Getting free of a car lease used to be a no-win situation. If you went to the dealership, you had to shell out the entire remaining balance, plus pay an early termination fee. It might end up costing you $5,000, or more, just to not drive your...
Ever thought about running a marathon in full firefighter gear? Neither have we. But it’s an experience that fireman, triathlete and DSC member Jose “Fireman Joe” Zambrano knows full well. Of course, running with roughly 45 pounds of gear on your back sounds crazy, but Jose does it...
Figuring out how much money you need for retirement is enough to make you drink. Some quick math: Say you need $50,000 a year to live. And say you plan on retiring at 65 and living to 85. That means you need to save roughly $1 million...
For most people, curling is a sport that only takes place during the Winter Olympics—or in Canada. But not for DSC member Matt Galas, the co-founder of the Windy City Curling Club. Since April, Matt’s been hard at work in the Chicago-area getting people hooked on the...
This week, we’re profiling Ryan Sayles. Ryan is a co-author of Trouble In The Heartland, a collection of crime stories inspired by the songs of Bruce Springsteen that includes a contribution from Mystic River author Dennis Lehane. When did your interest in The Boss grow from casual “Born...
This week, we’re profiling Lucas Hamlin. The owner of Portland-based Fat Wallet Customs, Lucas has been restoring and custom-painting cars since he was 19 years old. Fifteen years later, no request stumps him. He can candy coat your ‘64 Lincoln, make sure your flames don’t look like crab...
The world has a right to know how amazingly awesome Dollar Shave Club members are. So every Monday, we spotlight one of them to give you a peek into their awesomeness. This week, we’re profiling Anthony Giannotti, one of the best-known barbers on the West Coast. Over the last six years,...
The world has a right to know how amazingly awesome Dollar Shave Club members are. So every Monday, we spotlight one of them to give you a peek into their awesomeness. This week, we’re profiling Roger M., a DSC member since October 2013. By day, Roger is one...
E-mail never stops. E-MAIL NEVER STOPS! But it can be ignored. And plausibly forgotten about: Sorry, I got about 8,000 e-mails yesterday. Or blamed on spam filters: You’ll never believe where I found it… Until an e-mail comes from someone more important than you. Like your boss....
Think Bitcoin is just the currency of internet criminals who stalk the dark web for porn, weapons and subscription drugs? Think again. Today, you can purchase almost anything with Bitcoin—from the super basic (Home Depot gift cards) to the super lavish (a Tesla Roadster). A Little Piece...
It’s a foregone conclusion that the cost of a college education is going to bankrupt most us. And our children. And maybe even the country, as the national student loan debt—$1.1 trillion, the second largest form of consumer debt behind mortgages—has long been considered the next bubble...