Lifestyle
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5 Things You Should Never Buy for a White Elephant Gift
Whether you love or hate white elephant gift exchanges, we can all agree that they’re pretty amusing — usually. Sometimes, someone gets a gift that’s not exactly appropriate and things turn very awkward very quickly. Whether the white elephant gift…
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7 Last-Minute Liquor Store Christmas Gifts
Everyone has that impossible-to-buy-for person on their Christmas list. Uncle Bob hates everything, so you end up trying to come up with something last minute besides a boring gift card that’ll probably go unused. Thankfully, there’s one place where you…
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7 Costco Staples That Superfans ‘Always Buy’
While you can buy staples like laundry detergent, trash bags, and eggs anywhere, Costco boasts some of the best prices on everyday products. In fact, you’ll never pay more than a 14-15% markup on the wholesaler’s stock thanks to its…
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Incredibly Valuable Things Bought in Secondhand Stores
Finding a “hidden treasure” buried — sometimes in plain sight — in a thrift store isn’t an urban legend. Sure, you may not know anyone who’s paid off their mortgage thanks to a secondhand-store score, but there are plenty of…
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On-Screen Couples Who Dated Off-Screen
Those old Hollywood romances, in which co-stars were (or became) couples, are legendary, from Bogart and Bacall to Hepburn and Tracy. That tradition has continued through the years, with today’s incarnations ranging from Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith —…
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Here’s How the Price of Christmas Trees Has Changed Over the Years
There’s nothing like the smell of a spruce in your living room to make your home feel like the holiday season has arrived. The constant vacuuming of pine needles keeps you on your toes, too! Yet in a world where…
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Need a Last-Minute Gift? Consider Some Kringles
Here’s the main thing I have to say about kringles: If you know, you know (and if you don’t, we’ll explain it on the next slide). This is the tippy-top…
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5 Common Scams People Really, Really Need To Stop Buying Into
With the wealth of knowledge available at our fingertips, it’s a true shame that so many of us still fall prey to all kinds of elaborate scams. And we’re not…
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24 Best Places to Travel After Christmas
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is an ideal time to steal away. You’ve celebrated Christmas, the holiday season is winding down, and many businesses and schools remain closed,…
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30 Easy Vegan Christmas Cookies To Make This Holiday Season
Christmas cookies make a wonderful homemade gift during the holiday season, whether you’re giving them to family or carolers that drop by. But with food allergies and special diets, it…
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A-List Actors We Totally Forgot Made Christmas Movies
Watching Christmas movies has become a cherished pastime during the most wonderful time of the year. Even if they’re sometimes corny and cringe-worthy (we’re looking at you, Hallmark, and Lifetime),…
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The Season of Fibbing: 16 Holiday Lies We Tell the People We Love
The holidays are a time of love and giving, but not necessarily of honesty. In fact, when home for the holidays, it’s often expected that we refrain from telling the…
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6 Holiday Ripoffs That Would Turn Clark Griswold into Scrooge
Nothing gets us in the Christmas spirit quite like getting ripped off or scammed — said no one ever. As disheartening as it may be, even something as pure and jolly…
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7 Things You Should Never Do on Christmas
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. It says so in the song. The holiday season has a luster and allure about it that is truly something special. …
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Here’s How Long You Can Safely Eat Your Holiday Leftovers
With the holiday season in full bloom, the trees trimmed, and the dangerously enticing smell of cookies and sweets filling the air, it’s time to start thinking about how you’re…
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Here’s How to Thank Your Amazon Delivery Driver With a (Free) $5 Tip
Given the long hours, traffic snarls, and other deliver snafus, being a driver for Amazon can feel like a thankless job — until this month. Amazon shoppers can send a…
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Never, Ever, Ever Store These Things Under The Sink
This time of year, when we’re all trying to do what we can to keep our respective winter caves as clean and organized as possible, it might be tempting to…
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6 Christmas Foods That People Secretly Hate
The holidays are the time of the year when folks can come together, and catch up on all the wild, pleasant, not-so-pleasant, and everything else in-between moments of their lives…
