As many others seems to do, we also started doing that on rather regular basis, just to add variety (and yes at some point we did realize how much meat costs). We also try the "meat as a side" philosophy where we would split a chicken breast or even a steak between the two of us and have much more veggies or other…

I've been doing this for the last 20 years. I would've mentioned it earlier but I thought it was common knowledge and everyone was doing it.

Having trouble getting chips out of the chip bag are we? Perhaps you should talk with this guy who also seems to struggle from a chip eating problem that so desperately needs a lifehack solution.

I know they get paid by the post...but this is really scraping...

Varies by the area & available providers. We cut our bill in half by going down to internet-only with Bright House Networks (the only cable provider in some Michigan areas). When we moved, we went internet-only with WOW and paid $50/mo for a 30Mbps downstream connection that has so far handled all the streaming &…

Let me correct this for you:

Everyone has different levels of clean and messy. I've seen clean people think their house is messy if not everything is put away that day. I've also seen people that just don't clean ever. My family always considers it courteous to clean if someone is coming over out of respect to that person, not out of fear of…

These are all good tips. I recently had to redo my budget after moving with my boyfriend to a larger, more expensive apartment further away from my job. Rent went up, gas spending went up, utility bills went up. We had to sit down together and say "this is what we HAVE to spend, this is what we have for income, let's…

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Eh, I think it just depends on the needs of the person buying it. If I went to the one of the many thrift stores here in Madison and found your old Makita it would probably be selling for $9.99 at most. I would love to have a cordless drill, but don't use one often enough to warrant spending $150 or more on a good…

I think you need to know a little bit of knowledge regarding the brands you are buying but generally this is sound advice.

If it's a brand new computer, the Model Number, Serial Number and MAC ID's are usually on the label on the side of the box. Take a picture of the label, or, if you're throwing away the box, cut the label out.

I was passed-over for promotion once along with two other well-suited candidates. The two other candidates were both promised a higher position if they worked really hard to meet a deadline. Neither one got it and neither did I. The two people who did get promoted were obsequious yes-men.

Speaking of reinstalling, there may come a time where something goes wrong and you need to start from scratch. Some computers may come with recovery CDs or drives, but many these days don't. Ordering CDs from places like Dell, HP and Lenovo takes both time and money, so if your computer didn't come with recovery…

Before you talk to your boss, make sure you're prepared to hear "Well, Al, I promoted Betty to group supervisor because she's better at <fill in the blank>, and I feel that's key to the job".

Ditch all the bloatware.

Your computer probably has a serial number on the bottom or the back, and you'll probably need this one day. They can often wear off over time, especially on a laptop—plus sometimes they're just not easy to access when you're using the PC. While you're unboxing, take a picture of that serial number and toss it into…

Look: I love linux. I use debian with e17 on my home computer and my .vimrc is complex.

I can attest to the importance of this one. I built my own PC a few years back and put in a pretty beefy video card in with a 400W power supply. After doing the old memtest, furmark, Prime95 dance, I figured out that under serious video load, the computer would just die. It would shut off completely. I reasoned that…