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There’s no magic number for how many credit cards you should have at any one time. The answer is different not only from person to person, but it’ll change for you depending on your evolving finances, spending, and knowledge. However, there is a sweet spot most cardholders aim for—with good reason. Here’s how you can…Read more...

Ticks can find their way to and take up residence in your yard for a number of reasons. They can’t fly, so in many cases, they are carried by wildlife and rodents: rats, mice, raccoons, opossums, deer, rabbits, bats, and even birds. Otherwise, they climb on or cross via vegetation or wood piles surrounding your…Read more...

It took many shameful trips to the garbage can–tossing out moldy food and curiously sniffing heavy cream–to finally build some grown-up fridge habits. For me, a grown-up fridge is the answer to some of life’s big questions like “What’s the easiest way to stop food waste?” and “Will I ever be able to stop sniffing…Read more...

Pillowcases are more versatile household helpers than we give them credit for. In addition to protecting your pillows from your night sweats, they can help you keep things a little neater around the house. Here are three ways to repurpose yours.

Reddit is in turmoil. The company decided to make it prohibitively expensive for third-party Reddit apps to exist after June 30, a move that hasn’t gone down well with its users. If these events—or anything else—have you threatening to delete your Reddit account, there are a few things to do first.

I’ve waffled many things, but few batters, which is odd given the intended purpose of the waffle maker. I can count the number of times I’ve made actual waffles in mine on one hand, and I rarely make anything that has to be poured onto the plates (I usually just smash stuff). Liquid batters do well in a waffle maker,…Read more...

If you’re looking for ways to make extra money, dropshipping is one way to earn some passive income—and right now, you can get lifetime access to lessons and materials through this Amazon FBA and Shopify dropshipping course bundle for $29.99 (regularly $39).Read more...

The ramen fried egg is an umami-packed breakfast full of satisfying textures, with instant ramen acting as the transformative canvas of choice. Depending on how you cook them, ramen noodles can be soft and spongy, or airy and crunchy. In this frying pan preparation, we shall have both. Grab your favorite flavor (the…Read more...

It’s getting hard out there for a tenant. Rents are high—even in North Dakota, where the nation’s lowest average rent sits at about $835. Rents are so high most people are now what’s called “rent burdened,” which means they’re spending 30% or more of their income on rent.

Strava makes it easy to show not just friends and family your exercise routes, but the entire Strava community. While this feature is supposed to be entirely anonymous, researchers have discovered a way to link your heatmap data to your home address. Strava has a serious privacy problem on its hands.

As useful as a dual-monitor setup can be, it’s not the best for a cramped workstation. If you want a dual-screen rig that’s a little easier on the neck and saves space, consider the Geminos Stacked Dual 24-inch Screen Monitor.

If only there was a Bluey episode for every problem you encounter as a parent to young kids. If only there was a book specific enough to encapsulate your child’s exact anxieties about a new scenario. But maybe there is: “Social stories,” a tool used by mental health professionals like psychologists and occupational…Read more...

Choosing insurance coverage is all about mitigating risk and betting that a catastrophe will (or will not) happen. Car insurance—liability coverage at the very least—is mandatory in almost every state, and while homeowners or renters insurance isn’t required by law, your lender or landlord may demand it. Health…Read more...

In 2020, around 55 million Americans went fishing. Over 80% of Americans live in urban areas. That adds up to a lot of city-fishing, whether it’s denizens of the Motor City dropping lines in the Detroit River, or Los Angeles anglers fly-fishing for “sewer salmon” in L.A.’s industrial trench of a river.

Up to 82% of people have felt like they’re not good enough and will be “found out” at work, according to the National Library Medicine. Most of us know too well how impostor syndrome can negatively impact the way we navigate our careers, and have looked for ways to cope with or overcome it. But what if it can be made…Read more...

Learning to code isn’t a one-and-done thing. Some programming languages might be similar, but many of them are used for very different things. Figuring out where to start can be overwhelming, but there are beginner-friendly resources that will give you the chance to train on many major languages and decide what works…Read more...

