Issue #49: 33 (brilliant?!) life hacks

The tips and tricks we've picked up — often the hard way — over the years...

I (Aja) recently spent the night in a hotel with friends when — as we packed up our bags the next morning — I realized my phone was permanently dead. (There had been warning signs.) Luckily, a nearby AT&T was opening in thirty minutes. 

The problem was, I realized upon arriving, I didn’t have any account information or means of payment.¹ And that wasn’t t…