Here were our best features and essays in 2015.

Being Poor Is Too Expensive

Some think that being poor is simple.

You dont have enough money to buy a lot of stuff, so youre forced to buy less stuff.

But thats not really how it works.

It actually costsmoreto be poor.

Youre like the invisible behind-the-scenes worker who is only noticed when something breaksand then youre blamed for it.

We needed a way to hook people in, but no one seemed interested.

For many, its the holy grail of fitness.

But does your life really change after youve achieved one?

I couldnt agree more.

Like many people, some of my first jobs were retail service gigs.

One in a department store, another in a bookstore.

Heres what you’re gonna wanna know about buying a phone in 2015.

We all heaved a collective sigh as we read personality descriptions, thinking, thats me!

But like many personality stereotypes, these arent very useful for understanding ourselves.

Then back to the party.

This is what my life is like with an anxiety disorder.

Both of those groups of people are chumps.

Loyalty to a brandwhether its love or hatredis a poison that makes you stupid.

Unfortunately this saying will do nothing to help you progress.

Rather than ask my boss about this, I kept it to myself.

Weeks later, she confronted me, puzzled: Why didnt you speak up?

Dont Quit the Social Networks You Hate.

Bend Them to Your Will

We get it: No one likes Facebook.

Twitter is full of trolls.

Even so, every few weeks we hear from someone who wants to just quit Facebook altogether.

Heres why thats a silly idea, and what you might do instead thatll make you just as happy.

Google Sucks at Naming Stuff

Yesterday, Googleannounced YouTube Red.

It is not the first time that Google has made flagrantly terrible choices in naming stuff.

Those days are behind us.

And thats their right.

Its popular because its simple.

In fact, its too simple.

Its the smallest piece of a big puzzle with lots of complicated parts.

Its time we taught those instead.

Naturally, I shouted, A HUNDRED BUCKS?!

She immediately put her hand over my mouth, whispering, You want the whole world to hear?

They might rob us and well have nothing!

Crapware Is a Horrible Problem and Its Our Fault

I love free apps.

Who doesnt love getting something for nothing?

And when we refuse to pay, we make that decision for them.

Weve created a demand for bundled crapware.

I write about how to do things faster, more efficiently, and cheaper for a living.

Yet I still fail.

And I dont follow every tip Ive written about.