LPT: when driving, adjust your side mirrors further out to avoid blind spots https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15131074/how-to-adjust-your-mirrors-to-avoid-blind-spots/ submitted by /u/demitard

LPT – Learn to Say ‘No’ to Yourself: Avoid overloading your own to-do list by being selective about the tasks and projects you take on personally. submitted by /u/EngineMain199

Avoid These Common Gallery Wall Mistakes Even if you spend hours scrolling through Instagram posts featuring expertly decorated homes, that doesn’t necessarily mean you know how to bring those design elements into your own home—or where to start. For many people, that entry point is creating a gallery wall: A collection of (usually) framed art, photos,… Read more…

Traveling in Europe? Avoid Euronet ATMs for Cash Withdrawals Hey fellow travelers! Just wanted to share a life pro tip if you’re visiting Europe and need cash. Avoid using Euronet ATMs at all costs! These machines are basically a scam, charging outrageous fees and offering terrible conversion rates. Trust me, you don’t want to fall into their trap. Instead, try and use local banks like Multibanco or other…

Tourists Were Told to Avoid Maui. Many Workers Want Them Back. A plunge in tourism after a disastrous fire has already crippled the economy in Maui. Now, some locals who wanted visitors to stay away are urging them back.

PlayStation Plus Is About to Raise Prices (but Here’s How You Can Avoid It) This week, Sony announced its plans to raise prices on all three PlayStation Plus annual subscriptions around the world. These price hikes are sizable: Sony is raising its annual PlayStation Plus Essential plan by $20, its annual PlayStation Plus Extra plan by $35, and its annual Play Station Plus Premium plan by $40. Read more…

How can I better avoid highlight blowouts when shooting backlit images? Hello! So I’ve seen some beautiful backlit photos taken outdoors. Should I be exposing for the highlights? Is it more of a positioning thing? I just don’t want to have grainy subjects if I expose for the sky. I shoot in raw so I can save the most data possible in each photo. Thanks all! submitted by /u/llamastronaut

McCarthy Tries to Leverage Biden Impeachment to Avoid a Shutdown But some conservatives are dismissive, saying the House could continue investigating the president and his family even if funding for the government lapses at the end of September.

How ‘Information Bias’ Can Derail Your Investing (and Ways to Avoid It) When making investment decisions, it’s important to have an objective, balanced perspective. Information bias occurs when our thinking becomes skewed due to how we filter and interpret data. Left unchecked, information bias can lead to poor financial decisions and missed opportunities, so all investors should be… Read more…

LPT Request: How do I avoid being bamboozled when buying a new car at a dealership? submitted by /u/fotank

AI needs ‘human control’ to avoid being weaponized, says Microsoft’s president Microsoft president Brad Smith stressed on the need to have guardrails around artificial intelligence.

LPT Request: How to avoid someone spying on your phone when using their Wi-Fi? I just remembered how an ex used to snoop on my phone and his friends’ through his wifi. A few years back I was on internship I would send him naughty texts, and he would ask me why I texted him using the office wifi. Second time he found out I was using his brother’s wifi, he took my phone and clicked the option forget the network. I was very …

Avoid These ‘Money-Saving’ Habits That Don’t Actually Save You Money With almost everything—food, shelter, gas, recreation, you name it—costing more each month than the last, it makes sense to look for any opportunity to adjust spending habits to save a dollar here and a dollar there. There are a few ways to do this effectively, such as cooking at home more and getting take-out less.… Read more…

Saban forgoes depth chart to avoid ‘distractions’ For the first time in Nick Saban’s 17 seasons with the Crimson Tide, he didn’t release a formal depth chart the week of the season opener.

I have never had a credit card and tried to avoid them. But do I actually need a one? I’m fortunate to live at home to save on expenses, but I would like to eventually buy a small house. I checked my credit score a few days ago and it wasn’t the greatest, like 600. I paid my student loan off a 2 years ago and I bought a used car at discount before that for cash. I’d like to keep it as long as I can. I feel like I should be in a g…

How does one avoid this new wire fraud scam – the preliminary stuff is basic but why did they have the victim go to the bank ? https://dailyhodl.com/2023/08/25/jpmorgan-chase-wont-reimburse-customer-who-lost-30000-in-banking-scheme/ How does this work and how can one prepare themselves ? What does going to a physical branch do – remove the wire out protections ? submitted by /u/akmalhot

Which Series did you avoid watching or miss the boat on that was massively hyped and everyone wouldn’t shut up about it? For me it was Squid Games. Got sick of the hype train and hearing about it and it put me off actually watching it. submitted by /u/FoxRed_Reality

Trump’s Plan: Skip the Debates, Win Iowa, Avoid Prison As the Republican candidates tap dance around the former president, the party proves it’s still stuck on Trump.

Tips on how to avoid burnout and deal with negativity? I work in education and my job is mostly social media for PR — so, for us that looks like posting good news stories and reputation management. People are fucking awful. My coworker who handles phone/email inquiries and I are constantly bogged down by the constant negativity. She calls in sick all the time and I don’t blame her. People spew hate…

LPTREQUEST: How do I avoid pooping on a particular time of a particular day? I have an appointment in the morning coming up which is a little before my usual poop time. I’m going to need about 3 hours of no pooping around that time. Any tips on moving the poop schedule quickly and temporarily , or preventing myself from having to go while I finish a certain obligation? ​ Thanks! ​ EDIT: title should say “AT a particular …