LPT Get your moneys worth by going straight to the most expensive food items at a buffet. Have you ever found yourself hungover at a buffet in Las Vegas eating bone marrow, king prawns, and prime rib at 8 in the morning? I certainly have. Buffets often setup the layout so you start filling up your plate with bread, mash potatoes, or some bullshit salad. They try to get you by hoping you’ll fill up fast before getting to the main cou…

LPT Lessons Learned from 20+ Years of storage (sheds and commercial units) 20 Years in the Navy and I’ve had stuff in storage in a northern state (shed on family property) and in a southern state (government paid storage), and have cleaned out non-climate controlled storage units for family… so I’ve seen stuff exposed to hot weather and cold. I recently retrieved all that stuff and since I’m going through it, I figur…

LPT Don’t use your school/university email for accounts and subscriptions I’m sharing a hard-earned lesson: don’t use your school email for non-academic purposes. In the long run, and speaking from experience – I used my school email for various accounts, including Discord, and now that I’ve graduated, I’ve lost access to some accounts. I cannot even verify my accounts because I used my school’s email. The problem? Yo…

LPT always ask for a trial pair of contact lenses Even if you know you want to keep your current brand, ask for a trial pair of something else because you are considering switching. Even if it’s not a perfect match, you can run them for a full month and basically get 7 months for the price of 6, or however many you buy. submitted by /u/Toad_Monument

LPT use frozen avocado in your smoothies for a delicious and healthy base. Avocado is fantastic as a healthy source of good fats. You can cut one up and freeze the chunks or buy them pre cut and pre frozen if you are in a hurry – absolutely delicious! Almost doesn’t make sense how good it tastes…extremely creamy. submitted by /u/Londontown-Artist

LPT If you are in the emergency room (ER) in the US, you have the option to negotiate your bill and avoid paying the full amount. Currently on a trip with three doctors who are discussing US ER procedures and prices. They mentioned that ERs often struggle to receive full payment. You can negotiate your bill by calling the hospital, potentially reducing it significantly. For example, my girlfriend negotiated her ex’s $10,000 ER bill down to $4,000 by ensuring immediate paym…

LPT Cancel your iOS app subscriptions immediately after signing up for a free trial. You still get the full free trial period, but you’ll never forget and accidentally pay for any subscriptions you don’t actually want App Store > Account (tap on your profile pic) > Subscriptions. You even get a nice reassuring message under the cancel button that’ll say something like “If you cancel now, you can still access your subscription until .” submitted by /u/orangecatsocialclub

LPT Hoses are much easier to coil when the water is running. Coil your hose, then turn it off. The weight of the water really helps with the manageability, especially when you are trying to re-coil it. I don’t know if this qualifies well but this tidbit has helped me enormously after realizing it submitted by /u/pee_shudder

LPT – Improving your US credit score by paying cards early If you’re somebody who uses and pays off credit cards regularly, making a large payment just before the closing date will help your score. The major credit card companies report the closing balance to the bureaus, so if you have a large balance every month it hurts you even if you later pay it off. For example, you have a $5K limit and use $3500…

LPT If you see a movie on sale in the Apple store, it’s probably newly available on a streaming platform submitted by /u/Apprehensive_Way8674

LPT – Turning off your Phone’s GPS & location services significantly preserves your battery power However, I must admit it has it’s one downside, Your location can’t be tracked because Nowadays it’s important from safety point of view. submitted by /u/myappropriateplea

LPT When your kids turn 18 add them to your best credit cards. You don’t have to actually physically give them a card, but you will be giving them a good credit score to start adult life with. I did this for my son and he went from having no credit to 750 in one month. submitted by /u/jollytoes

LPT If you just forgot the thing you had in mind, just repeat the things you were doing before. What you had in mind was actually related to anything you did before you forget so you can remember it back by rewinding what you did since two minutes ago. submitted by /u/Kistep

LPT – Easily convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, and Fahrenheit to Celsius quickly. Quick Temperature Conversion Farenheit to Celsius = Deduct 30 and half what’s left. So 100f – 30 = 70, then halve it equals 35 Celsius to Farenheit = Double it and add 30. submitted by /u/itsoktoswear

LPT if you have Amazon Prime and their credit card: Prime Day is a good day to save money on a large purchase, even if it’s not on sale. If you Have Prime and the Prime Rewards card, you typically get 5% back on any purchases on Amazon. If you select the “no-rush” shipping option, this sometimes increases to 6% back. But during prime day, no-rush shipping gets you 7% back. If you’ve been thinking of buying something expensive and don’t mind waiting another week or so for it, that…

LPT Place solarpanels east-west instead of south facing If you are planning to have solarpanels, place them facing east or west. The most electricity is used in the morning (when the sun is in the east) and late afternoon (when the sun is in the west). If you can sell your electricity: morning and evening are also the times when the kWh is most expensive. And, sometimes the panels facing south get to…

LPT – Front load the nutrients you typically miss at the start of your day! For those who are either tracking their nutrients or just want to do better but find themselves falling short at the end of their day, try to front load them. Even if you’re not someone who will track religiously but know you need to get more, this tip can help. I always have had issues reaching my protein and fibre goals and find it overwhelmi…

LPT – You can avoid the Adobe cancellation fees by changing your plan. I was just going over my finances when I noticed a charge for an Acrobat account I used for maybe 2 documents a few months ago and forgot to cancel before and get the refund. If you find yourself in a similar situation, Fear Not! When trying to cancel normally it gives you a “pay *too much money* cancellation fee to end your contract early” HOW…

LPT – When shopping online, look to the 4 star reviews for useful information. If you’re checking out the reviews on a product you’re shopping online for, the first instinct is to check how highly reviewed something is by the proportion of 5 star reviews. This is a good start, but it’ll be easier to find informative content among the 4 star reviews (or even 3s). 4 star reviews are more often written by people who like the …

LPT Righties: Open the jar with your left hand. Before rushing to get rubber gloves or anything else, if you’re having difficulty opening a lid or bottle top, or just want to open something normally, switch to your left hand. Leverage and the different muscles used in your left hand for twisting counter-clockwise than the ones you’d use in your right gives you more force. submitted by …