20 Best Jobs if You’re Over 40 iStock People in the United States are working longer in life than ever before. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, 40 percent of people over the age of 55 are employed, and those numbers will likely grow in the coming years. In fact, even among so-called “retired” people, 79 percent of them still intend to find some supplemental income, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute....

20 Common Cleaning Tips You Should Always Ignore Shutterstock When it comes to tidying up the house, most people are all about using shortcuts in order to make the process as painless as possible. And while some tricks online are actually useful and effective, there are also some common cleaning tips floating around the internet—and passed down as old wives’ tales— that, rather than expediting the process, actually make it worse....

20 Easy Makeup Tricks for Women Over 50 Shutterstock It’s no surprise that Americans love looking good. In fact, in the United States, consumers spend $8.4 billion every single year on cosmetics alone. However, while makeup and skincare aficionados may be inundated with tips and tutorials from 20-somethings on how to contour a chiseled cheekbone or master the smoky eye, information on how to get those looks once you hit a certain age is few and far between....

20 Teacher Appreciation Gifts That Are a Total A+ Shutterstock Teachers have one of the most important jobs in the world: They shape our kids’ minds, and with that, the future of our society as a whole. So it makes sense that at the end of the school year, during the holiday season , and on Teacher Appreciation Day (the Tuesday of the first full week in May), they’re bombarded with gifts....

21 “American” Christmas Traditions We Borrowed From Other Countries LauriPatterson/iStock Whether it’s setting out milk and cookies for Santa or hanging stockings above the fireplace, there are countless Christmas traditions that are integral to the celebrations of families across the United States. However, while some of these traditions may seem as American as apple pie, their origin stories are anything but. From those that spring from Druid fertility practices to ones that have their roots in Roman rituals, keep reading to find out which countries are responsible for your favorite traditions....

24 Things Men Will Never Understand About Women Shutterstock One of the benchmarks of maturity is realizing that you don’t know everything. Not that you haven’t studied enough or paid close enough attention, but that there are limits to how much any one person is capable of knowing. Take men and women, for instance. A man might like to think that he understands women—and to some extent, maybe he does. But his knowledge is finite....

3 Things Flight Attendants Find Rude and Obnoxious iStock Flight attendants are here to help, but they aren’t your personal inflight servant. One flight attendant’s column for The Sun laid out a few pointers for airline passengers to keep in mind to help them avoid being labeled as an obnoxious flyer. “There’s absolutely no need for you to be rude,” says the anonymous flight attendant who authored the post, adding that doing so can get you “worse service....

30 Most Deadly Animals on Earth Shutterstock It can be a scary world out there. From 1,000-pound man-eating crocodiles to tiny parasite-carrying insects, humans face many threats in the natural world, especially when it comes to the planet’s deadliest animals . Some are the kind of dramatic killers that make the evening news, like shark attacks or the occasional bear mauling. But just as often it’s an attack at the hands (or fangs or stinger) of a creature that we wouldn’t have imagined could bring sickness and death....

30 Things You’re Doing That You Don’t Realize Are Annoying Your Roommates Shutterstock Whether you’re a boarding schooler or an adult living on a budget, navigating the boundaries of roommate relationships is always a tricky task—and one that can get infinitely more complicated when one of you is annoying the other. “Most of the things we do that bother roommates,” says Eric J. Anderson, a life coach, “are those in which we have no consideration for them....

30 Ways You’re Making People Happy without Realizing It Shutterstock Every action in this world bears a consequence. And while hearing an old adage like that immediately brings to mind negative consequences (like forgetting to turn off the lights and ending up with a $200 electric bill), it can also be applied to the positive consequences that our actions can result in, whether we realize it or not. For instance: Think about all the times you’ve smiled at a stranger in passing, and how that simple gesture likely put that person in a good mood for the rest of the day....

