Lifestyle
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Overpriced Workout Gear: 16 Items That Are a Waste of Money
Living a healthy lifestyle is important to many Americans. But at times it feels like a bragging contest — especially with the popularity of social media. Expensive activewear, matching sneakers, and pricey headphones get more attention than actually working out.…
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30 Essentials You Need to Buy to Keep Your House Organized
It’s always a good time to give your home a thorough decluttering and reorganization. From the linen closet to the bathroom vanity and from the playroom to the basement, each is a job in itself. These home products can make…
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21 Over-the-Top Marriage Proposals
A wedding can be an expensive enterprise, starting with the proposal preceding it. In 2016, the wedding services industry was worth $72 billion in the United States alone, with a growing percentage of that going toward popping the question, sometimes…
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Live Music Is Back: The Best Bands Touring This Year
People missed live music, no doubt about it. Performers, sidelined by the pandemic for more than a year, have also missed their live audiences (and their lucrative source of income). Now, musical acts of all genres, including rock, pop, country,…
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50 Ice Cream Shops With Unique Treats Across the Country
When it’s time to get your licks in these days, there’s no need to stick with the old standbys of vanilla and chocolate or even cookie dough and cookies and cream. Whether they’re soft-serve or hard-packed, the flavors at these…
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Best Perks for Seniors in All 50 States
There are financial benefits to getting older. Supermarkets, drugstores, restaurant chains, and retail outlets offer senior discounts. And it doesn’t stop there. All 50 states give seniors unique opportunities to save money on taxes, transportation — which you should check in…
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‘Home Improvement’ Cast: Where Are They Now?
What time is it? Tool time! ‘Home Improvement’ was one of the most beloved sitcoms of the 1990s. So, where are Tim Allen, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and more after all…
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Relive Your Childhood By Making These 13 Classic Ice Cream Truck Treats
Nothing signals summer like the sound of an ice cream truck slowly rolling down the street, its walls plastered with pictures of treats like snow cones, choco tacos, and ice…
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13 Effective Sunscreens That Will Leave You With Money to Burn
Sunscreen should be worn year-round as part of an everyday routine, not just on hot, sunny days or at the beach — and most people don’t use enough. Dermatologists recommend…
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20 True Things We Actually Learned From Movies and TV
Sure, no one is going to graduate from college exclusively watching a screen (unless it’s an online degree), but the truth is that “mindless” TV isn’t always a waste of…
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Are You Vaccinated? Claim These Discounts and Freebies as a Reward
More Americans are getting their COVID-19 vaccinations every day, hopefully bringing us closer to the pandemic’s end. And while that should be incentive enough to get the shot, some companies…
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15 Adorable Photos of Patriotic Pets
For our third installment of pet photos after “Pets Working From Home” and “Staycationing Pets,” we got only dog pics — but we aren’t too upset about that, and neither…
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47 Adorable Photos of Pets ‘Working From Home’
Working from home can either be a welcome change or a challenging exercise in futility, but having a co-worker who walks on four legs is pretty fantastic no matter which…
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11 Inexpensive Ways to Get More Vitamin D
With studies suggesting that patients with COVID-19 who are deficient in vitamin D have poorer outcomes than those who have normal vitamin D levels, people are now asking how to…
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How to Plan Your First Family Reunion
Whether you’re missing your far-flung family and realize you need to see them (in real life) again now that you’re vaccinated or your family has recently expanded and you want…
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When Is It Worth Buying Organic?
Unlike food labels such as “natural” and “free range,” use of the word “organic” is strictly regulated. The U.S. Department of Agriculture certifies products as organic if they meet a…
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I Went to an NHL Playoff Game After a Year in Lockdown — Here’s How It Went
I’m a hockey fan. I love the game’s pace, its momentum shifts, its physicality, the way each goal can seem like a tiny miracle after so much determination. But more…
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How Long Can You Expect to Live in America’s Biggest Cities?
Settling down away from the hubbub of a big city may seem like a slower, less taxing way of life. But in reality, Americans in urban areas tend to live…
