What to Consider When Buying a Car for a Teenage Driver

If you plan to buy your teen their own car when they start driving (or they plan to buy one themselves,) you want to get the safest, most reliable one that fits your budget. Here’s what you should pay attention to when choosing which car to buy.

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Make Tasty Sweet Bread with Ice Cream and Bananas

Ice cream bread may seem like the Holy Grail of Pinterest simplicity, but it can be a little bland. Mash a few bananas in there though, and you get sweeter, more moist bread with a ton of flavor.

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Build Yourself an External SSD With This $13 Enclosure

If you have any old hard drives laying around, or if you just want to build a super-fast external SSD to store your files , this $13, 2.5" enclosure can convert a bare storage device into a portable external drive in seconds. [Inateck 2.5 Inch USB 3.0 HDD Silver Tool-Free External Enclosure/ Case, $13 with code NWJDZ9XE]

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Organic Milk and Beef Have More Good Fats, But Not Enough to Impact Your Diet

Good news for people who buy organic milk and beef: there may really be more good omega-3 fatty acids in those products than their non-organic counterparts. The not-so-good news: they’re still expensive, and the nutritional difference won’t make much of a dietary impact.

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Levy a Splurge Tax on Yourself to Curb Impulse Spending

This month, we challenged you to curb impulse spending and save that money instead. Over at Forbes, writer Halah Touryalai suggests an interesting savings trick that can help with this: tax your spending habits.

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Deadspin Report: Lakers Investigating Sexual Harassment Allegation Against Nick Young And Jordan Cla

Plan to Ask for Raises On the Company’s Schedule For Better Results

You know that scene in movies where an employee decided “Today’s the day I finally ask for that raise!” If you’re smart, that’s not the way to plan it. Decide when to ask for a raise based on the company’s schedule.

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Use the Three Encounter Rule to Give New Experiences a Chance

Thanks in part to unrealistic depictions of relationships in TV and movies, we often expect to make connections with people fast. Instead of banking on your first meeting to make friends, try the three encounter rule instead.

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Will “Night Modes” on My Smartphone or Tablet Actually Help Me Get Better Sleep?

Dear Lifehacker,
I like to use my smartphone and tablet in bed. I know that screen time before bed is bad for my sleep , but will features like Apple’s Night Shift and Android N’s Night Mode help me get better sleep and let me read in bed at the same time?

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The Pocket-Sized Write and Sketch Bag

Oftentimes, you don’t really need a full-size bag with you all the time. That’s the case for Everyday Carry reader Taylor Smith, who packs everything he needs into a tiny notebook cover.

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