In early 2019, I used Affirm for the first time to buy a handbag. Affirm paid the retailer upfront and I was left to pay three installments. If I paid it off in three months (or less) no interest would be added. At one of my jobs— a luxury consignment store — I’m steadily seeing more people do the same thing: using Affirm to pay for their large purchases. Where are all the credit cards?

Personally, I like it

From a buyer’s perspective, it’s not bad. I wouldn’t buy anything like a brand name bag through installments ever again, but I’ll admit that the…

I remember telling my boyfriend, I’d rather buy weed from a dealer instead of the dispensary because it’s more economical.

In retrospect, I think it’s funny how I used the word “economical” in the context of drugs. But it’s true. My reasoning behind it is the same as someone who eats macaroni and cheese every day to buy macaroni and cheese in bulk. If you’re a frequent toker, it only makes sense to buy as much weed as you need and know you’ll smoke at a good, “budget-friendly” price.

Now that marijuana use is becoming more widely accepted, there’ll always…

To some people, completing college is a rite of passage.

However, education is evolving. In more recent years, more people — including myself — are gradually opting out of continuing traditional education and are collectively challenging the status quo by independently learning and/or taking courses that actually matter to us.

I dropped out of school after my spring semester in 2019. It’s been a whirlwind since and I’ve learned a lot of things the hard way when I decided to work full-time and prioritize my own ventures.

FOMO will be present.

Known as fear of missing out, FOMO is probably the worst side effect…

What’s spirulina? Is it as obnoxious as it sounds? Yeah. Spirulina is a superfood made out of blue-green algae. One serving of the powder — one teaspoon — is packed full of nutrients such as iron, protein, and calcium. Seems cool, but it’s really annoying to eat. You can probably find a container of it for like $7 at TJ Maxx, like I did.

Day 1

I had just eaten dinner and I wasn’t sure what to mix the spirulina with, so I decided to put a spoonful of the fine dark green powder in a cup of cold water. After a…

I don’t think (most) straight men are bad. As a woman who dates them, they require careful observation and understanding in order for them to make any sort of sense. I haven’t completely figured out how straight males operate yet, but I think I’m pretty close to it.

Men can be totally clueless

This isn’t necessarily anything to worry about too much, and most women already know this. …

Like millions of other Americans, consuming dairy wreaks havoc in my tummy. Throughout the past few years I’ve hopped on many alternative milk bandwagons, and here are my thoughts on 10 different kinds (yes, all of these do exist and are sold commercially).

Hemp milk: 6/10

Smells strongly icky, so it tastes strongly icky. I would not use this in recipes or even cereal, as it tastes like a hippie breastmilk with an earthy, plant-y aftertaste. The texture is also a bit thicker. The only upside to this milk is its comprehensive nutritional value, otherwise, bleh. …

Tattoos are a subject of fascination to many, some people going as far as skinning it off other people. How would you react if someone asked if you’d like to “give” them your tattoos after you died, to be framed for many more years to come? Here are two people who developed a grisly interest in collecting tattoos during the World War II era.

Ilse Koch

It’s unclear if Ilse Koch was a born psychopath who used the Holocaust to her advantage, or a fanatical member of the Nazi party. She was given the nickname the ‘Witch of Buchenwald’ for her sadism…

Stonehenge is one of the most well-known prehistoric monuments in the world. In 1915, Cecil Chubb bought it as a birthday present for his wife — instead of the dining set she initially asked for.

The previous owners

Before Cecil Chubb’s ownership, Stonehenge was in the possession of the Antrobus Baronetcy for four generations, beginning with Sir Edmund Antrobus, First Baronet, in 1825. Before that, the past owners, stemming back to King Henry VIII in the 1540s, were dukes and earls.

In 1901, Sir Edmund Antrobus, Fourth Baronet, tried selling Stonehenge to the government for £50,000 (approximately $6.2 million today), but the offer…