These are our best essays, rants, and features from 2016.
If only it were this easy.
For example, here are a few expenses that actually cost more for low-income individuals.
For everyone else, try two.
Ive watched friends get ghosted, been ghosted on, and Ive even been the ghost many times.
But I decided to stop.
I thought you wereanti-homeownership, they said, because I thinkrenting is underrated.
Even as a homeowner, Istillthink renting is underrated.
That doesnt mean buying is a bad decision.
The rent vs. buy debate is just silly overall.
It ignores the enormous grey area that exists between the two options.
A few weeks ago, I got a phone call from a contractor because of a review Id left.
What ensued was a weirdly emotional conversation that ventured between harassment and a plea for empathy.
The service is an inconsistent mess and more trouble than its worth.
Some moms have hadglorious orgasms giving birth, while others experiences were more torturous.
And that goes double when the drinks are flowing.
People can get a bit hot-headed when theyre on the sauce, and in some cases, physical.
The next day I woke up like Peter Parker, post-spider bite.
I couldnt climb walls, but I could see so well I felt like a superhero.
For the first time since I was a kid I could open my eyes and justsee.
It shouldnt be like this.
Yep, thats me.
I finally decided to do something about it.
It should be simple: Scan receipts, digitize notes, sync to the cloud, thats it.
Useful, but not exciting.
But there are dozens, all nearly identical.
Others are a couple bucks.
Most have in-app purchases.
All of them are confusing as hell.
I hovered around the poverty line, hoping that I would last until next months rent.
At the time it felt normal.
Some arevery, very bad.
