”Picture” posts that are actually videos on Instagram? If you’re like me, a brand owner who prefers using Instagram for picture posts but is aware that the algorithm favors short-format videos over photos, you probably hate it as much as I do. But hey, it is what it is. I’ve noticed some creators counteract this by posting pictures in video format with background music (so they get the benefits of a…

How do I stop feeling so much shame about my spending habits, and actually do something about them? I close my eyes when I open my bank app. it’s not that I don’t have a lot of money, its more so that I just spend so much of it and hardly save. I feel like a failure. any recommendations to stop being an idiot about this? submitted by /u/tinystupid

Counterpoint: Covering Your Car In Christmas Lights Is Cool And Good, Actually It’s the holiday season — a time of joy, of whimsy, of doing things just because they’re kind of fun and they feel good. We should all be drinking egg nog, having snowball fights, and covering our cars with seasonal lights. Yet some folks — cough, cough, Owen — want to take that all away from us. Read more…

Democrats Argue That the 2024 Election Actually Had Its Bright Spots Some leaders have begun to put a sunnier spin on the November outcome by pointing to down-ballot victories — a possible sign that Democrats may not tear down their party after all.

These ‘Hacks’ Will Actually Dry Out Your Christmas Tree Faster Putting sugar in the water is not helping like you think it is.

Five Unexpected Subscription Services That Can Actually Save You Money We pay for subscription services for convenience, but sometimes they can actually pay for themselves.

Heat’s Butler: ‘Actually like it’ as rumor mill spins Jimmy Butler knows there are tons of questions about his future with the Miami Heat. “I actually like it,” he said. “It’s good to be talked about.”

It sure sounds like Google is planning to actually launch some smart glasses Here’s what Google’s latest smart glasses prototype looks like. | Image: GoogleGoogle is working on a lot of AI stuff — like, a lot of AI stuff — but if you want to really understand the company’s vision for virtual assistants, take a look at Project Astra. Google first showed a demo of its all-encompassing, multimodal virtual assistant at Googl…

The Specialty Cleaning Tools That Are Actually Worth It Your mop and broom need to be modernized.

What Russian Cities Actually Look Like submitted by /u/TheDirtyDutchman

Billed for medical care I didn’t actually receive. Is it worth my time to try and fight this? Howdy Everyone, TLDR: Hospital is billing me for post-op observation time where I was not observed. My insurance is going to pay out on most of this, but’s really the principle of the matter. Went into the ER, needed emergency surgery and was transferred to another facility. Surgery team was amazing, explained the possible outcomes. If it went w…

Which Christmas Songs do you actually like? So everyone knows the classic christmas songs like jingle bells, we wish you a merry christmas, whatever. But are there any actually good original Christmas songs that you listen to? I’m a Coldplay fan so I listen to their single “Christmas Lights” a lot, even when it isn’t Christmas. Are there other christmas songs you actually enjoy listening …

What Actually Happened To Amelia Earhart? submitted by /u/World-Tight

Tesla Claims Your Cybertruck Is Totally Holding Its Value, Actually, Don’t Listen To The Market Tesla, a company which once claimed its cars were appreciating assets, has indicated that it expects Cybertruck values to dip 30 percent over the first three years of ownership. According to the truck’s recently opened lease program a three-year 30,000 mile lease on a standard Cybertruck AWD model would see a buyout… Read more…

Has Anyone Actually Used Credit Card Rental Car Insurance After a Wreck Abroad? Scenario: You rent a car abroad, relying on your credit card’s rental car insurance (e.g., Visa) for liability coverage, declining the rental agency’s expensive insurance. You’re in a country where the card’s insurance is valid, but you get into a car wreck. Question: What was your experience dealing with the credit card insurance and the fore…

I need to cash out money from a primerica account left to me…will I actually get this money? My grandma passed away a couple years ago and left me money in a primerica account. I had no idea what primerica was initially but quickly realized it wasn’t a regular bank. My grandma was a complicated lady and left money all over the place in various accounts. My mom told me that she left me this primerica account and it should be easy to cash…

Using Your Dishwasher More Could Actually Save You Water Your dishwasher isn’t just a convenience: It’s also a money-saving machine.

Seven Seemingly Smart Financial Decisions That Can Actually Backfire Sometimes a financial decision seems like an obvious win and turns out to be something you may never financially recover from.

The Office Australia is actually really funny, I’m glad I gave it a chance What I like about it is that it does address the fact that offices are very different right now, compared to in the days of the original series and, well, pretty much every other version. So this version feels quite unique in the sense that it’s the first take on the post covid office environment within this crazy Office universe where there are…

How do I get my makeup to actually stay on my face for longer than 1 hour? I have really oily skin especially in my t zone. After doing my makeup, my skin gets really oily again and within one hour it literally feels like the makeup is melting off. It’s really frustrating, I’ve tried setting and fixing spray, translucent loose powder, I’ve tried putting enough primer beforehand to see if that makes a difference. Nothin…