What do I *actually* need to do to consider buying a house? Ever since I can remember, I’ve always just ruled out owning a home as something unattainable for myself, always just doomed to rent I see listings and I see 6 figures and I just go “nope”. Embarrassingly, there was a point in time where I thought that if you couldn’t afford to put down all the asking price upfront, then you couldn’t “afford” t…

Has anyone actually had a good experience in Cartagena recently? We love old colonial towns and the travel influencers have me wanting to add it to my Latin America itinerary. But seeing a bunch of posts on here has made me question what the experience is actually like. Seems like most people have found Cartagena to be a bit seedy and have too many aggressive street vendors. Has anyone here actually had a go…

Here’s the first 240W USB-PD charger you can actually buy Photo by Vlad Savov / The VergeYou can now buy a USB-C charger that finally hits the promised power spec for beefy laptops at a max rate of 240W. You probably do not need this charger, and you may not have a device that even supports its peak power, but it’s here now if you want one to future-proof your office setup. Delta Electronics’ ADP-240KB…

This Mac App Lets You Share Your Screen Without Anyone Seeing What’s Actually On It Don’t have a second display? You can make your own, which is perfect for screen sharing.

What makeup has actually genuinely impressed you? Let’s face it: pressed powder is way more convenient for travel and it’s less messy. So I’ve tried ALOT of hyped up products and honestly I genuinely cannot tell the different between any of them. Charlotte tilbury? Literally blurs where? I got a mini and was so dissapointed. I can get the same effect for $4 at walmart.. and there is the option …

I’m 18 moving out on a (roughly) 1400$ a month salary how much would I Have to save to actually grow my money? I’m 18 years old and I’m moving out of my house for personal reasons. I have about 2k in savings and the place I found with a roommate only charges 500$ a month in rent, along with that other utilities are totaling something like 400$ give or take (a big one is gas) but let’s say all those numbers are concrete and I’m spending 900$ a month on li…

I’m saving up for my first home, how much should I save to start actually looking at houses? I am a 23 yr old recent graduate in STL with a full time job, taking in about 3.5k/month. I currently have $12,000 saved up and have a high credit score. I’m looking at houses online between the $100,000-$200,000 range but I feel like it’s still so far out of reach. When should I be more serious and start actually looking for houses? submit…

When a hotel room is listed to have a sofa bed, what is the odd that it is actually not convertible to a bed? I will be staying with my wife and a 2-month old son. He likes to sleep next to my wife and the hotel does not provide cribs either. So, the bed is reserved for my wife and son. Now, the room says that it has one bed and one sofa bed. I have never known that sofa beds are actually convertible to a bed until I have a son and realize that from now…

LPT camelcamelcamel helps show an Amazon Product’s price history. This can help show if the Black Friday deal is actually a deal Hey everyone, posting this again this year as a reminder with Black Friday and holidays are coming up. There is a website called camelcamelcamel. It analyzes an Amazon product showing when it was the cheapest and the products price history. Just because something is 40% off doesn’t mean it’s a deal. This website is very handy to weed out the fak…

Egypt…was actually pretty good? I finally went to Egypt, aware of that basically all of Reddit and YouTube calls it the worst place to visit as a tourist. I figured I had to go at least once in my life, just to see the Pyramids alone. I was very much prepared to be harassed and scammed throughout, so I kept my sunglasses on most of the trip, and auto-shot out “la, shukran” al…

I’m Voting for Trump Because of the Things He Says He’ll Do, Which I Don’t Actually Believe He’ll Do I realize the former President can sound a bit rough to some, but that’s why he connects with so many people. He simply tells it like it is. He’s a man of conviction who will not do the terrible things he has repeatedly promised to do. This is why I plan to vote for him. As a man who served as President for four years, who is the head of the Rep…

Adventure Motorcycles Are Good, Actually My colleaguge Amber DaSilva announced to the world yesterday that she is done with her BMW F800GS and adventure bikes in general. In her case, she’s probably right to go for something different. If you aren’t happy with your bike, you should get something else. No one forces you to get your motorcycle license or ride,… Read more…

Which NFL teams are actually good? What we know and what’s still a mystery at the halfway point Can the Steelers hold up defensively? Can the Patriots win a big game? Here’s what to know as the 2024 NFL season hits the midway point.

This Time, It May Actually Come Down to Turnout Democrats have gained among high-turnout voters, while Donald Trump has made gains among groups that tend to show up only for presidential races, or not at all.

The Trump Campaign Distrances Itself from Tony Hinchcliffe’s Joke About Puerto Rico Because It Was Not Actually a Joke “The stand-up comedian Tony Hinchcliffe took the stage early in former President Donald J. Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, hurling a wave of insults and vulgar statements at minority groups including Jews, Latinos and African Americans.” — New York Times – – – After President Trump’s sold-out rally in Madison Square Garden this…

Does Anybody Actually Use Threads ? is anyone actually using Threads these days? Like, anyone? I just read some article claiming Threads have200+ million active users. But not a single soul I know mentions it. Not in casual chats, not on Twitter, not even in those endless LinkedIn posts from self-proclaimed “growth hackers.” It feels like Threads is that party you hear about but …

You Might Actually Love Broccoli Rabe, If You Cook It Right If the broccoli rabe you made at home was bitter garbage, you might have missed this simple step.

Elon Musk Found A Way To Make His Illegal Voter Drive Legal: Don’t Actually Pay Anyone Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, set up a questionably-legal lottery to drum up swing state support for Donald Trump — a lottery that’s already fallen under regulatory scrutiny for its wanton use of cash. According to folks who have signed up, however, Musk may have found a way around those pesky laws: Simply not… Read more…

AI Was Actually Useful for Organizing My Flight Info Paste a bunch of dates and ask for an iCal file—you’ll get one.

The 18 Weirdest Movies You Won’t Believe Actually Exist In the mood for a truly weird-ass movie marathon? Here you go.