LifeHacker recently reported that you can extend the life of a disposable razor blade up to twenty months by swiping it backwards against your arm 10 times whenever it starts to feel dull. The idea is to mimic the action of those leather strops barbers once used to sharpen straight razors, except the hair on …
[This is a US-centric post. Every country has a different insurance/medical system, with different ways of handling all this stuff, so this may not even apply to some of you.] I recently had a physical. My routine bloodwork claim was completely denied by my health insurance carrier, which made me responsible for paying nearly $400. …
I decided to do my taxes on Sunday. I thought it would take two hours because even though I have a schedule C and some 1099-Divs, TurboTax has always made it fairly easy in the past. This year, I tried TurboTax online rather than downloading the software. You set up an account, do your return …
Oh, here we go again. Just as I’ve stopped getting calls from the fake company “Account Services“, I started getting robot calls from a collection agency called National Action Financial Services. They’re a real company, but they don’t ask for anyone by name on the messages they leave. It turned out they were after the …
If you haven’t been employed outside the home and your spouse sues for divorce, you need to know your rights.
So you’re thinking about buying something, or you’re comparing two purchases. You have the ability to pay for the purchases you’re considering. But you find yourself wondering how to determine whether you can really afford it. Being able to pay for something isn’t exactly the same as being able to afford it. Whether or not …
UPDATE: check out How to get your cancellation fees back from DirecTV to see how I got my money back in the end. Good luck! So you order DirecTV and are told you have to stick with them two years if you lease a DVR – otherwise you’ll be charged cancellation fees. You agree. Within …
Even though the economy is supposedly starting to look up, layoffs are still happening. Some of the layoffs are due to the economy, but even companies that are making money are laying people off, and it doesn’t seem to matter how talented or loyal you are, or whether you’d voluntarily take a pay cut. For some …
I’ve been looking for ways to cut down on my food expenses without compromising quality and nutrition. Looks like I’m not the only one concerned about this, because there have been some great recipes posted recently for inexpensive dinners: Mama May has a recipe for Vegetables Au Gratin, which is ideal for using up vegetables …