LPT: Set a Calendar Reminder for “Future You” to Check In on Goals and Habits One of the best ways to stay consistent with self-improvement is to set a recurring calendar reminder to check in with yourself. It’s easy to start a habit or a goal but hard to maintain it when life gets busy. For example, if you’re trying to save money, set a reminder every three months to review your spending habits. If you’re working on fitn…

Check Fraud at CitiBank I opened a checking account with citibank in December. In Jan, I saw two checks came out of my account (I don’t have any citi checks), with a faked signature made out to someone “Miller” that I never heard of. Both checks come out to about 4000 dollars. I called the Citibank and got the absolute run around. The CSRs were absolutely unintelligibl…

LPT Check inside all your shoes, and not just for creepy crawlies… More like for your meds and car keys. Or even just a small remote. Depends on where and how your shoes are stored, but gravity, and animals(us included) work in often unpredictable ways… submitted by /u/Queso-comrade

LPT: Groceries too expensive? Check out a CSA or shop at your local farmers market. I joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and it’s been a game changer. You pay a farm upfront at the beginning of a season and get a big box of fresh, seasonal produce way cheaper than the grocery store. For context I get a full year of produce (all seasons) for $600. I pick up my produce weekly at a nearby farmers market and it’s enough…

LPT: Check your spam folder during tax season Lots of 1099s and W-2s are sent electronically via email this time of year in the US. I just came across one from a small gig that I would have forgotten about unless I happened to be clearing out my spam folder. submitted by /u/Your_New_Overlord

Now you can check out this video game history museum online The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) has launched a digital library with more than 30,000 files of “industry ephemera” from the VGHF’s physical collection. The library, which is launching in early access, includes things like “more than 1,500 full-text searchable out-of-print video game magazines, never-before-seen game development assets, a…

LPT: if you’re using TurboTax to file, double check the tax withholding. They’re now using AI and wildly inaccurate Fiancé passed away earlier this past year and was trying to do their taxes. After entering in all the info said the amount owed to IRS was over $2,000. At the time of passing he had made $17k at his job. After standard deduction, credits, etc. taxable income was around $3k. Reviewed the details, and it said the tax rate was 114.80% and powered …

LPT: If your smartwatch/ring shows low oxygen levels at night, check for carbon monoxide. It saved me from a serious issue. This is NOT a medical advice. I first noticed my oxygen dropping to 92-93% with my Oura ring, then my smartwatch during the day. Then came the dizziness, headaches, ER and doctor visits. For 1.5 years, I went back and forth between doctors and technicians, trying to figure out why I felt off. The issue wasn’t me, it was my home. Turns out, carb…

Write a check to myself from an estate bank account? My uncle died in 2023. I am the administrator of his estate, and his sole living heir. I only recently was able to withdraw the funds from his personal checking account and deposit them in his estate bank account. In the interim, I held services for him, had to hire two attorneys and a CPA, and have had a number of other expenses related to his …

LPT: You should regularly check your flashlights for function and have an active schedule for replacing batteries. Flashlights are rarely used on a predetermined, regular basis – most of the time you use your flashlight when something happens that prevents the use of regular, mains powered electric light fixtures – a disaster, a calamity, a failure of some serious magnitude. Since nobody knows when a flashlight may become needed, most people have the flashli…

Peru/Bolivia/Chile itinerary check Hi guys! Me and my wife are thinking about going to South America this April, but we have some questions and wanted to make sure our itinerary made sense. Day 1: Flight arriving in Lima at 18h Day 2: Lima Day 3: Flight to Cusco, arriving at 12:30 Day 4: Cusco Day 5: Cusco Day 6: Cusco Day 7: Cusco Day 8: Cusco Day 9: Flight to La Paz, arriving a…

Getting divorced, poured everything into a house now getting a check to leave. So I’m in the middles of a divorce and have been contemplating what to do with the splitting of assets. I have a nice 401k and a little savings. I’m wondering if it will just be smarter to take the money I receive from selling our house, which is a couple of months away, and put it into an investment fund. Something like one of the fidelity fund…

LPT check with your mobile provider every so often. They may have better plans for the same or better money. I noticed I can get 50gb of high speed data a month instead of 35gb (and some other small perks) for the same exact monthly rate. A few years back I had similar situation where I was actually paying more money for less data than a newer plan. (not sure if this applies to plans with contracts) submitted by /u/Glowingtomato

UK Wizzair check in, would appreciate help When trying to check in Online for a WizzAir UK flight, it asks for either a BRP or a Visa. Since all BRP’s expired on the 31st of december and the UK moved to an EVisa system, what does one choose? submitted by /u/Real-Phrase-1070

Android enhances theft protection with Identity Check and expanded features submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

Google’s Identity Check for Android keeps phone thieves out of your digital accounts Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGoogle is officially launching a new Android security feature for Pixel devices with Android 15 to prevent phone thieves from accessing your digital accounts. The feature, called Identity Check, requires biometric authentication to access some account and device settings when you’re not at a trusted locatio…

These Are The Car Maintenance Items You Should Probably Check On As fun as wrenching is, we don’t always want to do every job as soon as it’s necessary. Maybe we don’t have the time, maybe we don’t have the parts, maybe it’s just January out and we simply don’t want to freeze ourselves on the pavement. Regardless, we’re all putting something off, and earlier this week I asked you… Read more…

LPT: Double check your Amazon refunds Just thought I’d share my recent experiences. I had an order that kept getting delayed by Amazon, so eventually I just cancelled it. My card was charged already since it shipped but I expected a refund after the cancellation. Randomly after a week I decided to check my credit card but found that I was never refunded. I called Amazon, though it w…

Fact Check: Trump’s Inauguration Day In his Inaugural Address and remarks afterwards, President Trump repeated inaccurate talking points about the economy, immigration, world affairs and the prosecutions into his own conduct. Linda Qiu checked the facts.

What tips or strategy do you have when traveling from one city to another wiz. to check in and check out time? I am planning a trip to Italy for June and I want to know what other people do when they are moving from one city to the next. Say you leave Naples for Rome, the train journey takes ~1hr and say you check out ~11hr and take the train at 11 45 and reach rome at 12 45 but can only check in at 3pm, what do you do in the meantime? Do you go sight se…