How to Buy a Compost Bin – Expert Tips to Help You Pick a Plastic, Wood, or Tumbler Bin for Your Yard WasteCompost bins are surprisingly complicated for such a simple piece of garden kit – here’s how to find the very best
Where’s My Tax Refund? This Online IRS Tool Shows Your Refund’s StatusThe IRS offers a quick and easy online tool to check your tax refund status in seconds.
What Is the IRS Three-Year Rule and How Does It Affect Your Taxes?It may not be the most well-known IRS rule, but it can still have a significant impact on your tax situation.
Poorest UK Households Pay Rising Share of Income on Council Tax, Study FindsResolution Foundation report says failure to reform has ‘slowly recreated the issues that undid the poll tax’
Phased Retirement: Why Easing Into Retirement Might Be Your Best MoveIf retiring cold turkey isn’t for you, consider a phased retirement that lets you scale back at work and ease into retirement before eventually stepping away completely.
Help! My Dad Is a Reckless Driver—With a Habit That Could Cost Him His Life.Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Delia Cai is filling in as Prudie for Jenée Desmond-Harris while she’s on parental leave. Submit questions here. For my whole life, my dad has refused to wear a seatbelt.
How Frozen Food Shed Its Sad ReputationThe freezer can now be an arsenal of taste. In the 1990s, my childhood frozen-food dinners seemed precision-engineered for disappointment: gloppy Salisbury steak with a side of grainy mashed potatoes, a pile of limp fish sticks, a cardboardy personal pizza.
The Verge’s 2025 Valentine’s Day gift guideFrom smart mattress covers to colorful bath bombs, we’ve assembled a collection of gifts fit for any wannabe sweetheart. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.
Silicon Valley's next act: bringing 'vibe coding' to the worldSilicon Valley isn't just coding anymore. It's also "vibe coding." Using AI to write code has been gaining traction for years, but now a new buzzword coined by Andrej Karpathy, a computer scientist who cofounded OpenAI, is capturing the movement.
Six Surprising Requests You Can Make When Negotiating for a HouseIf you’ve ever hunted for a house, you know that it can be a long, involved process. While a lot of that time is taken up just finding the right house, another big chunk of that time is taken up by the negotiation.
Republicans Want Lower Taxes. The Hard Part Is Choosing What to Cut.Since their party swept to power, Republicans have entertained visions of an all-inclusive tax cut — one that could permanently lower rates for individuals, shower corporations with new incentives and deliver President Trump’s sprawling suite of campaign promises. If only it were so easy.
OpenAI’s new anti-jobs programThe company’s Stargate project will create lots of opportunities. But not for humans. On Tuesday, I was thinking I might write a story about the implications of the Trump administration’s repeal of the Biden executive order on AI.
It’s a Strange World, Isn’t It?Know that all of Nature is but a magic theater, that the great Mother is the master magician, and that this whole world is peopled by her many parts. I have this superstition that something bad will happen if I press “SKIP INTRO” on the credits of Twin Peaks.
3 'harsh truths' about money that keep you from building wealth, from a financial psychologistYou can't control (or predict) how the stock market will move, how inflation may change from year to year or what future tax brackets will look like. But there are plenty of factors within your control that can help you build wealth.
When My Husband Died, My Stepdaughter Tried to Sue Me for the House. Now I Want Payback.I’ve never had a good relationship with my stepdaughter, “Anne”, like I did with her sister, “Bea.” Anne refused to warm to me no matter what I did or didn’t do. She was angry about the divorce and no amount of therapy could help her fixation.