#Rule of thumb

Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama Which condiments, syrups, and sauces do you really need to keep in the refrigerator? Your bottle of ketchup says “refrigerate after opening,” but diners leave ketchup on their tables all day long. Americans keep mustard in the refrigerator, while

Author: J.D. Roth / Source: Get Rich Slowly After twelve years of reading and writing about money, I’ve come to love financial rules of thumb. Financial rules of thumb provide helpful shortcuts for making quick calculations and decisions. You don’t always have time (or want to take the time) to

Author: David Ryan Polgar / Source: Big Think “Officer, I only had two beers.” In the United States, the rule of thumb for how our body processes alcohol is cemented into our brains. Saddle up to the bar and ask any random patron, and you are sure to get the reply: “one drink an hour.” One drink