Listen, at this point, even if I actually liked Trump, even if he was a great guy and an OK President... Dude has got to be the biggest political idiot of all time... the optics of it all man... “I have no connections with Russia” then cut to smiling photo op of you and the Russian ambassador 5 minutes later. “This is…

I would argue that the credit score isn’t a predictor. The poor finances and contributing factors that result in a a bad credit score are the indicator. Your credit score is just a flashlight that lets you see the bumps in the road, but the bumps themselves are what are causing the damage.

I’ve always been intrigued by this assumption that terrorists would be organized enough to spend years training for a terrorist mission, be committed enough to sacrifice their lives, cunning enough to violate dozens of laws to procure supplies, infiltrate organizations, and the patience to wait months or years for all…

I’ll check it out. The one that I used to have was awesome. I used it for a year or so before it shut down.

Well, the impact depends on what you’re saving for. If you’re saving to send three kids through college, yeah, $25 a month is going to lead to a disappointment. If you’re saving to live 30 years of retirement, $10 each Monday transferred to a savings account is nothing.

Yeah, but Lifehacker gets a cut when you buy from their link. That’s the important part.

Yeah, but Lifehacker gets a cut when you buy from their link. That’s the important part.

There was an exchange on some Fox news segment a few weeks ago saying that Trump should be excused for alleging that the Obama administration wiretapped the Trump campaign because, Trump, as a layperson with no legal background, wouldn’t really have known the technical definition of what constituted wiretapping so was…

Yup, and I found that this practice resulted in other heath benefits as well. Maybe I was going to buy a candy bar but decided to save the $1. But also, I saved the calories from a superfluous candy bar. Maybe I decided to get regular fries instead of large fries and save the $0.50 but I also ate healthier because I…

I’ve commented saying the same thing before, but I was shocked when I started doing this and I was able to pay for a vacation in-full in-advance with money earmarked specifically for a vacation that I had been transferring automatically for a year and never once felt like I went without or was missing. It was an…

If you start to automatically save a little bit at a time from each paycheck, you won’t even notice it’s gone. You really won’t. Then you can increase gradually and you will be shocked how much you can save before you start to notice it. Can you afford $5 transferred to a separate savings account every Tuesday and…

I think a legitimate part of the problem is that “choosing” becomes “forcing” when you fiscally have no other option. While it does sound nice that someone who would absolutely have no need for maternity care can choose not not pay for a plan that includes that, the reality is that this also creates a system where a…

I tried this for camping a year or two ago and, in the end, it was just as easy and provided MUCH better results to just use a French Press. Now I bought a stainless steel one just for camping and I’ll never look back. I mean, this pour over isn’t HORRIBLE, but I’m just sure when I would actually need to use it when…

Trump is clearly managing the situation so that it is either actually escalating or gives off the perception of being escalated. A war with a unanimously hated enemies that can be easily defeated is literally the best thing that could happen to a Trump presidency.

I pretty much turn to TV. Either binge-watching a series on Netflix (maybe a classic I hadn’t ever seen every episode of or that I want to rewatch like MASH or Everybody Loves Raymond) or some trashy reality TV or something like that.

Thanks. It’ll be my third visit so you can bet I definitely do enjoy your city lol. I recommend it to everyone. Think it’s one of the best tourist destinations in the Western Hemisphere. Totally underappreciated. But flights from the US have usually been obnoxiously expensive. That’s part of the reason we’re going…

Gracias!

That’s good to know, thanks! We’re already geared up for this to be a horrible flight. I think we leave JFK at like 1:30 AM to maximize our time in Mexico. You know, one of those ideas that sounds great when you make your plans months in advance but then as you get closer you realize is going to be a miserable night…

I admit that I was very skeptical when we booked the flights. It’s my first time flying on such a discount airline... but, I’ve actually only heard good things. So hopefully it works out. Again, as long as we actually get there and get back, I can handle a lot of crap. The destination is the point for me!

The one thing I like to say about The Handmaid’s Tale is that It. Is. Not. Science. Fiction. Too many people read it and think “wow, it would be crazy if the world were ever like this!” No: The world is already like this. None of the social issues presented in the book are without modern-day precedent. The reason I…

At the end of the day, if it meant the difference between me affording to go somewhere or not, I can probably survive 4 hours in cramp conditions there and back in a seat I didn’t choose in a different row than my friends because we didn’t want to upgrade our ticket. It’s not ideal no, but it’s pretty much the only…