College student went social media-free for 3 years. Here are the 4 surprising ways she 'missed out.'

A bit of counter-programming for those of us feeling guilty about our time spent online.

By Heather Wake

We've heard so much about how detrimental our collective reliance on social media is. How it robs us of our mental health (not to mention our joy) by making us compare ourselves to others, adhere to advice that is trending rather than what comes from a verifiable source, hyper-fixate on political issues in the name of staying “informed”…the list go on and on and on.

With these factors in mind, it’s understandable that many folks opt out of social media altogether. That’s what college student and TikTok creator Billy (@1ilyp00h) decided to do for three whole years.

However, after coming back to the apps, she was surprised to learn she felt like she genuinely missed out on some pretty good, life-improving things.

🪙 Frugal people share the best money-saving advice from parents and grandparents they still use

"My mother taught me how to compare prices per item or ounce rather than by the package."

By Emily Shiffer

For those with great grandparents, grandparents, and parents from the Greatest Generation (those born 1901 to 1927) and the Silent Generation (those born 1928 to 1945), much can be learned from how to live a frugal lifestyle. These two generations lived through the Great Depression and World War II, two events that forced Americans to become more resourceful due to difficult financial situations, food scarcity, and rations.

Today, people who consider themselves frugal are always looking for more ways to save money. To glean frugal wisdom from older generations that would still be applicable today, one frugal person posed the question on Reddit: "What frugal lesson from your parents or grandparents you still use today?"

Happy anniversary. ♥️

😘 The 'Not Mr. Darcy but' trend has people sharing the everyday romantic things their partners do

Take that, Jane Austen!

By Heather Wake

As any Jane Austen fan will tell you, the dark, brooding, but also incredibly selfless Mr. Darcy is the epitome of smoldering romance. I mean, have you seen the literal swoons that erupt from that iconic hand flex from 2025’s Pride & Prejudice? Woof.

However, there are so many other equally romantic gestures offered in everyday life that deserve to be celebrated just as ardently. And that’s exactly what folks are doing with the oh-so wholesome “Not Mr. Darcy, but” trend going around on TikTok.

The concept is pretty simple. People share videos of their partners practicing caring, selfless, but altogether mundane acts…all set to a musical bit from the movie soundtrack.