Melanie every time I see an interesting article it turns out that you are the author. You rock! Read more

My daughter started playing violin in school last year, and was mesmerized by this video.

All the time. My niche is actually residential (I'm a sucker for residential architecture), though I do commercial and industrial, too. I evaluate the structure to determine whether walls are loadbearing and, if they are, how to replace them with beams/columns/etc. Other times, I'm called in after the wall is down and… Read more

I think the most important lesson I learned in my 20s (not that they're particularly far behind me, fortunately) is this: no matter how hard things get or what horrible shit happens to you, nobody's going to cut you any slack. If you have to grieve, you need repair your torn up life, or you're not perfect because you… Read more

Never occurred to use my steamer basket over the fire. I think I will try this idea to cook not just peppers but other vegetables on my outdoor gas grill. (electric stove inside) Read more

Trigonometry: "sohcahtoa" (formulas) Read more

When I was a teenager I saw a website suggesting pi could be a song, with one as middle C, two as D, three as E, etc. This helped me get up to 178 digits in college, winning me a T-shirt. Read more

I ended up spending about 1 year's worth of salary (a little more) on something that I REALLY wanted. I know the car will last me at least 10 years, so I found the investment worth it. I love my car. No regrets. Read more

These are all good steps to take even on your own, but I think understanding your relationship with money/what it symbolizes for you/how it is connected to your emotions is one of the more important steps as you have to understand that before you can do some of the other steps successfully. Thanks for sharing this,… Read more

My boyfriend and I don't agree on our answers to all of these questions but you know what, we're going to make it anyway. We're going to do it the same way our grandparents' generation did by just sucking it up and sticking together out of spite all the way though the lovey-dovey stage, into the annoyed stage, and… Read more

My wife and I took a Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University class shortly after getting married and I would highly recommend it to any married couple regardless of financial status. The most basic thing you learn in the class is how to communicate intelligently about money. We have never fought about money. She had a… Read more

Wow. It's almost as cheap as it used to be! I'm still grandfathered on the $20 for 80GB plan, so I guess I won't automatically move since it's not cheaper for me. But it's close enough that I may just choose to go with the 100GB plan. Read more

Awesome, the timing of this is perfect. Thanks for the heads-up, Melanie! Read more

It's like they knew the exact price point at which I'd consider paying. I'm currently not using anywhere near my free limit, but at this pricing I'll be way less stingy about how I use Drive. Read more

I may be young and unmarried—with no personal experience to guide my opinions—but I agree with you, I think. It depends a lot on each couple's particular situation. I definitely lean toward the "Spender" personality listed above, and if I had a spouse that made significantly more money than me, I would want my "me"… Read more

Boxcryptor has a chrome extention https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detai… Read more

I think there is nothing wrong with a spouse (but particularly a wife) having their own account. Given the potential for a power differential where, say, one partner is a sole breadwinner or earns significantly more, the lower-earning partner might reasonably want that safety net should the relationship end. In cases… Read more

Finally created an account just to say this article is right on time in my life & finally stated in a way that is helping me tremendously. Thank you! Read more

The duck's name is Actual Advice Mallard, he gives you real, useful advice. Read more