Some Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, At Least According To These 89 Unethical Life Hacks

You can buy the maitence keys to most commercial washers and dryers. Most of them also have their full manuals online.

3 times in the last 4 years I had a new big appliance delivered and every time when I ordered I did not add for them to take away the old appliance for $40. Every time the delivery people asked if they were hauling away the old one and every time I said yes and they took them away.

I put my out of office on when I’m at work sometimes so nobody bugs me and they answer their own questions.

If a company says we're like a family, that's usually a good sign to update your resume.

Let your medical bills go to collections. Then call collections and pay it off usually at a steeply discounted rate.

Never explain yourself twice, never reveal all your plans, and always read the fine print because sometimes the smartest move is knowing how to play the game without breaking your own rules.

Get a library card. Use the resources at the library at home like Kanopy and Libby. Cancel your tv and audible subscriptions. It’s not unethical, but if you don’t use the public library resources they might be cut out of the budget some day.

Not at all unethical. But, live well below your means and throw big chunks at your mortgage. Banks lend on the premise that they’ll make 3x their money back over the life of a mortgage. In a few short years you own your home outright, and ample disposable income to invest. My last mortgage, the bank made $8.4K profit, when the life of the mortgage called for $450K in profit.

bought a tux for a wedding, wore it once, then returned it the next day saying it didn't fit right. technically i just borrowed it for free but the tag was still on so whatever.