Where to Find a Personal Finance Community Online

We might talk about money in this corner of Lifehacker all day every day, but outside the warm confines of Two Cents, discussing money is still generally frowned upon. In fact, people are so hush-hush about their finances that they would rather talk about their sex life than their credit card debt at a dinner party,…

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Author: Lisa Rowan on Two Cents, shared by Lisa Rowan to Lifehacker

Liquid, Powder, Or Pods? Laundry Detergent, Explained.

Have you ever stopped to think about why you buy the kind of laundry detergent you buy? Probably not! Well, maybe at some point recently-ish, you switched from liquid detergent to detergent packs, but did you really think about why other than, “It seems easier?” It’s actually fine if you didn’t, but it’s also not a…

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

How to Find Cheap Furniture for Sale on Facebook

If you’re trying to furnish your home for little-to-no money, you quickly learn (maybe while using a plastic storage bin as a coffee table) that it can be a hassle. But you don’t always have money to throw at the problem to quickly get decent furniture in your new place. So you play the back-and-forth email…

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Author: Lisa Rowan on Two Cents, shared by Lisa Rowan to Lifehacker

When Following a Recipe, Rely on Descriptions Instead of Times

When you’re following a recipe, you’ll probably notice that it provides two pieces of guiding information: how long you should cook an ingredient, and what that ingredient should look like before moving on to the next step (or plating). For the best-tasting food, you should (mostly) ignore that first bit, and focus on…

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Author: Claire Lower on Skillet, shared by Claire Lower to Lifehacker