Sometimes it seems like everything just keeps getting more expensive, from rent to groceries, which might serve to inspire creative money-making ideas. One money-making scheme that seems like a brilliant idea on paper is car flipping—buying a used or even a new car and then selling it at a higher price for a profit. After […]

You don’t need to wait until Prime Day on July 16 for some good Amazon sales. There are already great early Prime Day deals on headphones, Apple AirPods, Fire Stick devices, and smart speakers. If you’re looking for security cameras, Amazon’s Blink camera brand has many video doorbells, cameras, floodlights, and bundles seeing impressive discounts […]

Whenever a guest comes over, one of the first things you probably do is share your wifi password with them. Sharing wifi passwords has gotten a lot better recently, but there’s still room for improvement. 1Password, which is among the best password manager apps, has added a new feature that makes it even easier to […]

Records were made to be broken, of course, so perhaps it’s no surprise that the summer of 2023 was the hottest on record, globally (well: for at least the last 2,000 years). Though the season isn’t over yet, 2024 appears poised to break more records, something that happens with regularity that would be alarming were […]

Say goodbye to downloading your entire photo library: Google and Apple are working together to allow users to directly transfer photos from Google Photos to iCloud, following a similar move from Apple in 2021. It’s a rare move of collaboration from the companies, and is part of the wider Data Transfer Project, an open-source project […]

There are very few true loopholes in this world when it comes to money. Just about any scheme promising you money for nothing (or almost nothing) is a scam or a myth, but sometimes the lure of easy money is so strong we can’t resist (hence the $10 billion we collectively lost to fraud last […]

Gardening and landscaping sometimes require expensive tools and equipment. If you have summer projects to check off your list, you can find some good deals on gardening tools and materials to save you time and money. Here’s where to find some of the best deals available ahead of the main Prime Day sales. NISAKU NJP650 […]

Think aprons are for the weak? Incorrect: Aprons are for the brave and tidy. Gone are the days of ruffled (well, ruffles can stay) and un-absorbent aprons—it’s time to usher in the era of versatile, practical, and pretty damn fresh specimens. Although they all protect you and your clothes, not all aprons fit the same […]

You probably think of The View as a harmless mid-morning TV talk show (if you think of it at all), the kind of mild TV that unemployed people use to keep themselves company while folding laundry, but ABC’s long-running talk-fest has a different meaning to a subset of fake-news consumers/spreaders. Shady fake news websites like […]

Organization is important everywhere, but it’s particularly crucial when you’re dealing with stuff like medications and everyday essentials, which you need to access on a daily basis—usually when you’re still half asleep from the night before. If your medicine cabinet is a bit of a disaster zone, here are some items and strategies to get […]

You might have considered recycling water from showers, tubs and the kitchen for your garden. The theory is that it’s free water and whatever was in the water will provide nutrition for the plants. In the most general sense, this tracks—it’s water; you should reuse it. But this advice ignores some basic garden wisdom: You […]

Prime Day hasn’t officially started yet, but Amazon’s early Prime Day deals are in full swing, including deals on headphones, including Apple AirPods, Fire Stick devices—and now, smart speakers. All of the most recent Echo smart speakers are currently on sale for up to 55% off, but for Prime members only. 2024 release, smart alarm […]