Less to 401k, more to down payment savings? My family’s growing and I’d like to upgrade to a larger home in the next few years. To do so I need to start saving more for a down payment asap. I’m thinking of reducing my 401k contributions (still maxing employer match) and putting that towards savings (via taxable brokerage account and low risk investments) for a long-term home. Ideally I wo…

The Stage Takes Shape for a Trump-Less First G.O.P. Debate At least eight Republican presidential hopefuls will spar on Wednesday night in Milwaukee, without the party’s dominant front-runner.

New Tesla Model S and X Trims Are Cheaper And Have A Lot Less Range Good morning! It’s Tuesday, August 15, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more…

LPT Request: How do I 24F care less about marriage? EDIT: About one hour in, and there is already a lot of great advice, personal stories, and hard truths in the comments. Thank you all so much. Just being reminded that I don’t even NEED to get married makes me stop and breathe a little easier. There is so much anxiety and insecurity tied up in this post, the advice so far is super helpful. I app…

LPT Request: how to take life less seriously? I’m too serious. I take life seriously. Depression doesn’t help, because all I can do is ruminate on the the past and try to figure out a future. I don’t laugh much because I don’t find anything funny. I don’t feel excited because nothing is fun. When I reflect on it, life is so fleeting that whether my life turns out a certain way or not doesn…

U.S. stomps Luka-less Slovenia in warm-up game A balanced effort from the U.S. World Cup team led to a blowout win over Slovenia on Saturday in Team USA’s second exhibition game.

There Might Be Less Plastic in the Sea Than We Thought. But Read On. A new study might sound like good news, but there’s a problem: Ocean pollution appears to be growing fast.

How to Feel Less Insecure About Your Parenting My daughter has had a cough for a few weeks. The pediatrician says it’s no big deal, but I could try a nebulizer if I want. I didn’t order saline for the machine until the next day. The tiny package of saline is somewhere among 12 packages of school supplies that I have spent another day ignoring. I hear my daughter… Read more…

Less than amateur quality I know but still open to thoughts? submitted by /u/AnimeStarlord

experimenting with blue again! How do I make it less subtle? submitted by /u/ademonfromhell

LPT how to be less bitter and ungrateful? So the deal is, I have by all common standards a pretty great life, i’m a 20yr old male currently going to uni for a degree in an area related to my passion, have a great girlfriend which I love and everything is great, go to the gym 5 times a week, have a pretty active social life, mostly friends from school, but that I talk pretty much everyda…

LPT Request: How do I change my life to be less boring and meet more people? About five years ago I’ve (36M) moved to a different country and to a pretty large town (even if it’s large it’s still a town and hence there’s not much to do). Through this five years I felt quite happy with my life, going to work (before the pandemic, now I work from home), coming home, cooking the same dinner every week, putting something on …

A Look at How Much Less Antarctic Sea Ice There Is This Year It’s winter in Antarctica, when sea ice cover typically grows. But this year’s sea ice is way behind, reaching record lows with implications for the planet.

Affordable shipping for less than an ounce item? I have some items that are about half an ounce. What is the cheapest way I could ship these? I couldn’t just put them in an envelope, it would have to be a bubble mailer at least. submitted by /u/Joe_Scotto

Sony’s take-anywhere XB100 speaker is on sale for less than $50 Few speakers offer as much bang for your buck — let alone charm — as Sony’s colorful XB100. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeThe world of portable speakers is vast and varied — a fact that is immediately apparent if you punch the words “Bluetooth speaker” into Google or Amazon. Thankfully, if you’ve been scouring the web for something affordabl…

Critique my wildlife photography (less than 2 months experience) I come from a background in editing and some photography. Just started taking wildlife photos in June of this year. Got pretty hooked on the hobby but don’t really have a measure of how I’m doing. I really like these photographs but curious about any critiques people had. Remember I’m a newbie but very open to constructive criticism. submitt…

Three Surprising Things That Can Make Your Sunscreen Less Effective Sunscreens are marvels of modern engineering: Not only do they reduce the amount of ultraviolet radiation that hits our skin, they’re formulated to keep a thin layer of protection all over the area they cover, while also being only a little bit sticky or greasy. Read more…

LPT Request: How to be less impulsive I tend to speak without thinking. It leads to a lot of silly questions that I realize the answer to 2 seconds after asking, putting my foot in my mouth, giving too much information out, and generally blurting things out that I shouldn’t. I also have anxiety disorder, and talking is a coping mechanism. I often can’t stop myself from talking even…

LPT Request: how to be less conflict adverse My default orientation is to avoid conflict. Not in the healthy and sane way that we would hope most people in our society would aspire to but in the neurotic and maladaptive way, as in not being able to tolerate even the mild discomfort of routine types of “conflict” that might occur during work, negotiating disagreements during business transa…

U.S. Recession Appears Less Likely, Economists Say Rising interest rates were widely expected to put the U.S. economy in reverse. Now things are looking rosier, but don’t pop the Champagne corks yet.