt and dead skin (which are often suspended in these oils). Proper scrubbing/exfoliating performs this…

Bidet is most effective, then wipe/dry.

Nope. I still use deodorant, albeit I've never had BO problems, like some other people.

This might make me seem disgusting to some, but I don't use soap or shampoo unless I really get dirty, like if I had been working on my car. Haven't in a decade. I have sensitive skin and soaps tend to dry my skin out and give me rashes. I've never had a problem bathing/scrubbing with just water, nor with any…

Do you know where the article was from? Sounds fascinating.

Gym membership at Equinox. Oppressive cancellation policy and contract terms, expensive as hell if you don't use it all of the time. I absolutely hate the vibe. I'll be free from my contractual obligation in June and won't ever join a gym that requires a contract again.

This is potentially terrible advice, but I prefer to cook my chicken to 145F, rather than the recommended 165F, where I feel chicken loses a lot of moisture at that temp. At 145F internal temperature, you can get an extremely succulent chicken. I wouldn't recommend this for the elderly or anyone with a weakened…

Nice, it looks like they'll accept any Visa. I was really dreading that I'd have to open a new credit card, being so close to having my avg credit account age hit 7 years. (Opening a new one would drop it and my score quite a bit).

Pectin is the thickening agent that occurs naturally in some jams, or is the base for jellies. Fruit pectin can be found in every grocery store inexpensively; using it as a neutral, slightly sweet base, you can add various flavors to it...like hoisin, habanero, and ginger. Yum.