Sadly, more than half the people I know are barely scraping by on Plan A. When you are living paycheck to paycheck a Plan B is so far off it never gets looked at. Small financial victories are usually squandered as a result of being in the red for so long.

Live somewhere with a healthcare system aka the rest of the civilized world.

Which works if you live in NYC. If you live elsewhere a car might be necessary (or a requirement if you live in a rural area or a city with poor public transportation).

I really hope that if someone breaks into my house and sees a bunch of cool gadgets and things that they'd look over the digital calendar bolted to the wall.

Hi Kris! You have lots of options since this is your friend's first place. How about pairing a Dutch oven with a subscription to a fun food magazine like Lucky Peach? She'll use the Dutch oven all the time, and she'll think of you every few months when the magazine comes. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00…

Be even better with a touch screen, or at least some buttons to things like move forward/backwards in time.

I put the little plastic cup into the hole on my Keurig and then I push the BREW button, Couple of seconds later, I get a really nice, hot cup of coffee.

Alternative if you'd like a bit of color: Crayon Lipstick!

Or if you know someone who's into quilting you can have them make you a tshirt quilt.

I've seen quilts made from old t-shirts and sweatshirts. Wall art is new to me.

Or just stay home all together. Wouldn't you rather be with friends, family, sleeping, etc. than out in the crazy mess that is Thursday night/early Friday morning?

Crock-Pot 6-1/2-Quart Programmable Touchscreen Slow Cooker ($60)

Leatherman Wave ($60)

I would like to see her smallpox blankets, please.

I laughed nervously, assuming he was joking. (He wasn't.) As I fumbled through my answers ("I don't remember" and "Um, 23?" respectively), I cursed the time I spent scripting answers the night before, rather than researching.

Perhaps I'm missing some settings, but I'm guessing this should include the phrase "Windows 8" in the title of this article? My Windows Explorer in Windows 7 looks nothing like this.

Science teaches us to have an open mind, but conclusions can only be drawn from evidence or data. To do otherwise is to remove the scientific method from the equation, and then it becomes pseudoscience.

I strongly suggest that if you're obsessed with social media likes, this is a giant warning sign that you're focusing on the wrong things in life and need some serious, immediate self examination. Something has gone horribly wrong.

i am i'm going over to watch my two nephews open up christmas gift's then i'm going from there it's one day celebrate it religion isn't all bad signed the atheist zombie

Step 1) pull the stick out of your ass