The Subscription Audit Everyone Should Run Once a Year
Small recurring charges are designed to be forgotten. Most people find several they had entirely lost track of.
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Home Appliances: Where to Spend and Where to Save
Spending evenly across appliances is the most common and most expensive mistake.
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Sponsored Reviews: How to Tell What You Are Reading
Sponsored content is not inherently dishonest. Undisclosed sponsored content is a different matter.
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Warranty, Service and the Cost Nobody Calculates
The purchase price is the part everyone compares. The service network is what determines what ownership actually costs.
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Headphones: Understanding What You Are Actually Paying For
Above a fairly modest price, most of the increase buys features and branding rather than sound.
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The Case Against Buying Anything New for Six Months
The exercise is less about saving money than about discovering how much of your buying was reflex.
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Kitchen Equipment: The Short List That Covers Almost Everything
A well-equipped kitchen contains fewer things than most people own, used far more often.
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Smartphone Buying: What Actually Matters After Three Years
The specifications that sell a phone and the ones that determine whether you still like it are almost entirely different.
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Buy It for Life: Which Categories Actually Reward Spending More
Paying more works in some categories and is straightforwardly wasted in others. The line is fairly predictable.
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How to Read a Product Review Without Being Misled
Almost every review you read was influenced by something other than the product.