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The Green Home Delusion: My Path to Financial Ruin via Energy Efficiency
I once made the dubious decision to replace my wheezing gas furnace with a high-efficiency heat pump. (Gary, the technic... [...]
The Three AM Biological Mutiny and Why Your Brain Is a Terrible Roommate
I am currently horizontal at three in the morning, interrogating a ceiling fan that has suddenly become the most rivetin... [...]
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Career
The "Soft Skills" Trap: Why Empathy Is Actually a Hard Financial Metric
I hate the term "soft skills." It sounds like a corporate retreat activity invol... [...]
Cars
The Silent Wealth Killer: The Real Cost of Car Ownership Explained
Most of us think we know exactly what our vehicles cost us. We look at the month... [...]
Health
Why Your Ovaries Are Now Proprietary Corporate Data
I was sitting at a remarkably loud bistro last Tuesday with my friend Elena - a... [...]
Reproductive Ethics
The Coldest Storage: Why I Am Terrified of the Embryo Limbo
I was staring into my freezer yesterday - which is currently a graveyard for a s... [...]
Home Services
The Silicon Spy In My Bread Box
I spent last Tuesday morning in a fierce, one-sided negotiation with a toaster that simply refused t... [...]
Life Style
The Sunday Scaries Are a Warning Sign (Here Is How to Fix Your Tuesday)
You know the feeling. It hits around 4:00 PM on Sunday. The creeping, heavy weight in your chest tha... [...]
Home Services
Your Smart Thermostat Is Basically A Paperweight (Until You Do This One Boring Thing)
You open the bill. You stare at it. Then you clean your glasses because that number can't be right. But it is. You kept the thermostat at 68 degrees all month (... [...]
Home Services
My House Is Trying To Kill Me And I Paid For The Privilege
I am currently sitting in a room that smells faintly of a brand new shower curtain. (It is not a ple... [...]
Aging & Menopause
The Designer Vagina Dilemma: Why Your Anatomy Is Not A Kitchen Backsplash
\n\n I was sitting at brunch last Sunday with my friend Susan - a woman who owns three different typ... [...]
Home Services
Why Your House Is Freezing (And Why New Windows Are Usually Not Effective)
It's a Tuesday night. You are sitting on your couch - shivering - wearing a hoodie. Inside your own... [...]
Home Services
Home Security Myths: Why Your "Safe" House Is Actually A Target (And How To Fix It)
30 seconds. That's about how long it takes for a pro - or even a jagged amateur - to size up your fr... [...]
Home Services
Why Good Contractors Are Impossible to Find (And How to Force the System to Work Anyway)
Usually, it starts small. A drip. Just a little one. Or maybe a weird, grinding noise behind the dry... [...]