Acorns seems like a great idea, except that I already have a separate investment account. Do you (or anyone) know of a similar service that will simply round up purchases and set aside the change into, say, a savings account?

Bean-based soups and stews are also really high in protein and endlessly versatile. I made a vegetarian soup this week with chipotles in adobo, garlic, peppers, onion, and quinoa. A can of beans + whatever you have in the house is likely to be a life-saver!

That’s pretty understandable. Just seems like most of the population where I live (NYC) doesn’t have the same situation, but most folks are still with Verizon or AT&T.

Might be worth taking another look. My wife’s smartphone cost $150 (mine was $300) and our plan costs a little under $25/month each!

It definitely is where I live — I actually get better service than my friends on Verizon! Verizon is what I used to use, and I miss absolutely nothing about them. Can’t speak for RW nationwide though; they piggyback on Sprint’s network.

A similar story here, but with Republic Wireless. I’m really surprised by how many people *haven’t* gone this route yet!

This is so simple, and so obvious, but for some reason has never occurred to me as something to do when trying new habits. Thank you!

Reminds me of something I read just last night, in a book about consumerism in Western society and how Buddhism relates to it:

Q: I can’t find an answer to this — do I need to be the owner of the Prime account, or can I reap the benefits of this sale by using my account which has Prime shipping shared with it?

Q: I can’t find an answer to this — do I need to be the owner of the Prime account, or can I reap the benefits of…

I would *love* if I could finish quality DIY projects slowly but cheaply! :P

Of *all* the possible ways to send someone money, including bank websites, Paypal, and pushing cash into someone’s hand, why does Facebook think that anyone would possibly want to use their website? They really just throw absolutely everything at the wall, don’t they?

I’m typing this comment from this very laptop! I’ve had it for about three weeks now and it’s excellent — exactly as much computer as I need. Great experience with about 8-10 regular tabs open, or about five resource-heavy tabs open (like Gmail and Feedly). It’s amazing how much use you can pull out of such a cheap…

I’m typing this comment from this very laptop! I’ve had it for about three weeks now and it’s excellent — exactly as…

Oooh, awesome! Thanks!

Awesome, thank you!

How difficult do you imagine it would be to get a similar hardware setup working with Spotify or a similar service? I was just thinking of doing something like this!

This is so true. Earlier this week, I read that book by Marie Kondo that’s been making waves recently. The woman is absolutely a crazy person, but if you’re comfortable disregarding about half the book, the other half is great.

I have no problem paying for software, especially if it’s software I use every day — and especially when the prices are frequently under $10. I gladly forked cash over for Paprika not once, not twice, but three times! (OS X, iOS, Android.) And no regrets on that money spent.

I’ve only just started using Google Fit in the past week, and lack of distance tracking was annoying. Looking forward to this!

GOG Galaxy definitely feels like a beta — has anyone tried to add friends yet? — but I already love it. Out of principle, if nothing else, I’ve supported GOG over Steam. I like their philosophy more than Valve’s, and all else being equal, I’d rather support the service that’s not the big dog.