We all like to take pride in our homes and their appearance. Some families plant roses in their front yards and scatter a few garden gnomes around, many just try to keep their lawns in order and their paintwork from peeling, a few go nuts...
Author: Joseph
Ooh, look at all those shiny cars out there on the lot! Your fingers are probably itching to wrap themselves around the steering wheel of your favorite. Right now may be the moment to rein in your enthusiasm, though: even if you know how to...
You can wear most garments for quite a while before they actually wear out. For the most part, you get tired of the stuff in your closet long before it becomes necessary to throw them away: maybe bell-bottom jeans don't suit you as well as...
Having a bank account makes life a lot easier: your money is safe, accessing it is convenient, you can get your paycheck a few days sooner with direct debit, automating bill payments is easy, and saving money for the future becomes much simpler. A bank...
Fast food can be the bane of your wallet, not to mention your arteries. Still, however much cheaper and healthier cooking at home may be, you sometimes have no choice. It's hardly feasible to bring a salad or sandwich along to a night on the...
The times, they are indeed a'changing. Managing your everyday finances used to be a hit-and-miss affair guided by commonsense principles that aren't always very helpful: “a penny saved is a penny earned”, “you get what you pay for”, “the best things in life are free”,...
During the coronavirus pandemic and associated social distancing measures, video game sales rocketed upwards while movie theaters and other kinds of entertainment floundered. Numerous people found videogames for cheap and discovered gaming as a hobby for the first time, while others who used to be...
When you're on the lookout for a new job, you will most likely focus on the salary above everything else. Clearly, the amount of money you'll be taking home every month is important, but don't let this number blind you to the rest of the...
Music can fill an otherwise empty, boring hour, help you concentrate while you work, and make you relax when you're stressed. It's not the food of love (we have chocolate for that) but it can indeed help you explore and formulate your emotions. All of...
Most driving instruction focuses on three areas: how not to bump into things, how not to get a ticket, and (optionally) how to avoid irking other road users. Fuel economy tends to hardly get mentioned. The difference to your gas bill can be pretty significant,...
Valentine's day last year may have been the last happy holiday many people have experienced in quite a while. Way too many couples were obliged to turn their relationship into a long-distance one or, worse, forced to spend every minute of every day together for...
Not to alarm any of you reading this, but you're literally trusting your life to four patches of rubber every time you enter a car. Each of these points of contact is only about the same size as the palm of your hand; just imagine...
Staying productive when you're cooped up at home is not the easiest thing in the world. If you've been struck by the dreaded Chinese flu, you have all our sympathies and we hope you get well soon. On the other hand, you may simply have...
Not long ago, it would have seemed absurd or at least a little strange to get everything you needed delivered to your door – groceries, entertainment, furniture, you name it. Today, and especially after social distancing, online shopping has almost become the norm. Smart consumers...