And even longer term, “should I save up for a home or fully fund a Roth IRA?” Fully fund the Roth IRA right away and you can later decide to pull out the contributions, but if you spend a few years putting that money into savings and then decide to start a Roth IRA, you’ll never be able to get back the x years of lost…

While I think that is standard good advice, my loans will be paid off next month so it doesn’t really apply to me.

This is why you’re my favorite Lifehacker writer. This is my exact goal for 2018 once my student loans are paid off and I can roll that money right into fully funding a Roth IRA. I think the part about penalty-free withdraws is a huge benefit that not too many people highlight. While I think it’s prudent to have some…

To clarify, if my money were consistently making as much as I am with realistic returns, I would just retire.

Yeah, and, quite honestly, if my investments already made more money than I did, I’d retire... lol.

I bought this same (or very similar) set probably 6-7 years ago and still consider it one of the best purchases I’ve made. I see no reason I won’t die using these same pans based on the little wear and tear 6-7 years has provided.

I bought this same (or very similar) set probably 6-7 years ago and still consider it one of the best purchases I’ve…

I promise you that I could get the same amount and same quality of work done if I had a 4-hour work day, or a 3 8-hour work week. But, that’s not the world I live in sadly.

Ooooh... love that! (Going to do the math and see how much I need to have saved before my money makes more than I do! lol)

I knew the laundry thing would be important to me (I hate doing laundry as it is) but when we got down to the nitty-gritty of it, I had to ask myself if it was worth passing on a condo that was otherwise perfect, at a great price, available right then, just because once a week or so I didn’t want to spend an hour or…

I find myself pondering this quite often. My partner and I bought our first home 4 years ago and it is a one bedroom condo. It was reasonably priced and we are content there though we find ourselves pining for things like a backyard, more space, a guest bedroom, in-unit washer/dryer, etc. and often I look at homes for…

I mean, it’s not like she did something the warrants a summary execution like playing with a squirt gun at a park, or idly picking up a toy gun while walking around Walmart talking on the phone, or selling loose cigarettes on a sidewalk. It was a just a good ol’ fashioned intentional, thought-out hate crime... nothing…

Yup... We should live in a world where being able to finish your allotted tasks in the time given OR LESS TIME is rewarded and encouraged. Instead we live in a world where, if you are able to finish everything by 2:00 PM, you are expected to stay at work just because.

I read an article once (unfortunately I can’t remember where) that mentioned a supervisor/director/manager that intentionally made a point of announcing he was leaving and when he was leaving early (to pick up kids from school or go to doctor’s appointment for example) so that he set the tone that it’s OK for his…

This. I told my Mom something which I firmly believe to be true. I told her to not worry that they weren’t able to pay for college and that I had student loans - the reality is that, had my parents been in a position to just write a check and pay for my college (they were totally not in this position) and I didn’t…

Related note: Does anyone have a suggestion for a good mechanical Bluetooth keyboard that can easily toggle between two Bluetooth devices?

Related note: Does anyone have a suggestion for a good mechanical Bluetooth keyboard that can easily toggle between…

I guess I run in circles with higher attention spans...?

I like to ask (fellow) men who complain about “when is International Men’s Day” the following - “You are clearly concerned with gender equality. In addition to wanting equal representation for international recognition days like an International Women’s Day and International Men’s Day, I was wondering if you could…

The technology is already here to help save us from ourselves here... If various apps can already tell me which of my photos is of a tree or a dog or actually identify specific people... then surely we have the technology to tell when a photo I’m about to email or text or post is NSFW. And if Facebook and every other…

It’s like someone said “hey, do you think we could come up with a costly idea that will 100% be overturned by the court system as unconstitutional?” and came up with this.

It’s almost embarrassing how useful I find this thing. It doesn’t necessarily solve any actual big problems, but it provides convenience that I really like. For example, I can go on vacation and not care if there is an outlet next to my bed because I just plug my phone into the giant battery at night. I go out with…

It’s almost embarrassing how useful I find this thing. It doesn’t necessarily solve any actual big problems, but it…