While I do contribute the max $6k to my Roth IRA (I make a good income and take whatever tax-advantaged contribution I can), I’m not fully convinced by the promise that the government won’t just end up taxing the earnings at some point, even if they say they won’t now. Who knows what will happen in 30+ years by the…

I feel like I’ve seen other Lifehacker articles that seemed pretty against the idea of strength exercises with bodyweight or light weight done quickly as cardio. With the idea being that they are too light to do anything for strength, but also having a strength component makes them less effective as cardio. So…

I am team almost brown when it comes to my bananas, so if anything my issue is always impatiently waiting for my bananas to ripen when the supermarket only has underripe ones. We would be great roommates, at least when it comes to sharing a bunch of bananas.

My 60-year-old father loves cowboy hat face. He uses it way more often than any of the usual crying/laughing emojis.

I am assuming Inspector Hammer was being sarcastic.

“An emergency fund is a cash reserve that will cover financial emergencies like job loss, surprise medical bills, or vehicle repairs.”

I mean, insecure or contract/freelance work != low income, necessarily. You can have a job that you have a high chance of getting laid off from, or where you may not always get a full time job’s worth of work for it year-round. But that pays what would average out to a good yearly salary while you have it, or while…

This seems like it would have a lot of flavors going on. Not sure if that’s a good or a bad thing, but I could see it being too much.

I mean, the issue when you are limiting carbs as low as required for true keto is that even super small numbers start to add up quickly. If you can only eat 20g of carbs a day, and a cup of non-starchy but sweeter vegetables like bell peppers has something like 5g of net carbs, or even something like asparagus has 3g…

I mean, the way school naturally works is kind of the opposite of most workplaces (where you actively don’t want people taking vacation at the same time). The idea is that the teacher only has to teach the same lesson once if everyone is in school at the same time and takes breaks at the same time. I don’t really see…

As for the medication abortion, I am assuming that a place like Texas is not going to be one of the 20 states that allow it by mail? I’m sure there are ways to get it in spite of whatever the law says, but I can’t imagine it being at best in a legal grey area. Also, medication abortion only works up to the 10-11th…

I don’t doubt that some percent of state representatives in these states are elected due to gerrymandering or voter suppression rather than the actual will of the people. But it seems somewhat disingenuous to act like these laws necessarily wouldn’t exist if voting were perfectly accessible in these states. The fact…

I’d be willing to try this in a camping-type situation where you want to minimize the amount of weight you need to carry and can only eat dried foods. But for a lazy at-home meal I’m still firmly team frozen mac and cheese. Perhaps that makes me bougie. But I am willing to accept that label if it means I can keep…

I agree it’s probably a relatively small number of people but I could see this article applying to someone who recently moved from somewhere suburban/rural to a city. In that situation I can see being on the fence about keeping their car versus just relying on public transit plus Uber/Zipcar for the occasional car need…

I feel like a lot of people are acting like this is simply an individual issue. But the question is more whether plastic bag bans (or even just encouraging people away from plastic bags) makes sense as a policy on a society-wide level. On an individual level, if you already have enough bags or can acquire more without…

I understand not wanting to deal with cooking, but I feel like the rise of these apps has made everyone forget about the modern wonder of prepared food from the supermarket. Nowadays you can even get the groceries delivered, so that still wins out even if you don’t want to leave your house. A Stouffer’s mac and cheese…

Or honestly even just frozen or other prepared food from the supermarket will at least save you money if nothing else. And may not be any less healthy depending on where you were ordering from versus what you get from the supermarket. Even from a pure laziness POV dealing with one grocery delivery every week or two…

“There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to working less in a way that’s climate-friendly. The pandemic has shown office work can oftentimes be performed remotely, and cutting your commute is one way to reduce emissions. That doesn’t exactly get you to less work, though, just less time getting to work.

Am I the only one whose parents kept their hair short until they were old enough that caring for it wouldn’t be such a hassle? I get that short hair still needs to be washed too, but at least washing short hair is faster than with long hair. Might not work for every little girl, but I personally never really thought…

I’m still not 100% convinced this kind of program makes environmental sense. By the time you have all the emissions needed to ship an envelope full of pouches to this company, is it really still a net benefit?