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Budgeting is a very crucial part of your finances that will either break you or make you survive into another month. I have a very unpopular belief that says, if we take away the inflation issue, take away the wage issue and wage theft problem in America. I do believe that a lot of people are just simply bad with money....

YSK: Imagus is Hover Zoom for Lemmy that actually works ( addons.mozilla.org )

On desktop Hover Zoom is life changing way to browse memes and gifs. One thing I struggled with when I moved to Lemmy was Hover Zoom support. While it worked with imgur links, these are few and far between. I had given up hope when I finally discovered Imagus works perfectly.

YSK: Cats don't like their whiskers touching their food bowl. This is why they beg even if food is still left at the bottom. ( lemmy.world )

Whisker fatigue causes stress and overstimulates their senses. Using a flat bowl or plate will relieve this issue and allow your cat to eat all their food without stress....

YSK alternatives to imgur for uploading your images ( kbin.social )

Imgur now blocks several VPNs and have issues loading embedded previews in several fediverse platforms. So instead of using imgur, you could use one of the following alternatives for uploading your images....

YSK: If you find an interesting topic/rabbit hole, you can get some real engagement here if you share it. It doesn't get drowned out like elsewhere. ( lemmy.world )

I know a lot of lurkers like me out there are browsing, but there's quite a bit of engagement capitol on the federated instances. If you find an interesting topic and the right community, you get a lot of feedback. There's not much hate being thrown out there either.

YSK there are options for backing up / migrating your Lemmy subscriptions, blocks, etc.

(Full disclosure: I made one of the tools)...

Strong aurora borealis in the northern US this thursday ( www.gi.alaska.edu )

The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is predicting a geomagnetic storm for Wednesday and Thursday of this week (July 12th & 13th). Strong northern lights may be visible between 10 PM and 2 AM in parts of the northern US, especially from points of high elevation, clear views of the northern horizon and...

YSK: You can use Libreddit instead of Reddit for more privacy and no ads (and no traffic/views for Reddit)

The developer wrote a good post on Reddit, which I will mainly quote here:...

YSK: Ecosia is a search engine that plant trees with every search ( www.ecosia.org )

Sorting by new on Lemmy isn’t a dumpster fire experience like it is on Reddit

YSK: Use this cool tool to find your favorite subreddit on Lemmy! ( sub.rehab )

This site lists the communities on -shall not be named- that have either migrated or are also located on different sites. It also lists whether it is the official community or a spin off. A very helpful tool for those who have rid of -shall not be named- and have forgotten communities they once followed.

YSK: If you work in the U.S. as a W-2 worker, you can check to see how much money you've paid into Social Security and learn when you'll become eligible to draw from it in retirement ( kbin.social )

https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/statement.html...

YSK: Sorting by 'Hot' instead of 'Active' will show more diverse content on Lemmy

I've seen a few mentions of people feeling like they're constantly seeing the same content when sorting by active, I've since moved to hot, and I'm having a much better time.

YSK: lemmyverse.net is the best way to find active communities ( lemmyverse.net )

You should know this because finding communities on lemmy can be tough.

YSK these e-mail tips ( i.postimg.cc )

Why YSK: These email tips are helpful for people who struggle with boundaries and want to communicate more assertively.

YSK how to pick a ripe, sweet watermelon ( i.postimg.cc )

Why YSK: These tips may help you pick a more ripe, juicier, sweeter watermelon.

YSK how buy quality clothing for a low price

Why YSK: On Zalando you can find lots of products from popular brands for crazy cheap compared to physical stores. There are new sales everyday and it's a great way to either buy something cheap or high quality products for a fraction of their cost....

YSK: Pixelfed replaced Instagram for me, the same way Lemmy replaced reddit.

Guys check out pixelfed. Its better than Instagram.Same concept of fediverse as Lemmy and Mastodon....

YSK: Simplewall is a free tool to have more control over your internet on your desktop. (For Windows)

I found about this a few months ago, it's a free tool that makes the task of managing the internet access of programs a easy one....

YSK: If your instance updated to 0.18.1, there's new themes in your profile settings, including compact and pure black themes! (for the website version of lemmy, version number at bottom of page)

Why YSK: Because that's friggin awesome?!...