35 Disney Facts That Will Bring Out Your Inner Kid Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures You probably have friends who are total Disney diehards—or maybe you’re one of those superfans yourself. These devotees visit one of the parks at least once a year, can quote the entirety of their favorite Disney movies, breeze through games of Disney trivia, and might even have an impressively accurate character costume. But no matter how strong someone’s Disney love is, it’s impossible for any one person to know everything ....

4 Best Soaps and Scents to Repel Mosquitoes, According to Experts Shutterstock Mosquitoes are more than just a backyard nuisance ; they’re also the world’s deadliest animal , transmitting a range of diseases that result in over 700,000 deaths annually. To prevent bites in high-risk areas, DEET and picaridin-based products are considered the gold standard. However, people in low-risk areas could reasonably choose to use organic alternatives such as soaps and scents that naturally repel mosquitoes....

4 Signs Your Parent Is Gaslighting You, Therapist Says Shutterstock Most of the time, when we talk about gaslighting, it’s in the context of romantic relationships . That’s because it takes a certain amount of intimacy and trust for one person to exert such a high level of emotional control or manipulation over another. However, gaslighting can occur in any relationship where trust or dependence exists, making the parent-child relationship another common place for the problem to crop up....

4 Tips for Wearing a Down Jacket Over 60, According to Stylists Andrey Shevchuk / iStock There’s no escaping winter (unless you live in the tropics), but a great coat can make leaving the house on the coldest days less of a chore. Down jackets have long been a wardrobe staple for staying warm, but these puffy pieces can also be stylish. Cropped or oversized, long or short, colorful or neutral—there’s a puffer coat for everyone, including those of us of a certain age....

40 Chemistry Jokes Even Non-Geeks Will Find Hilarious Shutterstock There are two types of people: Those who took high-school chemistry and have been traumatized ever since and those who go into it as a career path . If you find yourself in the second group, you’re probably looking for ways to lighten your load. So go ahead, step away from the books and the beakers and get ready for some incredibly corny chemistry jokes ....

40 Facts You Learned in the 20th Century That Are Totally Bogus Today Shutterstock The 20th century may not seem that long ago, but when you look at some lessons commonly taught in schools then—from science to technology to culture to history—you’ll realize just how long ago it really was. That’s why we’ve compiled some of the biggest whoppers that were considered “facts” then that have since been proven to be wrong....

40 Things You Should Never Buy Online Shutterstock Thanks to the steep discounts that e-commerce retailers offer, shoppers are frequently enticed into buying more online. Though the internet feels like it was made for nabbing great deals on high-priced items like laptops and jewelry, some sensitive purchases should just never be made online. After all, you don’t want to end up with fake diamonds or medications that make you sick. With that in mind, here are the items that you should always buy in a brick-and-mortar store....

40 Ways to Seriously Boost Your Savings After 40 iStock You hit the midpoint of you career, peek at your savings, and it hits you: Your savings account isn’t quite where you want it. It’s a gut punch, sure—but it’s a normal gut punch. For many of us, saving money is one of those moving-goalpost, “I can do this next year” plans. But for the back half of your career, for obvious reasons (nicer vacations, sweeter purchases, and a little thing called retirement ), procrastinating further on your savings is not the best idea....

42-Year-Old Woman Lost 100 Pounds Through “Very Basic” Lifestyle Change miniseries / iStock We all know the simple formula for weight loss : eating healthy and working out. It’s been ingrained in us since childhood, but that doesn’t make it any easier to consistently eat healthy or to meet our exercise goals every day. In light of these challenges, some dieters have tried setting certain rules or challenging themselves to things that once seemed impossible....

5 Best New Quince Christmas Finds Available Online Now Shutterstock If you aren’t shopping at Quince for everything from affordable cashmere sweaters to coffee machines, you are missing out. The price-transparent brand has been expanding its collection over the past several years. This year, it even dropped its first holiday home collection, rivaling name brands like King of Christmas and Balsam Hill. The line of 5 items definitely gives serious Ralph Lauren Christmas vibes, from its realistic faux trees to velvet stockings and tree skirts....