If horror’s your thing, you’re going to want to check out DreadXP’s upcoming showcase A publisher of all things terrifying and gory, DreadXP is holding its Indie Horror Game Showcase later this month. Horrifying What goes better with October than horror movies? Well… how about horror games? After all, it can be infinitely more scary to actually be playing out a horror adventure, than just watching one. And if … The post If horror…

Regularly Check These Items in Your Home to Stay Safe Existence is precarious. There are so many ways the universe can ruin your day that it’s actually incredible any of us make it from morning to bedtime in one piece. At least we have agency and sentience, the ability to identify threats and take steps to avoid problems. Our houses, being inanimate collections of… Read more…

Sanity check on our budget Me and my partner are going travelling soon, we are doing 4 months in SEA, doing Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam & Malaysia. 5 weeks in new zealand, then about a month in Australia, if we have any money left we may stay in Singapore for a few days before going home as well. I have budgeted around £25-27000 for this for everything. We have als…

I have an American passport and am studying abroad In London. I want to take some flights to other places in Europe through RyanAir. Will I need to go through the visa check thing they claim on the website each time? Title submitted by /u/leaf1598

Buying a home. Need a sanity a check. Buying 465k home. Sanity check please. Hi All, I just want to run a sanity check. My fiancé and I are looking to buy a house. We have zero debt. We don’t have kids nor plan on having kids for 3-5 years. Total savings: 115k We are only putting 15% down to save the rest of the cash as the emergency fund for the house/life. 50k would be left over …

Buying a house, sanity check and does our math add up? My girlfriend and I are in the early stages of looking into potentially buying a house together. We would most likely get married beforehand. Our finances look pretty amazing to me, we’ve been very lucky, but I’m looking for a sanity check and to make sure I’m not making any mistakes. Thanks in advance. I’m 35, she’s 39. Both work in tech. We c…

LPT: Make sure your kids double check the freezer door is closed. Two days ago, my little brother left my mom’s giant stand-up freezer door cracked open. She lost +1500$ worth of meat and frozen food within a matter of hours. We didn’t think we had to remind him to keep a freezer door closed, but here we are. I thought this would be a good place to warn people. submitted by /u/sloppy_popsicle …

Throw in your advice- I need a reality check and hardcore advice Hi all, I am a PhD student but I also have two full time jobs, roughly earning about 9k monthly since August 2023. My goal is to buy a house by september next year but it does not look like I might be able to save about 20k before then, maybe up to 15k and I am hoping to get a home in laurel, MD. I have about 11k in credit card debt to pay off a…

LPT: Even if you’ve got a job you love, take 30-45 minutes a few times a year to check out other opportunities. submitted by /u/BellaSuperfisky

Mailed check has gone missing, bank recommends closing account and opening new one (Posting on behalf of a friend.) My friend mailed a substantial check to a contractor about two months ago. The contractor said they never got it. My friend stopped payment on the check. A bank officer told my friend that in that situation (when a written check goes missing), they always recommend closing the account and opening a new one. Is th…

I received a check with both my name and my mother’s name on it. Do we both have to go to the bank to deposit it? I have a check that is written out to me and my mother. It says: My Name & Mother’s Name I thought we’d both have to go to the bank to deposit this check, but my mother thinks she doesn’t have to go. She thinks she only needs to sign the back of the check, and then I can go to the bank myself to deposit it into my account. Who is correct? s…

LPT: When was the last time you check the air pressure on your spare tire? If you can’t remember when (or never have) now would be a much better time to check as opposed to when you actually have a flat. submitted by /u/PillyBongSnorttin

LPT: Check your Amazon Subscribe & Save Often! The prices aren’t locked when you subscribe and they won’t notify you when it does increase. I had a Samsung water filtered subscription that saved me 10%. The first time I got it was $30 so it saved me $3. I was looking through my subscriptions and checked on the price of the filter, it’s over $43! Needless to say, I canceled and got a 4 pack at Costco for $75. Very shady practice at Amazon for not notifying you of price increases to s…

Creative Ways to Keep Your Retirement Budget in Check It can be hard to transition from a regular paycheck to a fixed retirement income. But with a little planning, you can keep enjoying your favorite things.

Online check deposit I’m transitioning to becoming an independent contractor from a staff employee. I received my first 1099 payment, as a physical check not direct deposit. I generally have my paychecks deposited into a checking account (chase) and maintain my emergency funds/savings at a different bank (capital one). I’m planning to save for my quarterly taxes in…

LPT: If making a big purchase such as furniture, check and see if the store has a rewards program. You can often get a good discount on your first purchase. I recently bought some furniture from a store and signed up for their rewards program beforehand, giving me a coupon for my first purchase. Got 15% off of an $800 couch. submitted by /u/cacarrizales

What should I check for when potentially buying a used mirrorless camera? I’m planning to purchase a Sony A6000 from FB Marketplace and as a beginner have no idea how what to look for to make sure I’m purchasing a good working camera. Besides physically inspecting the camera, I will take a few pics and open them up on my laptop. Anything else I should be checking? submitted by /u/Surfer949

Double-Check if this lens will work with Canon EOS M100? Will this lens work with an EOS M100? Wanted to double check as everything involving cameras involves a sizable amount of money. Thank you! submitted by /u/Tall_Folf

What if I’m accused of check fraud by my bank? I deposited a written check that was a generous amount but under $10k. The check was from my step mom who said she’s been putting money aside for a bit and gave it to me for my birthday. Two days after I deposited the check I got notifications about my account being locked and that there was an investigation. When I called and answered all of th…

Check If You Qualify for One of These Student Loan Grants Student loan bills are due once again after a pandemic hiatus (yes, even if the government shuts down). The Biden administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan allows many borrowers to lower their monthly payments—some all the way to $0—but some people may also qualify for grants or loan forgiveness… Read more…