It’s rare for me to experience professional jealousy, but it does happen, and I got hit pretty hard with it yesterday morning when I read this Maple-Poached Egg recipe on Food52. The only thing I love more than eggs is being weird, and these weird little eggs feel like something that came out of my weird little brain.…Read more...

If you’ve ever needed medication prepared in a special way, you may have needed to use the services of a compounding pharmacy. According to the U.S Pharmacopeia Convention, compounding is “the preparation, mixing, assembling, altering, packaging, and labeling of a drug” or device based on the prescription or orders of…Read more...

Instead of buying new toys, now your child can design their own or choose from a growing catalog of printable toys online. The Toybox 3D printer is a kid-friendly toy printer that was first featured on Shark Tank; normally, you’d have to pay $419, but you can get the Toybox 3D Printer Start Bundle right now for…Read more...

I have my vinaigrette formula locked down. Equal parts acid and fat, with a bit of Dijon mustard, a spoonful of some sort of liquid sweetener, and a pinch of salt is all I need. Add everything to a jar, shake it up to emulsify, and pour it on a pile of vegetables. Salad is served. I like my dressings on the punchy…Read more...

The love of crumb cake runs deep in my family. You might know it as coffee cake, streusel, or—as my dad calls it—crumb buns, but no matter the name, I want a slice. Inexplicably, I hate making crumb topping. Whipping up a cake batter is fine, but the mixture of sugar, flour, and butter destined for the top of the cake …Read more...

People buy a Mac for video editing. People buy a Mac for coding. No one buys a Mac for gaming. You can game on a Mac, of course: There are Mac games available on both Steam and the App Store, and on Intel Macs, you can emulate Windows to run PC games (albeit with many compromises).Read more...

With swimming season now upon us, you may find yourself wondering (as you did last summer, and the summer before that): Is there a right way to wash these swimsuits so they last for many years? We’ve gone over how often to wash them before (every three to five wears), but here’s how you should wash them when the time…Read more...

Inflation hasn’t been kind to the cost of dining out. If you’re looking for a way to ease the strain on your credit card while still enjoying a meal you didn’t make yourself, don’t forget about Restaurant.com.

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is worth $1.6 trillion. Thanks to a recently settled class action lawsuit, you can take a tiny fraction of Google’s money for yourself. It’s not for nothing, of course: Google allegedly abused your data and privacy, and you’re entitled to compensation.

Everyone wants quick and efficient ways to clean their most-used items, and shaving cream has been presented as just such a method for cleaning car upholstery—but its use can go very wrong. Before you cover your cab in Barbasol, here’s why you should reconsider.

You’re standing in front the canned goods aisle, hand hovering over the black beans, trying to remember: Do I already have these at home? You buy them anyway—better safe than sorry. You unload your groceries and discover you do already have black beans. Three extra cans, actually. All from the last three times you…Read more...

If you’ve ever sweated your way through tiling a wall only to step back and realize your grout lines follow the curvature of the Earth, you know exactly how difficult tiling can be. And that struggle extends tile repairs, as well. What happens if you didn’t manage to save a few tiles that are now discontinued, and now…Read more...

If you want to better yourself, learn how to do something, deep dive into your favorite specific pocket of pop-culture, or learn more about important people, podcasts are there for you. But sometimes they’re just there to make you laugh.

Most Scandinavian Airlines flights from the United States to Europe for the fall and winter are on sale right now: You can find flights as low as $360 for many European cities if you book with the Nordic airline. The flights must take place between October 1, 2023 and March 31 2024, and you must take off from New…Read more...

Instant noodles are one of my favorite convenience foods. They’re cheap and quick to make, and you can add all sorts of stuff to them bulk them up. Instant ramen is the most ubiquitous, but anyone who’s been to an Asian grocery store knows that there’s a whole world of instant noodles out there, and not all of them…Read more...

Booking a rideshare from the airport always involves a delicate dance. You don’t want to spend a lot of time waiting outside, but you also want to avoid keeping your driver idling while you make your way to the designated pickup—especially if you have to walk a long way or even hop on a shuttle to get there. If you…Read more...

