What just happened?
Find tips by what you are going through right now: a scam, a car accident, a death in the family, a pregnancy. Each page puts the related tips in the order you will need them.
Happening now
- Laid off Tips for finding the next job without falling for scams, and for keeping your routine, health insurance and savings steady while you look. 5 tips
- Scammed, or suspect a scam If you were cheated in online shopping or a secondhand deal, complain to the platform first. If you are being pressured for money or threatened, or you want to learn to spot scams, the tips below cover that, including protecting older relatives and children. 10 tips
- Car accident First aid at the scene and what to photograph, what to keep afterward, and how to avoid the next crash. 11 tips
- A death in the family What to do at the time, and how to look after yourself and your family in the months afterward. 9 tips
- Injured at work First steps after an injury at work: what to keep, and first aid for a severed finger or toe. 3 tips
- Phone lost or account hacked The order to follow when your phone is lost, and how to protect your accounts afterward. 6 tips
Coming up
- Pregnant From the first weeks to going home with the baby, in time order. Tips about work and money are not included here. 17 tips
- A new baby The shots and checks in the first days, safety and feeding in the first year, the situations that need a hospital the same day, and vaccines and spending. 22 tips
- Just diagnosed with a chronic illness In the first week, hold off on big decisions. After that, the things to keep up for the long run: take your medicine as prescribed and go to follow-up checks. 13 tips
Prepare ahead
- Renting What to check before you sign a lease, plus ways to cut housing costs. 3 tips
- Buying a home What to check before you sign, how to think about prepaying a mortgage, and not putting all your money in one place. 3 tips
- Changing jobs or cities What to hand over and what not to take with you when you leave, and what to weigh when choosing a new place to live. 3 tips
- Getting married A premarital checkup, plus tips for the years afterward: the time cost of housework and the health of the relationship. 4 tips
- Starting a shop or company What to think through before you open: how much you can afford to lose, personal guarantees, nominal shareholding and paying for outside help. 4 tips