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Study Hacks Every College Student Should Know
I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Brookdale Community College in NJ and was awarded the Outstanding Student Award in the Social Sciences and Education Division. I was then accepted to a couple Ivy League institutions, but ended up going to Rutgers University because the Ivies wanted to saddle me with crushing debt.
By Ben Kharakh8 years ago in Lifehack
How To Organize Your Life in One Week
We keep telling ourselves that we need to get organized. But in our minds, this is a task that will take weeks, months, maybe even years, depending on how chaotic our lives might seem.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Lifehack
Top Ten Time Management Apps to Optimize Your Productivity
It's hard to stay focused sometimes. And it's also easy to get bogged down and overwhelmed by our work schedules. There are so many different methods to staying on track, but with time management apps, even people with the most severe cases of ADD can stay focused. Whether it's as simple as organizing multiple conversations, sharing files or keeping reminders, here's top ten time management apps to optimize your productivity.
By Rob Gordon8 years ago in Lifehack
100 Percent Free
So there’s a saying that nothing is completely free. I pretty much disagree. This article has a back story. I’m currently 19 and throughout high school, I wouldn’t always pay attention in class, so I would go on my phone and search for ways to get free stuff or make money doing nothing. That’s the back story, I kept it short and simple. So I will tell you the best ways to get stuff for free that you actually want.
By Sheyenne Seals8 years ago in Lifehack
DIY Handcrafted Soap
Last summer, I found myself with a new hobby: handcrafted soap making! My nights were spent saving ideas to my laptop, while I perused the online stores. I looked through inventory of wholesalers who sold organic ingredients in bulk for crafty people like me. I wanted my end product to be as eco-friendly, natural, and as pretty as possible! Most importantly, I wanted my soaps to be moisturizing.
By Lady Sunday8 years ago in Lifehack
Special Effects for Filmmakers That Don't Need CGI
Lights, camera, action! Are you an amateur filmmaker or videographer who wants to insert cool effects or camera tricks into your videos but doesn't have the money to buy the expensive software to insert them? Don't worry. Over the years, I have discovered cheap ways of making "special" effects with cameras without fancy CGI or professional film-making software.
By Joseph Pecher8 years ago in Lifehack
Easy Money
There are tons of ways to make money nowadays. You can sit home at your computer and pretty much just file from home and get paid for it, or invest in Bitcoin. I’m going to give you a few ways that don’t take too long to make a little change and have access to it pretty quick.
By Sheyenne Seals8 years ago in Lifehack
Five Steps to Surviving City Life
Having spent the past eight years of my life living in different cities both here in the United States and overseas, you get accustomed to life in an urban environment and how to make the best of it. If you’re coming from a rural town or a suburb, adapting to a city can take months or even years when you’re not used to the frenetic scenes, fast-paced traffic, and always on the go mentality. A fact of this day and age is that the urban population around the world keeps increasing and a good amount of industries and jobs, including in the high tech world, are based out of cities.
By Ben W8 years ago in Lifehack
7 Fun Ways to Learn a Language
Congratulations! Only by clicking on this article, you have already proven you are on your way to become a brilliant linguist. It also means that you are fun.
By Anezka Smidlova8 years ago in Lifehack
5 Ideas for an Awesome Housewarming
One of the most exciting things about moving house or buying your first home is being able to show it off to your closest friends and family once you've settled in and put everything in place. What you don't expect is how stressful it can be to plan a party that is cost effective and sets the right tone—that's when most of us take to frantically googling housewarming party ideas in the hopes of finding the perfect solution. If you are looking for some tips that you can instantly apply to your housewarming, this is the article for you.
By Georgia de la Bertauche8 years ago in Lifehack
Being a Planner Girl for Less
After my umpteenth trip up to an arts and craft store to buy planner supplies, I realized that I had become a planner girl. I also realized that I was throwing my budget off balance. Depending on the brand and other features, the planners themselves can be a huge cost. Add in the accessories, and there goes money flying out of the wallet. However, there are ways to indulge this hobby like the numerous planner girls who have channels on YouTube without breaking the bank.
By Hillari Hunter8 years ago in Lifehack
Worst Life Hacks That You Should Never Try. Top Story - March 2018.
We all know some life hacks to simplify things. Or at least they're supposed to. But sometimes things end up in the culture that just aren't true, like how it's easier to make a grilled cheese in a sideways toaster (it's not) or how you can make easy-peasy pancakes by putting the batter in a ketchup bottle (you can't). So, here's a list of some of the worst life hacks you should never try because they're just plain silly!
By Ben Kharakh8 years ago in Lifehack