Never give your dog chicken bones. If you have a pup, you’ve probably heard that advice. But what about bones from steak or other kinds of meat? And if you’ve heard that you shouldn’t give dogs any bones, you might be wondering why pet stores and butchers sell dog bones at all.

Thousands of subreddits have gone dark today. Those include communities on Reddit ranging from r/funny (with 40+ million subscribers) to r/EatCheapandHealthy, one of our favorites here at Lifehacker. At least 7,000 subreddits have joined the protest so far, which begins today and may continue in some form after June…Read more...

The next 12 months are going to be amazing for solar eclipse fans. People all over North America will be able to check out two different eclipses—one in the western part of North America in October 2023, and the other in the eastern part of the continent in April 2024.

If you are a regular runner or cyclist, you are probably all too aware of the GI issues that crop up during a long workout or a race. Dealing with the sometimes explosive nature of runner’s gut, which inevitably strikes during moments where there are no bathrooms in sight, has left many an athlete figuring out how to…Read more...

I started planning the summer in February, and actually felt like the kids’ activities were squared away: camps, outings, kits, books, devices, scooters, travel plans—check! What else do I need to sustain this precarious summer dynamic where two elementary kids need plenty of entertainment, sunshine, and rest while I…Read more...

Unless you live in an older home with two-prong outlets, you probably don’t put much thought into plugging and unplugging electronic devices and appliances.Read more...

Along with a green grass lawn, traditional suburban landscaping often includes sections the yard—typically in front of the house—containing flowers, plants, and shrubs surrounded by wood-chip mulch.Read more...

Adventurer and TV host Bear Grylls has made a career out of traveling the world, getting into dangerous predicaments in the wilderness with limited supplies, and not dying. So what, exactly, does he take with him on his trips?

Father’s Day is two weeks away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about what you’re going to eat, with or without your dad. Here are a few of the food deals and freebies available that weekend. As always, this isn’t an exhaustive list of every restaurant offer available for Father’s Day—just a few of many.Read more...

Conflicts between coworkers are normal: When you have multiple people collaborating on something, disagreements are bound to arise. In some cases, workplace conflicts can end up being helpful, as it gives colleagues a chance to hash out issues that have come up, and may even lead to a solution that works better for…Read more...

Though it’s a necessity when you’re traveling, once you’re back at home, luggage basically sits there taking up valuable space until you need it again.Read more...

Owning any kind of property comes with a steep maintenance curve, and that curve gets steeper the longer you wait to tackle it. No one ever hits pause during the home-buying process to explain that your house is going to be in a constant state of entropy-driven disrepair...and once you’re living inside that state of…Read more...

If you’re finally ready to jump back into travel after a long pandemic break, it’s work taking considering this “Travel Hacker” bundle offering significant discounts on lifetime subscriptions to Rosetta Stone language learning, Dollar Flight Club (which connects you with deals on air travel), and RealVPN—plus access…Read more...

Throughout their entire life, you have worked with your child through many big feelings and events, from the first day of school to mending broken bones and bruised hearts. Depending on how old they are, chances are you’ve developed a proper rejoinder to nearly every situation. Yet there are some moments you’re not…Read more...

I have been trying to get better at avoiding pantry redundancy. I rarely buy two of the same exact product, but I will buy multiple items that are in the same category, for the sake of variety. I’ll buy Duke’s mayo when I already have Hellman’s, or bucatini even though I already have spaghetti, or tortilla chips when…Read more...

The options for cloud storage are numerous, but many of them have unappealing caveats, from low storage limits, to recurring monthly charges, to requiring you to submit to having your files scanned as you upload them.

A good password manager is key to keeping your data secure. Without one, you’d have to keep all those unique passwords written down by hand, because you would never reuse your passwords or make them easy to remember, right?Read more...

If you’re in an area affected by wildfire smoke—whether the current haze covering the east coast or throughout fire season out west—you are likely spending more time inside to avoid the poor air quality outdoors. Common practices for protecting indoor air quality include keeping doors and windows closed and running an…Read more...