The Best Cities for Working Parents

This chart lists the top cities for working parents. The top city was … wait for it … Gilbert, Arizona. Top Cities For Working Parents| Business Insider

September 14, 2014 · 1 min · 27 words · Frank Zimmerman

Banish Nervousness when Speaking in Public: Remember It Feels Like Sex

If you’ve got stage fright, you’ll remember someone telling you “imagine the audience naked.” That advice makes sense if you realize that the symptoms of nervousness often match sexual arousal. We’ve suggestedseeing the audience as your equalandgeneral tips for being more comfortable with public speaking. If those aren’t working for you, reframe your feelings as a positive. Obviously you don’t want to take this idea too far, especially in front of an audience....

September 13, 2014 · 1 min · 102 words · Sharon Harris

Have Clients Review You Online, Not Your Employer

That way your reviews will travel with you anywhere you go. This tip isn’t just for doctors. Any professional who meets with clients should create a brand for themselves on a review. A great example is hair stylists. You want your clients to review your skills, not the salon.

September 13, 2014 · 1 min · 49 words · Vincent Mills

How to Upgrade to the Latest iPhone for Free

Upgrading to the newest iPhone hardware means shelling out $200-$400 on contract. Why It Works There’s no magic trick here. That meansthis only works ifa) you’re on contract and b) you’re eligible for an upgrade. The short version: keep it in good shape and sell it at the right time. This is great news if you’re not encumbered by a contract. So what are your options? If you have an older rig (i....

September 13, 2014 · 4 min · 669 words · Morgan Sims

Make No-Cook Tomato Sauce With a Cheese Grater

When it’s hot outside, the last thing you want to do is cook over a hot stove. Try a grating the tomatoes for instant fresh sauce. The Kitchn recommends this interesting trick: Slice the tomato in half and grate it down to the skin. Slow cooked tomato sauce has a richer and deeper flavor, but this sauce is quick. Sure, you might have to cook some pasta, butwe have shortcuts for that too....

September 13, 2014 · 1 min · 92 words · Melanie Blackwell

Some Newer Cars Don't Come with Spare Tires, Check Yours Now

It happens to the best of us: flat tires. Typically you replace the tire with your spare, but new cars don’t always come with them. Check your car now to see if you have a spare. It’s not something most people check when buying a new car. You may know how tochange a tire, but may need to know how to use atire repair kit. Check out the link to see which cars have inflator kits instead of spare tires....

September 13, 2014 · 1 min · 110 words · Shannon Daniels

This List Collects Tons of Places You Can Get a Student Discount

Education is expensive, but some retailers will give you a discount to help soften the blow. Gift Card Granny compiled a huge list of places that offerstudent discounts. 82 Student Discounts| Gift Card Granny Photo byMaridav(Shutterstock).

September 13, 2014 · 1 min · 36 words · Alexandra Watkins

Top 10 Ways to Find the Best Place to Live

Where should you move to? Where will you feel at home? (Regardless, the state data maps might be as interesting asmaps visualizing the internet.) There are also basic, widely applicable guidelines you might want to follow too below. Here are ten things you might want to consider: 10. Some areas in the US, however, are more prone to natural disaster than others. Tornadoes and earthquakes aside, perhaps you just want to find the cities with the most pleasant weather year-round....

September 13, 2014 · 1 min · 195 words · Ashley Aguilar

8Tracks for Android Offers Mood or Genre-Based Free Music and Mixes

Tap play on just about anything, and you’re off and listening. A persistent player at the bottom makes sure all that swiping around never stops the music. Hit the link below to give the new version a try. 8tracks Playlist Radio| Google Play

September 12, 2014 · 1 min · 43 words · Jon Roberson

Climb the Career Ladder with the Frank Sinatra Principle

In many industries, even the most talented must “pay dues” before they can play. Promotions happen once a year. One of the ways they do it is through what I callThe Frank Sinatra Principle. He’s talking about associatingbrand equitywherein New York becomes a yardstick, a proxy for credibility. I’ll illustrate with a personal example: “Sorry for that dose of cold water!” aWIREDeditor wrote, after kindly letting me down. Work hard enough to get noticed and eventually upgraded to the slightly less crappy role of Fact Checker....

September 12, 2014 · 3 min · 492 words · Amy Fleming

Give Your DIY Projects a Weathered Look

Sometimes we don’t want our DIY projects to look fresh out of the box. Check out the video for the full process. One Day Builds: Adam Savage Demonstrates Weathering Tricks| Tested

September 12, 2014 · 1 min · 31 words · Dana Little

How Can I Get the Smoke Smell Out of Things?

Dear Lifehacker,We recently moved my father into a long-term care facility. The trouble is that he was a lifelong smoker and everything reeks from years of smoke. We want to keep these things, but the smell is just awful. What can we do? And yes, if they smoke inside, the smell gets into everything. The good news is that we have some pretty good ways for destinking your mementos. For other items, a few days may be all it takes....

September 12, 2014 · 2 min · 408 words · Casey Holland

Is Online Dating Worth It? An FAQ

You’ve probably heard of online dating. You may even have a few friends that do it. But, despite your curiosity, you haven’t been able to convince yourself to actually try it out. We’re here to answer some of your burning questions. I’m like a walking commercial for online dating. Are people really doing this? When it comes to the internet, there’s not much peoplearen’tdoing. The question is whether the people doing it are the ones you’d want to date....

September 12, 2014 · 4 min · 650 words · Jackie Sanders