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š® Power move: Save electricity (and money) by checking the power-saving settings on the game consoles in your house. On the PS5, go to Settings > System > Power Saving. On the Xbox Series One and X/S, head to Profile & system > Settings > General > Power, then choose the Shutdown (energy saving) option. Congrats, you just leveled up.
Scammers love to dupe you with fake deals, get you to pay for subscriptions you don’t need, or grab your payment info on a spoof checkout page that looks just like the real deal.
On the other hand, I want to keep you safe and save you money. One of my go-to tricks for secure online shopping might be one youāve never even heard of.Ā
Turn around, bright eyes ā a total eclipse of the sun is coming on April 8 (they played that song at my high school prom! š). This is your last chance to see a full eclipse from the lower 48 states until 2044.
Be AI aware: Facebookās new algorithm is filling peopleās feeds with AI-generated images, and older adults are falling hard for their tricks. Quick crash course: Look for unnaturally smooth textures, gibberish text, and unusual teeth and fingers. I do a deep dive in tomorrowās newsletter about spotting election fakes online, so be sure you donāt miss it.
For confusing situations, skip the forms and bots. An Amazon customer service rep will call you if you know this trick.Ā
š² If you do need a phone number for Amazon Customer Service, itās 1-888-280-4331. You might want to save that in your contacts. I donāt want you to get scammed by Googling support numbers that turn out fake.
ā Quick security boost: Check to see that no one else is poking around your account.
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Appleās new Journal feature is all about capturing those little moments in life right on your iPhone. But posts started blowing up on social media that (oh no!) because of it, anyone can find your full name and location as well as read your deepest thoughts. Yikes.
Thereās no getting around it: Seeing the world is expensive. I just went to Japan (you should totally go if you ever have the chance), and the costs add up. Sushi was one thing, but the flights? Oof.
My biggest mistake was waiting too late to iron out my plans. Hey, consider this my good deed of the week: I made the mistake so you can save a bunch of money. Letās look at when to book and what flight to go for to make sure you make it to your destination.
Think of all your good habits. You brush your teeth twice daily (and maybe even floss, right). Perhaps you make it a point to get in your steps every day or at least get some Vitamin D.
What about a little bit of tech hygiene to keep your computer happy? When youāre done browsing a webpage, press Ctrl + W on Windows or Cmd + W on Mac to close the tab you’re in.
Your walls, furniture, baby monitor and microwave might be making your connection worse. Letās fix that for you with a few tricks of the well-connected trade.Ā
Sometimes in life, you just canāt go back. Iām thinking of all the folks Iāve talked to who lost crazy amounts of money to scammers pretending to be in love.
We canāt go back to our old devices, either ā as much as I miss that hot-pink Razr. On second thought, the iPhone it is. The same goes for certain steps in our digital lives. Follow the steps below, then pat yourself on the back for a job well done.
I feel like crap if I donāt get a good nightās sleep. I bet you do, too. Weāre not alone. The National Sleep Foundation says one in three of us isn’t getting enough ZZZs.
Shorting yourself on shut-eye can cause big problems, everything from less creativity and heart issues to increasing your risk of depression. And that means some folks are shelling out major cash on luxury sleep retreats, aka āsleep tourism.ā Just when you think youāve seen it all.
