How to Pack a Healthy Lunchbox for Your Kids

… Parents can check in with their kids on a regular basis about lunches. Is it enough or too much food? Do they enjoy it? What changes would they like to see? Know How Much to Pack The bigger the kid, the bigger the lunch. Heres your reality check for how big a kids meal should be, straightfrom the American Academy of Pediatrics. If leftovers are coming home with your kid every day, thats a hint to adjust portion sizes....

August 13, 2015 · 2 min · 239 words · Jodi Walker

I Shouldn't Have Waited So Long to Travel Overseas

But Im glad I did: it promptly proved wrong most of the assumptions Id made about the world. Somehow, I thought things would be different in Europe. It didnt take long to realize just how much time Id waste if I decided to see these places. Yes, theyre legendary and cool to visit, but was it worth the time? In most cases, no. So I sought out other attractions. TheBauhaus Museumin Berlin rarely has a wait and is incredibly fascinating....

August 13, 2015 · 3 min · 517 words · Darlene Lee

Make Simple Hand Saw Safety Guards Out of Flexible Conduit

Safety should be a priority in any workshop or tool shed, especially if you have any curious youngsters around. With a little flexible conduit you’ve got the option to make blade guards for all of your hand saws and avoid avoid any accidents. These simple guards, from Instructables userjohn pedersen, are easy to make and wont cost you much if you know where to look. All you gotta do is cut the flexible conduit to the length of each saws blade, and then carefully cut a slit lengthwise down one side of each piece....

August 13, 2015 · 1 min · 172 words · Nancy Marquez

Review and Improve Your Budget With These Three Questions

Every now and then, you probably go through your closets andweed out a bunch of useless stuff. Stuff that doesnt matter to you anymore; stuff that doesnt serve much of a purpose. It might help to do the same thing with your finances. you’re able to reevaluate and clean out your budget with a few simple questions. Look at all of your transactions over the past couple of months. From there, finance expert Carl Richards tells you how to weed out the useless spending....

August 13, 2015 · 2 min · 249 words · Gregory Jones

The Radial Desktop

Heres how he set it up. Do you have a good-looking, functional desktop of your own to show off? Share it with us! If your awesome desktop catches our eye, you might get featured!

August 13, 2015 · 1 min · 34 words · Kyle Fisher

The Sneaky, Hidden Costs of College Life (and How to Save)

These costs can add up fast, but there are some simple ways to cut them and save big. School-Related Costs (Beyond Tuition) Tuition is just the base price of your education, really. There are so many additional and essential costs that come with a formal education. Parking Parking is a big one. You probably already know this, but you might not be aware of just how expensive these passes are....

August 13, 2015 · 5 min · 921 words · Courtney Foster

The Three Keys to Giving Feedback to Overly Defensive People

Neutral tone: Remove your emotions from the equation. Think about how neutral the classic Houston, we have a problem NASA recording sounds. As Weeks explains, these three keys need to be a package deal. The whole article is well worth a read, so check it out at the link below. How to Give Feedback to Someone Who Gets Crazy Defensive| Harvard Business Review Photo byKai Schreiber.

August 13, 2015 · 1 min · 66 words · Mr. Eugene Moore MD

This Diagram Shows How to Properly Lace Your Dress Shoes

Wearing the right pair of dress shoes can improve your suit dramatically. Lacing them wrong can completely undermine that effort. This chart shows the proper way to lace dress shoes, and even the types of laces to use. For less formal attire, the normal criss-cross lace style is probably acceptable. Most people have probably used this style in a shoe at some point. How to Lace Your Dress Shoes: An Illustrated Guide| The Art of Manliness...

August 13, 2015 · 1 min · 79 words · Jennifer Rose

This Is How Much of Your System's Resources Flash Can Use Up

PCWorld did some tests to find out just how much of a difference running Flash makes. In a word: significant. Flash also consumed a significant amount of memory with both browsers. Firefoxs benchmarks werent so dramatic, but the experience was the same: Firefox? Well, Firefox did swimmingly as well, when you removed Flash from the equation. It consumed 1.65 GB, and needed only 24.5 percent of the CPU. But after I downloaded Flash, Firefox seemed to throttle itself....

August 13, 2015 · 1 min · 105 words · Joan Hall

Throw Away Your Portable Power Tool Cases to Save Room in Your Workshop

Dispose of these space-hogging cases and free up room in your shop. Keep all the instructions, warranty information, and accessories, though. Throw away your portable tool cases| Marty Backe (YouTube)

August 13, 2015 · 1 min · 30 words · Melissa Kelly

Top 10 Simple Things Every Computer User Should Know How to Do

Whether youre a tech nerd or feel completely lost with computers, these are useful for everyone.

August 13, 2015 · 1 min · 16 words · Ashley White

Welcome to Lifehacker's 10th Anniversary Celebration

This year, Lifehacker turned 10 years old. Lets celebrate by taking a look back at our favorite tips and guides from the past decade.

August 13, 2015 · 1 min · 24 words · Charles Ortiz

What are the Best Bookshelf Speakers?

This week we want to hear which ones you think are the best. If you have a favorite set, sound off below! Maybe you own them and you love them. Maybe its budget-friendly and extendable, or they just sound amazing. What makes it the set youd recommend to others, and why? If youre not sure what we mean, just check out the nominations by our writers below. Have a suggestion for a topic?...

August 13, 2015 · 1 min · 82 words · Julia Smith