When you’re focused on how well your investments are performing, it’s easy to overlook hidden fees that come with with investment services. Investment fees are charges you pay for the services of your investment accounts and financial professionals. But how much should investment fees cost, and how can you tell when…
Source: LifeHacker – How to Know When an Investment Fee Is Too High
There are a lot of popular study methods to choose from, depending on the type of learner you are and how you best retain information. One that isn’t as commonly discussed, though, but can help you with critical thinking as you read new information is the THIEVES method. Use it next time you break open a new chapter…
Source: LifeHacker – Use the THIEVES Technique to Remember What You Read
If some of the shine is wearing off your old light fixtures, or if you just want them to match some updated furniture or decor, there are a few simple things you can do to give them a new look—and you don’t need much to get started. Here’s how to freshen up those old fixtures instead of replacing them.
Source: LifeHacker – The Easiest Ways to Spruce Up an Old Light Fixture
Most of us enjoy watching YouTube videos—but no one enjoys the buffering icon, or low-quality, choppy playback they get when their internet connection is spotty. If you’re wondering how you can download YouTube videos to avoid annoying slowdowns, there are plenty of reliable ways to do so and watch on the go.
Source: LifeHacker – How to Download YouTube Videos
Woot, Amazon’s overstock website, is having a Samsung sale of refurbished cell phones. You can find some deeply discounted phones, like the foldable Samsung ZFOLD-3 5G, for about half of the price of what it’s selling for new on Amazon. The sale will go on until September 22 or until stock runs out.
Source: LifeHacker – Woot Is Selling Massively Discounted Samsung Refurbished Phones Right Now
Non-dairy creamers and vegan milks have finally made it. Baristas don’t bat an eyelash when you request them, and most grocery stores stock a wide variety of alt-milks. But when it comes to coffee on-the-go, big containers just aren’t convenient, and the dairy-averse are left with few options. Allow me to introduce…
Source: LifeHacker – These Single-serving Non-dairy Creamers Are Actually Pretty Good
With prices for music streaming services rising lately, I thought I’d take a look at the top five tune-slinging platforms to answer the question of which one is best, once and for all. After diving deeply into various music streamers—comparing price tiers, song availability, features, options, vibes, and more—I have…
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Music Streaming Service, Based on What Matters to You
The Logitech G502 X Plus is the latest gaming mouse in Logitech’s mainstream lineup. It’s nearly identical to the Logitech G502 that preceded it, though some notable features are missing from the design. If you’re already sold on the style and design of the Logitech G502 series, then the G502 X Plus is a no-brainer.…
Source: LifeHacker – The Logitech G502X Plus Is Good for More Than Just Gaming
My fridge is well-stocked with dairy. Cheese, sour cream, labneh, yogurt, every type of liquid dairy known to cow-kind, from milk to heavy whipping cream—I have it all. One thing you won’t usually find in there is flavored yogurt. (I usually buy a big tub of plain and stir in strawberry jam or honey.) But recently I…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Totally Marinate Meat in Flavored Yogurt
It’s official: the iPhone 15 will ditch Apple’s proprietary Lightning port and feature a USB-C port instead. Apple confirmed the change during Tuesday’s “Wonderlust” event, unveiling the iPhone 15 line, as well as two new Apple Watches: the Series 9 and Ultra 2. The change comes in response to a recent European…
Source: LifeHacker – What Apple’s Switch to USB-C Really Means for iPhone Users
With the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max, the mute switch is officially dead. In its place, you now get an Action button, similar to the one on the Apple Watch Ultra. Thankfully, this button still works as a mute switch. If you press and hold the button, you’ll switch between ringer and silent modes. iOS will…
Source: LifeHacker – Everything You Can Do With iPhone 15 Pro’s Action Button
You can’t visit other planets (yet), but your name can. NASA is sending millions of people’s names to Mars. Unlike those “name a star after yourself” offers, this isn’t a scam; for the low price of “everyone’s tax dollars,” The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will laser-etch your name (or the name of a…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Send Your Name to Mars
Even if you live in a tiny studio apartment or a dorm, you still have to keep it clean. Storing cleaning supplies when you’re limited on space and storage is a burden, but there are small versions of these tools that will help you tidy up your little home while still holding on to some of that precious room in the…
Source: LifeHacker – These Miniature Cleaning Products Are Perfect for Small Apartments
In a corner of your local nursery, hidden way in the back, is a worker dumping out an endless stream of dead plants into a pile, and tossing the plastic planter into a dumpster. It looks a little like what you do at home, tossing planters at the end of the season full of dead plants, with one notable exception: The…
Source: LifeHacker – You Should Recycle the Potting Soil From Your Dead Plants
If you want to become a faster runner, you’ll probably end up doing a lot of speedwork on a track. Or if you live in a hilly place, you might wish you had a nice flat track to run on. But how do you find one that’s open to the public? Turns out it’s easier than you might think. Many public high school tracks are…
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Ways to Find a Running Track Near You (and a Beginner’s Workout to Try)
If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Wednesday, September 13, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for September 13, NYT Connections #94! Scroll to the end if you want some hints (and then the answer)…
Source: LifeHacker – Today’s Connections Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, September 13
FlexJobs can help you search for your next role without ads, junk listings, or scams, and it’s on sale for $29.99 right now (reg. $71.40). It’s obviously not a free platform like Indeed, but FlexJobs has researchers who search for remote job listings and evaluate them for you. The process filters out phony…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get FlexJobs for Right Now
Some people choose hardware based on aesthetics. While the Goldtouch ergonomic keyboard isn’t sleek or particularly beautiful, it’ll still turn heads. I receive endless questions and comments about the keyboard whenever I use it in public, and, admittedly, it is fascinating to watch someone type semi-vertically for…
Source: LifeHacker – The Goldtouch Go!2 Is a Great Vertical Keyboard
Plenty of folks swear that ear candling works, and if you’re trying to be good and not use Q-tips, this spa service may seem like a reasonable way to get earwax out of your ears. Unfortunately, the claims are too good to be true: Ear candling doesn’t work, and it can even be dangerous.
Source: LifeHacker – Ear Candling Doesn’t Work (and Can Make Your Earwax Worse)
Budget Portuguese airline TAP Air Portugal has deals on flights to multiple European cities from a handful of U.S. cities where you can take an extended layover in Portugal, if you’d like, on your way to your actual European destination. Essentially, this gives you a two-for-one destination flight deal on an…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get Free Extended Layovers in Portugal Right Now