🧼 Washing Your Washing Machine

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  1. Peppermint Hot Chocolate

  2. Washing Your Washing Machine

  3. The Best Way To Argue About Money

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440. Peppermint Hot Chocolate

With hot chocolate season fast approaching, you should know this little secret...

Toss some peppermints in a blender until it turns to dust.

Place it in a small reusable jar and throw a scoop on top of every hot chocolate you make!

Trust me, you won't regret it! 

441. Washing Your Washing Machine

Clothes not smelling as fresh as they used to? It could be your washing machine.

The best way to get the moldy residue out is to use 1-2 dishwasher tabs, or some detergent and do a full wash cycle without clothes.

442. The Best Way To Argue About Money

As a millennial I’ve been in many an argument with older generations about money in this day and age vs their generation.

The easiest way talk on even an even playing field is to use an inflation calculator.

When someone says "when I was your age I was a carpenter only making $4/hr” it can be translated into "when I was your age I was a carpenter only making $17/hr in the current economic climate”.

Here’s a simple online calculator you can use.

Today’s Helpful Links

  1. The Right Way to Clean a Wool Rug, According to Experts (LINK)

  2. The Wayback Machine Was Hacked, Leaking 31 Million Email Addresses (LINK)

  3. Feel Happy and Stress-Free: 7 Simple Tips to Stay in the Now (LINK)

  4. What Is Chronic Procrastination and How To Deal with It (LINK)

  5. Swedish Death Cleaning Is the Secret to an Organized Home (LINK)

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That’s all for today. I hope your day is at least a little bit better after reading this. Have a great weekend! 😊

- Keith

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