How many days in advance should I book plane tickets to get the best price?
CheapAir.com analyzed 917 million air tickets worldwide to determine the cheapest time of year to travel. Thrillist advises how to save money on international flights. Experts predict that the number of Americans traveling this summer will decrease by 3%. But 25% of residents...
Personal experience: I didn’t pay taxes for 10 years, and this is how it ended
An American has not paid taxes for 10 years. He told Slate how he stopped filing taxes, how his problems grew, and why he decided to come clean. Jim, a healthcare worker, has not filed a return for ten years. He submitted it in 2020...
'Break a leg for luck': how popular but strange English idioms came to be
In English, many idioms have a very interesting history of origin. FoxNews reveals where three popular expressions came from. Popular catchphrases are often metaphorical interpretations of real meaning. But where did they come from? And who came up with these or those expressions and sayings...
14 states where you can buy a home with a salary of less than $75 thousand per year
According to a new Bankrate analysis, there are 14 exceptional states in the United States where residents with incomes under $75 can afford to buy a median-priced home, CNBC reports. It's amazing how in just four years the former 000 states have shrunk to this...
How to organize your vacation: 5 rules
The author of the article, Claudio Araoz, who has spent 20 years searching for top managers for the world's leading companies and has honed his ability to understand people almost to perfection, talks about the correct organization of his vacation, using interesting examples. “A person who really knows how to live does not draw a line...
Burger Arthritis: How Fast Food Triggers Autoimmune Diseases
More and more people around the world are suffering because their immune systems cannot distinguish between healthy cells and invading microorganisms. Defense mechanisms attack their tissues and organs instead, reports TheGuardian. To combat this trend, ...
Enriching our speech: 45 English analogues of Russian proverbs
Let's imagine a typical working day in an American office, Englishdom suggests. During the working day, you can hear a lot of funny phrases. For example, a top manager might reassure their subordinates like this: “It's no use crying over spilled milk. Today we can still achieve great success! ”...
Summer is coming: how to prepare your home for the heat
Extreme heat can be dangerous if you're not prepared. It's important to prepare your home for heat waves to avoid diseases associated with summer temperatures, LifeHacker reports. Here are 5 things you should do to prepare for the heat in your area.…
How to save on groceries: 6 apps that sell surplus food for cheap at restaurants, bakeries and other businesses
According to RTS.com, 40% of food in the United States is wasted, even though much of it is edible. This is a colossal amount of waste. There are food scraping apps that can help you save on groceries and save the planet, reports Happy Sprout. This data…
Where in the USA to buy the medicines we are used to: a list of pharmacies
Corvalol or validol, ivy or plantain syrup, herbal tinctures - these medicinal products familiar to Russian-speaking immigrants cannot be found in American pharmacies, only in specialized ones. And there are many of these in the USA. According to statistics, for every 1000 US residents there are 40 pharmacies.…