11 Halloween Movies That Aren’t Too Scary to Watch With Your Kids
If you’re looking for a Halloween movie to watch with your children, but you don’t want to traumatize them with Texas Chainsaw Massacre, here are the best scary-but-not-too–scary flicks you can stream right now. These aren’t toothless pablum; I tried to find movies with enough real horror to be interesting, just not so much that […]
The Best Ways to Keep Your Drafty House Warm in the Winter
Your old home may be beautiful and charming, but it’s also probably drafty as hell, and heating it can cost a fortune. Criticize modern homes for being charmless copy-and-paste jobs all you want, but they are airtight and warm. Your older home can be warmer, too, though, and then you’ll have the best of both […]
Nine of the Best Halloween Specials to Watch With Your Kids
The golden age of television holiday “specials” is behind us—when you can watch The Paul Lynde Halloween Special or Halloween with the New Adams Family whenever you like instead of at a specific hour in October, the special is drained of its specialness. But there are still some modern one-off, spooky-themed programs you can watch […]
23andMe Might Owe You Some Money
Data breaches are an unfortunate yet common occurrence this day and age. A couple months ago, we learned about a breach that leaked 2.9 billion data records, including users’ social security numbers. Last year, 23andme suffered a data breach of its own, but a lot changes in a year: While they can’t unleak your data, […]
Here Are the Best Deals on the New iPad Mini 7
Apple announced a new iPad Mini this week: the iPad mini 7. Most Apple consumers will probably flock to make their preorders at the Apple store or Amazon, but not you, but there are two better deals out there. Get the best pre-order price from Walmart. 2024 Apple iPad mini 7 $484.00 at Walmart Pre-order […]
My Favorite Firefox Extensions for Android
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/dhaka-bangladesh-15-aug-2024-firefox-2503811533 Firefox is among the rare web browsers that supports extensions on Android. For that alone, it’s worth using over Google Chrome. Extensions let you enhance your browsing experience by adding useful features such as blockers for data trackers, easier ways to browse poorly optimized mobile websites, and even ways to hide certain websites from […]
My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: The Samsung Galaxy Ring
You’ve probably heard of Oura’s smart rings before, one of the best sleep and recovery trackers, but a new player entered the ring this July: Samsung. It’s the first time a big tech company has produced a smart ring, the Samsung Galaxy Ring. As the name implies, it’s mostly geared to Samsung users, although any […]
How to Know If You Need a Whooping Cough Vaccine As Cases Rise
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious illness. It’s highly contagious, can leave you with a hacking cough for months, and is especially dangerous to babies. The CDC reports that cases are on the rise this year. Fortunately, most of us have already been vaccinated against pertussis—but that immunity fades over time. You […]
Google Is Cracking Down on Ad Blockers, But Here’s How You Can Fight Back
Google has gotten a bad reputation as of late for being a bit overzealous when it comes to fighting ad blockers. Most recently, it’s been spotted automatically turning off popular ad blocking extension uBlock Origin for some Google Chrome users. To a degree, that makes sense—Google makes its money off ads. But with malicious ads […]
How to Cancel a Subscription Online Even When the Company Doesn’t Want You To
Most services are easy to sign up for. You enter some info, punch in those credit card numbers, and shazam! A subscription is born. The reverse isn’t always the case. Many companies make cancelling their services way harder than subscribing, which should be illegal. In fact, it’s about to be. The FTC is officially cracking […]
You Should Report Companies That Make It Harder to Cancel Than to Sign Up
Few companies make it difficult to sign up for their services. In fact, many make it way too easy to enroll, offering free trials, discounts, and other enticing perks to prospective customers. However, what’s really scummy is when those same companies make it damn near impossible to cancel your membership. A lot of companies use […]
Five Ways You Can Lose Your Social Security Benefits
Many Americans consider their future Social Security benefits crucial to their retirement plans—while for a lot of people with next to nothing saved for retirement, their Social Security benefit is their retirement plan. Though the average monthly benefit is just $1,907—or close to $23,000 a year—that’s certainly better than having no income at all in […]