At risk of getting kicked out at 18 Hi, I’m an 18 year old student living in Louisiana. I’m starting college next week as a freshman. I have about $15k ($2k cash right now, and the rest will come in a few days) right now and a car. My original plan was to stay at home and commute to school. However, I’m at risk of getting kicked out soon. I’ve been looking at part-time jobs, and …

LPT: Getting through online courses, more easily. Those of you who are taking online courses for whatever there is something I want to tell you. If your course has “Practice Exams” available take them before you even start the course, even if the school “suggests” to take it prior to the final exam. They don’t hurt your grade most of the time ergo them being practice. It will prep your brain to…

New website, no products but it’s getting views? Hey, I recently decided to start a sticker shop, so I bought the domain and made my website on Ecwid. I’m still working on my designs, so my store is closed. But my website is live, there just isn’t any products on it yet. The weird thing is I’ve got 75 views already. I haven’t promoted my site anywhere. I just made the website and that’s it. Wh…

What should I look for when getting a credit card I’m in the US and have used debit cards my whole life (42f). I just saw a post on here about the safety of cc vs dc here in the US and am thinking to make the switch. I’ve never had a credit card and would like the incentives they come with but am not sure what to look for. I plan to pay it off every month, but only spend around $1,000 or less o…

I’m 19 and getting 60k from a settlement. As the title says, I’m 19 and got into an accident 2 years ago. I was accepted for 100k but after all the fees I’m getting 60k. I’ve always been the nonchalant, go with the flow kind of guy and have no real experience being out in the real world. I tend to blow all of my money on League skins or games or just unnecessary things. I still live wit…

Christian nationalism’s opponents are getting organized (RNS) — Faith groups are teaming up with liberal secular organizations to combat the ideology, which they say is a threat to democracy — and, for many, their religion. The post Christian nationalism’s opponents are getting organized appeared first on Religion News Service.

Canon is getting away with printers that won’t scan sans ink — but HP might pay Image: HPWere you hoping Canon might be held accountable for its all-in-one printers that mysteriously can’t scan when they’re low on ink, forcing you to buy more? Tough: the lawsuit we told you about last year quietly ended in a private settlement rather than becoming a big class-action. I just checked, and a judge already dismissed David Leac…

Google Slides is getting native support for annotations Circling! Underlining! And more! | Image: GoogleGoogle is adding a new annotation feature to its Slides presentation software that’ll let users doodle on their work while presenting it. The search giant hopes that having the ability to “circle, underline, draw connections or make quick notes” will make for presentations that are “more engaging, …

X CEO Linda Yaccarino explains reason for getting rid of Twitter name X CEO Linda Yaccarino explained to CNBC on Thursday why the company decided to get rid of its Twitter branding.

Getting an 80K Settlement how should I invest? My wife suffered a traumatic injury at work about 2 years ago. She won a settlement from worker’s comp check has hit our bank, it’s around 80K. I make around 55K a year. My house is paid off, although it needs some work. Car is paid off, has about 180k miles on it. Have about $7,000 in CC Debt/Personal Loans. My wife was disabled by the accident…

How does employer provider healthcare work opposed to getting your own through the marketplace? I was recently let go from my job of 11 years suddenly, so I’ve been trying to put myself out in the job market again. I worked at a restaurant as a manager, and they didn’t offer any kind of benefits like health insurance or 401k. As I’ve been searching around on job boards for different restaurants, a lot of them seem to offer benefits. Perhap…

Bitcoin Rallies Keep Getting Quickly Sold – What’s Up? The world’s largest cryptocurrency is lacking sustained momentum, the price selling off shortly after each attempted leg higher.

Quake II is getting the remaster treatment Image: Bethesda SoftworksTwo years after the surprise announcement and release of a remastered version of the original Quake, Quake II is getting a similar glow-up to coincide with the start of QuakeCon. Its remaster, which is simply titled Quake II, is available today for $9.99 for PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation. It’s available as p…

What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: The Barbie Protest Hoax Last week, the Mattel Toy Corporation announced a line of “EcoWarrior Barbies” made with biodegradable material and patterned after famous environmentalists. The company also pledged to stop using plastic entirely by 2030. “We have made more than a billion plastic Barbies, and enough is enough,” said Ynon Kreiz, CEO… Read more…

Kinda getting out of my comfort zone with the blue lashes but I really like it! submitted by /u/klappman

Getting the classroom ready for the new year, while summer storms blow through. submitted by /u/Magicmechanic103

Threads is getting some useful new features Illustration: The VergeThreads, Meta’s Twitter competitor, is getting some new features “this week,” according to a post from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The new features include the ability to share a Threads post to your Instagram DMs, a way to add custom alt text to photos and videos that you include in posts, and a new “mention button” that lets yo…

Advice on ,,optimizing the basics” before getting started! Hey guys, Ive been a silent reader here for a while and profited a lot from your experience and now is the time where I need some help myself! 🙂 So I’m about to launch my first store. It’s a niche fragrance brand with fragrances inspired by bigger niche houses, but for cheaper prices. But not as a cheap-mass product replica, like you see a lot …

LPT Request: how do I stop getting people to assume that I’m not happy just because I’m alone? And I don’t mean single. I mean spending time doing things alone. I (26) spend most of my non work days alone at home watching movies/reading. Im also studying part time so I don’t get alot of free time. And I have loads of people constantly telling me that at my age I should be out and about enjoying life with friends. I don’t have many friends…

Global warming is here and it is getting worse (RNS) — We are like frogs in a pot of water being slowly cooked as the temperature rises. We don’t have the sense to get out of the pot, let alone turn off the heat. The post Global warming is here and it is getting worse appeared first on Religion News Service.