How to Break the Holiday Shopping Habit

If you’ve spent the past few months indulging in everything from gifts to new clothes to more expensive versions of your favorite foods, shifting back to your everyday spending habits might be more difficult than you realize.

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Author: Nicole Dieker on Two Cents, shared by Nicole Dieker to Lifehacker

On a cold winter’s night, warm up with stewed beans and ribs

I came to beans later in life. As a young person, I never really liked them. I associated them entirely with overly sweet baked beans, or slimy three-bean salad at the deli counter. All of the beans at my house were canned. I was in my twenties when I was finally introduced to the magic that can happen when a dried…

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Author: Stacey Ballis on The Takeout, shared by Virginia K. Smith to Lifehacker

Five Ways To Improve Your Kitchen For Under $20

Hello to my people who are making cooking resolutions?!? Oh there you are! Regardless of what those resolutions may be (meal prep, trying your hand at a big baking project, sneaking more vegetables into your diet, whatevs!) it’s not a bad idea to make some small — and inexpensive! — but impactful upgrades to your…

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Author: Jolie Kerr on The Inventory, shared by Ana Suarez to Lifehacker

Let’s Debunk Three Myths About Seemingly Illegal Things You Can Do While Driving

As a motor-carriage operator, there’s a lot of laws that must be acknowledged and respected: no open flames in the car, try to keep any raptors or other birds of prey secured while driving, take down your big cardboard sunshade before driving, that sort of thing. While I’m not certain any of those example laws are…

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Author: Jason Torchinsky on Jalopnik, shared by Virginia K. Smith to Lifehacker

How to Set Up Your 2020 Fitness Training Journal

Workout apps are fine, but I’m a strong believer in an old fashioned training journal. Since last spring, I’ve logged my workouts in a hardback graph paper notebook, and I found that the blank pages gave me plenty of space for charts, reflections, reference material, and more. So here’s a peek at how I’m setting up my…

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Author: Beth Skwarecki on Vitals, shared by Beth Skwarecki to Lifehacker