Lifestyle
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Need a Packing List? Here Are 10 Essential Items for Travelers, According to Redditors
The key to a successful business trip or vacation is a strategic, well-thought-out packing list. Sure, you can fly blind and absentmindedly throw a few T-shirts in your suitcase. But forgetting an essential item — like medication, a passport, or…
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Costco Shoppers Reveal The Best Deals They’ve Ever Scored
Walking out of Costco without spending at least $100 is pretty difficult, even with the dirt cheap rotisserie chickens and giant pies. That’s why it still feels like you’ve won the lottery when you score a truly amazing, once-in-a-lifetime deal…
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What Is ChatGPT Plus — and Is It Worth It?
Imagine a world where our cell phones and computers are more than just gadgets — they’re personal assistants that can help us navigate life with convenience and ease. Well, welcome to the future, because that reality is here and now.…
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What Is Unlimited PTO – and Is It Too Good To Be True?
At many workplaces in the U.S., it doesn’t matter if you’re sick, grieving, pregnant, or burnt out. You have to show up or risk losing your job. The only hope American workers have for a modicum of work-life balance (apart…
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You Don’t Have To Spend a Fortune on Makeup. Here Are 5 Ways To Score Free Beauty Samples
Looking gorgeous doesn’t come cheap. One example: Upon perusing the top-reviewed makeup items on Nordstrom.com, I discovered that Dior Lip Glow Oil, one of the site’s most popular products, costs $40. We can’t be the only ones who think that’s outrageous…
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So You Just Got Scammed on Cash App or Venmo. Now What?
If you check your email account regularly, you’ve likely already come across the bizarre emails from “distant relatives” promising you a cut of their fortune, or the random “Nigerian prince” that claims you’ve won millions of dollars for absolutely no good reason.…
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In a New York State of Mind? Billy Joel’s House Is for Sale — for Only $49 Million
Billy Joel has put his 26-acre plot (and the five-bedroom main house, three-bedroom guest house, and four-bedroom gate house on it) on the market. It’s a lot of bedrooms, but…
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Turf Wars: Horror Stories of Lawn Disputes Between Neighbors
It’s the American dream for many: a home with a great, green patch of grass to call all your own. But sometimes, even a private yard can’t create enough distance…
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Lawn Mower Racing and Other Strange Motorsports You Didn’t Know Existed
Motorsports are a huge industry, spawning documentaries and films, massive amounts of news coverage, rabidly dedicated fans, formal racing associations, and, of course, countless competitions every year the world over.…
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Printers, Waterpiks, and Other Products That Frugal Redditors Regret Buying
It’s easier than ever to buy and sell useless junk. Without thinking about it, you’ll see an advertisement for some gimicky kitchen gadget, tap “Buy Now,” and have a banana…
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Watch Out for These 5 Shady Cash App Scams Designed To Steal Your Money
Ever get random Cash App payments sent to you without knowing why? Confused as to why somebody is selling an animal for cheap but only taking payment on Cash App?…
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Is Being a Digital Nomad All It’s Cut Out to Be?
Being a digital nomad might seem like a dream come true: working from exotic locations, setting your own schedule, and living life on your own terms. But because life is…
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8 Weird and Wacky OfferUp Discoveries From This Week (5/17/23)
OfferUp is the Wild West. If you’re a user, you already know the unhinged sales going on inside this app, and if you’ve never perused the site, you couldn’t possibly…
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This Week in Ridiculously Expensive Homes: An Unbelievable $200 Million Caribbean Estate
If you have the money, you can live in a sprawling mansion surrounded by celebrity neighbors, the Atlantic Ocean, and some really questionable style choices. Oh, who are we kidding?…
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The Creepiest Things For Sale Online This Week (5/17/23)
We like finding a deal as much as anyone, but sometimes a deal may mean an actual deal with the devil? There are some truly terrifying “used” things you can…
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Want to Save Thousands? Don’t Buy a New Car Without Checking Markups.org First
The price of new cars dropped for the first time in months this April, a sign that inflation is slowing. But dealerships continue to sell cars above the manufacturer’s suggested…
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Redditors Think Your Next Car Should Be a Mazda — Here’s Why
Mazda was the 12th-ranked carmaker in America last year, lagging far behind competitors Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai-Kia in sales. But on Reddit’s r/WhatCarShouldIBuy forum, Mazda is No. 1 — the…
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Redditors Reveal the Most Useless Gifts They’ve Received, and Some Are Pretty Awful
Everyone’s received a gift that’s fallen short of expectations (or was just plain awful, insulting, or worse). Redditors are no different. Here are some of the most useless gifts they’ve…
