Interesting. It’s the opposite where I work, in that men have gotten laxer in their wardrobes, but women essentially still have to wear dresses. And jeans day Fridays are especially bad - men can do a polo and jeans whereas women pretty much have to do super fancy top, designer jeans and heels otherwise they get side…

This is a similar approach to the snowball effect of paying off your debt. While you should concentrate on paying down debt based on interest rate, sometimes the accomplishment of paying down a debt, even at a lower interest rate is useful in keeping you going. Similarly, looking to pinch pennies here and there can…

Have you considered alternating weeks? It doesn’t have to be the same thing every day every week - you could do eggs and spinach every morning for a week, then switch to a sweet potato, then something else, and have maybe 3-6 variations. That way you have the week planned, but don't get overloaded and bored/sick of…

The Invention of Murder does a great job going into this issue, as well as the penny bloods/dreadfuls and the whole obsession with murder that characterized 19th century England. Highly, highly recommend.