Should be slapped across the face if you still have a savings account with one of the major firms only offering 0.5%.  Many, many places offering above 4% these days.  And there are ads for these all over the place.  No excuse for anyone ever remotely in touch.

The brand location is more interesting than the manufacturer’s origin; I just assume it’s all made in China.

My parents recently had to replace a 7 year old “smart” refrigerator that required a part replacement that was determined to be obsolete. That’s dumb for the consumer but smart for predatory monopolies.

But what if you’re only few cents away from a whole dollar amount? No one can resist that.

I don’t mean to sound rich and fancy but there is no universe in which I am washing a sheet of aluminum foil.

At the very least, definitely invest in index funds. Though tempting, do not sell when the stock market takes a dip.

Because even if it presents as “mild cold symptoms” in the majority of people, it’s still a good idea to isolate if you have Covid to reduce the spread of it.

First question:  Do you have a million dollars?

I bought my house in 2012 and it’s almost tripled in value. It boggles me, but there we go!

Not paying taxes and maintenance on a house.

That may or may not be true, but if you decide to move you still get proceeds from the sale. If you were to rent for that entire time you’d be out every cent you spent. 

I am immediately skeptical of anyone saying buying a home is not an investment.  You need to pay for that shelter anyways and that money is going right into someone else’s mortgage.  IF you can buy a house (a tough task to be sure), your dollars used to buy that home will likely improve with the market around you,…

I’m a homeowner but big on “houses are homes, not investment vehicles” - our society would be much better and accommodating for all if that perspective was more commonplace so thanks for sharing that.

The buying a house one is flatly wrong. There are definitely inopportune times to buy (this being one of them), but for a myriad of reasons, not the least of which that the US – and to some extent global – housing machine is a beast that far too many people, businesses, and governments have interest in continuing till…

The thing is, you’re having meetings with co-workers, not trying to impress someone at a cocktail party. If I know you’re our new, freshly-graduated Editorial Assistant, but you insist on sidestepping this fact and introducing yourself as some vague “member of the editorial team,” I’m going to assume you’re a bit of a…

Regular old air is ~80% nitrogen to start with - that extra 20% isn’t going to make a bit of difference in a street-driven car.

What are the benefits of filling tires with nitrogen?

this is a marketer’s dream. newsflash: nitrogen loses 50% less tire pressure compared to air.

Agree with you 100%. This is possibly the worst advice I’ve seen on Lifehacker.

When it’s my turn to ask questions at the end of the interview, I say I want to know more about the team I would be working with. How many years of experience with the company do they have?