I can't believe there are lots of people who visit multiple stores to save 11 cents on bacon.

Very interesting. But I image a lot of the savings will evaporate with driving to Costco, Wal-Mart, and Trader Joe's in addition to your normal grocery store. I don't need that much chicken broth. Add in the Costco membership fees and it's worse.

On the other hand, there's a Kroger's in walking distance for me.

Have…

I already spent it all by July since the government cut the allowable contribution in half.

Oof. They are called self-help books for a reason. With the exception of the Lifehacker one, which is pretty universal, I would never give a self-help book as a gift unless I was absolutely sure the person I was giving it to would want that book. If I ever got a self-help book for Christmas, especially one about…

I've had many people tell me that I was much more interesting/cool before I opened my mouth.

Sometimes we have to make sacrifices to poo on our own throne

Now that you mention it, he does look a little too cheery...

Or you could just have breakfast and a cup of coffee at home before going to work and then you can have home field advantage.

Why would I want anyone to know me? I prefer mystery, not an open book for people to pry into.

Do, however, try to schedule your appointment before your preferred physician's happy hour.

The only time I ever had an issue with ear wax was when I had some water stuck in my ears after a swimming session. I never use Q-tips normally, so I tried some careful poking and prodding but it didn't help much. When I tried the wax-softening ear drops, they actually made it SO MUCH WORSE. They effectively melted…

Any particular reason there is a speed square in that stock photo?

I am an audiologist and I've seen my fair share of impacted wax due to Q-tips and even a few injuries (i.e. bleeding canals, etc.). The best thing to do is to leave your ears alone. Most young people have moist wax that comes out pretty well on its own. Older people tend to have dryer wax that can be more problematic.

My doctor said the same thing. The earbuds that we started to love the last couple of years and which are shown in the article do damage two ways. They irritate the ear and they have a higher risk in hearing loss. The closer the source is to the eardrum, the more danger in hearing loss. These two reasons made me…

The two-body problem really is a bitch, isn't it?

To expand a little on my original comment, which is a bit out of context here, I also was responsible for maintaining the entire Graduate Studies website at UTA, which was built using PHP and MySQL. I also kept busy at home learning CodeIgniter, Laravel, and ASP.NET MVC. I got the interview at IBM for a position as a…

Yes, it's very important to keep at it. Nothing happens overnight, but simple things—like a new shampoo—can keep moving you one more step in the right direction. Get a new shampoo, new deodorant or scent, wash your sheets, change when you shower, make a new music playlist, walk or run somewhere new or in a different…

One thing that's important to remember is that getting yourself into a more positive mindset is not a light switch; it requires continued effort. I've recently made some changes that are slowly digging me out of depression. One of those changes was simply getting a new kind of shampoo. The smell of the one I had…

You only have to know JavaScript to be a Software Engineer at IBM? That makes sense.