If you are signed up with a credit monitoring app, you’re probably familiar with its most common alert: “no major changes to your credit.”Read more...
Lees meerRoutines can be stable and comforting, but they can also turn stale and confining over time. All those inspirational messages telling you to break out of your comfort zone aren’t just trying to sell you bungee cords. Doing something new and potentia…
Lees meerHi friends! It’s “How We Work” week at Lifehacker. I’ve been here long enough that I’ve covered the usual questions several times over. So instead of the usual phone/computer/to-do list hacks, I’ll give you a glimpse of my habits and routines in the…
Lees meerThere’s nothing wrong with an occasional overreaction, but if you’re getting upset, angry, or overly defensive constantly, it’s unpleasant for you and for the people around you. Here’s how to stop.Read more...
Lees meerRight now, everyone and anyone interested in the state of American politics is diving head-first into a series of hypothetical scenarios. If impeachment proceedings continue as planned by House Democrats, then it would open up an investigation by th…
Lees meerThe world is filled with animals of all shapes and sizes, and far too many of these critters are difficult to distinguish from their relatives. If you’re watching a documentary, looking out your window, or taking a hike, you may be confused about wh…
Lees meerIn case you’ve missed the news this week—and avoided social media entirely—on Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump. This announcement comes in response to Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s p…
Lees meerSubscriptions are all the rage, and it’s easy to see why. Everyone loves a “buffet” model for content—see Netflix, et al—where you can just pay a single reasonable monthly fee for unlimited access to a body of stuff you’re interested in, be it docum…
Lees meerIf you fry a lot of bologna—and you should—you have probably noticed two things, one being that it smells divine. But the second, less pleasing phenomenon you might have observed is that it has a tendency to balloon up, lifting up and away from the …
Lees meerI have used the term “special needs” freely and often throughout my life. I have a brother with autism, and the phrase is pretty versatile and, I thought, inoffensive.Read more...
Lees meerFinding any accurate health information online can be a daunting task these days, and when it comes to abortion, there are anti-abortion groups specifically trying to mislead people who just want information on their own pregnancy and options for en…
Lees meerYou don’t need a perfect credit score to access the best rates on loans and credit cards—but if you wanted a perfect score anyway, how would you go about getting it?Read more...
Lees meerEvery week, we share the shortcuts, workspaces, and productivity tips of our favorite experts. This week, we’re going behind the scenes at Lifehacker. I’m Joel Kahn, and this is how I work.Read more...
Lees meerIs your iPhone getting blown up with spammy messages? Then you should probably update to iOS 13 if you haven’t already. iOS 13 includes a couple of new tools for blocking junk emails and robocalls, and carries over the iMessage blocking options from…
Lees meerJust because you can buy something online, doesn’t mean you should. Trichloroacetic acid, a main ingredient in the kind of chemical peel you would get from an esthetician or a dermatologist, is easy to obtain but it’s not safe to use yourself at hig…
Lees meerSex toys have lost much of their stigma in a post-Fifty Shades world, but those on the hunt for a good vibrator or cock-ring might still have some trouble finding one at a Walmart. Thankfully, there are lots of great websites offering a wide variety…
Lees meerThe ubiquity of camera phones has turned every layperson into a semi-professional photographer, and social media makes it even easier to spread photographs and video over the internet like wildfire. Sometimes, those photos and videos even end up cha…
Lees meerAs the current presidential administration continues to threaten the integrity of our public lands, it’s more important than ever to preserve our national parks.Read more...
Lees meerAfter hesitating to pull the trigger for months, this afternoon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced plans to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.Read more...
Lees meerWater can’t exactly go bad, if what you have is truly just water and it’s in a sealed bottle. There aren’t any nutrients for bacteria to eat, so it’s not like you can get food poisoning. So why does bottled water have a “best by” date on it? Read mo…
Lees meerIf you’re trying to furnish your home for little-to-no money, you quickly learn (maybe while using a plastic storage bin as a coffee table) that it can be a hassle. But you don’t always have money to throw at the problem to quickly get decent furnit…
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