It’s time for another dose of our favorite enlightenment from the web this week:

• This is our kind of how-to! An illustrated guide to composting in your apartment.  

• And for those of us who are germaphobes: 33 meticulous cleaning tricks for the OCD person inside you.

• If you’ve been reading our Finances in your 20s series, you might be interested in some good advice for balancing debt and saving and/or a program that might help lower your student loan payment.

• Are you with the one? 32 signs that you’re dating a keeper.

• Dealing with some workplace drama? Ever wonder if the color of your office has anything to do with it? It might, according to this fascinating infographic about the psychology of colors.

• We love plugging our writers’ blogs, especially when they write about such yummy things! Learn how to make snickerdoodle croissant cookies this week from Emily Knight.

• While you’re in the kitchen, you might want to check out this awesome kitchen cheat sheet.

• Thinking about going vegan? 8 substitutes for the most common kitchen ingredients.

• Speaking of substitutes, did you know you can add vinegar to milk to make a substitute for buttermilk?  We didn’t. Read about that and several other emergency cooking substitutes that surprised us.

• Do you know how much your gadgets are costing you? Two great hacks to your electric bill.

• We could share the ridiculously awkward pointers that Anastasia’s grandmother shared with her after reading where to go when you gotta go? Or you could just follow these how to pee by the side of a road tips.

• Now that you’re registered to vote, did you know 32 states (plus DC) allow early voting with no excuse?

• Answer four questions to see how the new healthcare law might affect you in 2014.

• Ever wondered how many people are in space right now? We also learned about the 11 amazing things NASA’s Curiosity can do on Mars.

• And just because we want them: DIY cotton candy machine and a bicycle made from recycled cardboard!?

Read some good enlightenment this week? Tweet it to us @UNDERenlightend.