It should be noted that if you’re visiting the same sites over and over, using a “better” DNS server won't really matter unless you're clearing the DNS cache on your computer frequently.

Learning to suss out accurate online reviews is a life skill needed now. We don’t need to be able to hide from wolves or lions, we do need to know how to filter bullshit. Amazon is an excellent place to learn thanks to their return policies.

I’m surprised that the article didn’t list sites such as fakespot as a tool for the buyer to judge if the reviews are legitimate. I realize that one of the suggested sites at the end of the article links to a previous article solely about fakespot, but it still would’ve been nice to mention.

Yeah, I don’t look at the aggregate star rating but I will read some actual reviews and search them based on keywords I might be worried or otherwise interested in.

Many moons ago, I worked loan syndication for a global bank. As a recent college graduate, I was beyond green, but my boss tasked me with calling other banks to get them to take a piece of a big loan my bank had just made. Every bank I contacted wanted endless spreadsheets, forecasts, and financial analyses, followed…

They’re all fast, they all have coverage everywhere, they all just work.

Verizon Wireless (the cable side is at least ok) is a price gouging asshole of a company. I wish I’d switched years before I did, but I was young and naive and bought into their marketing because I didn’t know any better. In 2012 I switched to t-mobile. 100 minutes, unlimited text, and 5GB of data for $30/month. That…

No, I was simply eluding to the schnozzles (liquid fuzzy bits) ejected from my nose after sipping a slog of Diet Coke and then laughing heartily upon reading the final sentence written by SpaceboyScreams just above.

No, your tax rate is not 50%/85%. I think I can explain this, but as you get closer to retirement, you’ll want to check with the SSA office to verify it’s all right. (I’m pretty sure my example here is correct, but IANASocialSecurityL)

does nobody use redbox around here. You still cant beat $2 for a new release. Plenty of dvd trays still in use

I actually did something similar recently — I ripped all my old DVDs, including some of the director’s commentary / special features and store them on an old laptop running Plex. I now basically have my own, personal Netflix, with none of the worries about properties leaving without warning, and I don’t have to take…

Number 1 advice I always have for anyone regarding money is simple: Make your goal to track every dollar if you don’t already. Know exactly what you spend and what you make every month. That’s the goals, so figure out how to do that in the way that makes most sense to you whether its Mint or budget software (for me it…

Dogs ate raw food until like 50 or 70 years ago when people started having enough disposable income to buy food for their pets, instead of just giving them scraps.

Former veterinary nurse (now Biologist) here. Cats were my specialty, so I won’t comment on dog nutrition. But there are a few things to understand. Cats are obligate carnivores and have very very unique nutritional and physiological needs. The pet food industry used to feed them like small dogs, and to this day they…

He’s not wrong. Envy kills happiness.

There’s always the whaling and gnashing of teeth because some evil person has so much more money than they do... except of course if it’s Oprah. I was smart and started putting into my retirement at the very first job where that option was available. Since then, I’ve only worked at two other places. I’m almost 50 now…

Gotta say I’m literally the opposite. I played a decent amount of 4, but 5 just felt... weird to me. 6 somehow managed to recapture that spirit for me. Every little patch and improvement has been making an already lovely game all the more excellent.

How much did it cost to set the hold/freeze? It bothers me they collect our info without our permission and then charge us to keep it safe.

The fundamental basis of your article if flawed. How would paying all that money for insurance have saved you any money out of pocket at 24? It would have cost you the insurance costs but because you haven’t met the deductible yet you’d still have had to pay that out of pocket as well. And guess what? When you have…