April 2, 2020
This New Deduction on Your 2020 Tax Return Rewards Charitable Contributions
While a lot of the items in the coronavirus relief bill are temporary, here’s one that can benefit your tax returns for years to come.
masks
Do Homemade Face Masks Help Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus?
You’ve probably seen the calls for DIY fabric face masks for hospitals and care facilities in recent weeks, and if you have a sewing machine perhaps you’ve made some yourself. Now there are suggestions that maybe all of us should be wearing masks. If we do, homemade fabric masks could...
iOS
Get the 'Holy Potatoes!' iOS Games for Free Until April 3
One of the few silver linings to come from the big coronavirus quarantine is that a number of app developers are doing their part to be generous in times of self-isolation and unhappiness. Daylight Studios, developer of the popular “Holy Potatoes!” simulation games for Android, iOS, PC, and Mac, is...
Home Improvement
How to Handle a Plumbing Emergency Right Now
Plumbing emergencies don’t care about pandemics. Pipes burst, toilets back up, sewers get clogged, all on their own schedule, with no regard for how desperate we are to avoid unnecessary contact.
reading
LeVar Burton Will Read to Us, Thank God
Numerous celebrities have stepped forward over the past few weeks to offer to read to us (and our children). Actor Josh Gad, the voice of Olaf, was among the first to begin reading to kids live over Twitter and Instagram. Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams started the #SAVEWITHSTORIES campaign to...
Credit Cards
It's Time to Stop Using Your Travel Rewards Credit Card
Until very recently, I put the majority of my spending on credit cards that offered me travel rewards. I favored an airline card for personal spending and a business travel card for freelance spending. Since I (used to) travel relatively often, I was very interested in earning and burning my...
Deals
Get a Massive Collection of PC Games, Books, and Comics by Donating to COVID-19 Relief
Humble Bundle has an incredible deal if you need a boost to your self-quarantine/social distancing entertainment backlog while also supporting charities on the front lines of the coronavirus fight.
Investing
Why You Shouldn't Take Money From Your Retirement Account, Even Now
The coronavirus relief package that was signed into law last week included relaxed rules for taking money out of your retirement account. But while the option now exists for those who need the financial lifeline, there are several considerations to keep in mind before you start moving money around.
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Georgia's Idiot Governor Says He Didn't Know People Could Spread Covid-19 Without Symptoms
Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp gave a press conference on Wednesday, announcing a new shelter-in-place order that’s been long overdue. But Kemp also admitted something that should terrify every person living in and around Georgia: Kemp claims he didn’t know until this week that the new coronavirus could be spread by...
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The Average New Car Loan Is Now Over 70 Months Because You People Have Gone Mad
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Andrew Cuomo Is Trash
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The Goops Are Fighting (and Apparently Not Having Sex!)
As I’ve been saying for weeks now, it must be very, very hard to live in a sprawling Los Angeles mansion during California’s shelter-in-place orders. The richer a person is, the more space they occupy as a human being. Just try and imagine living with four people in an 8000-square-foot...
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