Here’s some of the enlightenment we found on the web this week.

• Ever felt UNDERenlightened about food expiration dates? This great post from Sustainable America helped us out.

• Have you been following our Finances in your 20s series? Sara’s got another post coming next week but you can hold yourself over with these five investing tips or this infographic about how to spend $1000.

• Now we know what to do if we accidentally or not-so-accidentally suspend our Drivers’ License,  but what about fixing a broken headlight in a pinch? A simple cost-effective solution.

• How much is a dog or cat actually going to cost you?

• Need to learn how to tie a tie? Tie-a-Tie.net has the answers.

• This week we learned how to play Quidditch and we found this entire site dedicated to learning to play Badminton: www.How-to-Play-Badminton.com

• Now you have no excuse not to have a backup: how to easily build a backup system for your Mac or PC.

• It wouldn’t be EXTRAenlightenment without at least one delicious recipe. This week Emily Knight brings you persian love whoopie pies.

• We can help you decipher a drunk text but Mint.com has some advice on the four things to discuss before moving in together.

• Several of our UE staffers were coincidentally traveling this week. It made us think about some articles to bring you and these five tips for budget friendly traveling from Thought Catalog.

• We still can’t decide if this is disgusting or ingenious… how to use your dishes without having to wash them.

• There is such a thing as proper paper towel technique, and it could save millions of pounds of paper every year! A four minute Ted talk on how to use a paper towel.

• And if you thought that was fun, here’s a three minute video on why squatting (is recommend by doctors!) as the proper toilet posture.

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

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.

We are always searching for enlightenment to share. Here’s some enlightenment we found on the web this week:

• Did you read Emily Knight’s defense of Brussels Sprouts? It’s Fall Cookie Week on her blog and she’s doing a daily cookie post. Warning: clicking may inspire an extreme desire for cookies and/or milk..

• There’s been a lot of talk about fresh vegetables on UE lately. But for those of us who eat frozen vegetables, ever wondered how healthy they are? We were happy to know they’re still good for us.

• Now that it’s football season, wondering how fantasy football works? We found some help.

• Enjoying our MacGyver Solution Series? We think MacGyver would approve of these 35 life changing ways to use everyday objects and these 24 things you haven’t considered but probably should. We’re going to go use a water bottle to separate egg yolks right after we put on our duct tape slippers, grab a beer from our new washer turned ice chest, and heat up a slice of pizza with our blow dryer.

• After reading Reusing that Jar: Making Whipped Cream, we wanted to know what else we could make in a jar. DIY Ice Cream in a jar (with whipped cream obviously) just went on our dessert to do list.

• So you got a number, now when’s the right time to say “I love you”?

• Traveling soon? You’ll start seeing a traveling series on UE next month. But if you’re headed to San Francisco soon, we think these 7 things to understand are a good place to start.

• Pondering renter’s insurance? You might be interested in the common causes of apartment fires.

• If you’ve been thinking about your money lately, our finances in your twenties writer, Sara Hamling, suggests heading over to TheBillfold.com and reading some of their awesome how-tos. This unfortunate story will remind you why it’s a good idea to always keep some change in your bag. (If you missed our unfortunate stories last week, our writers share their stolen wallet and locked out woes.)

• We wish someone had told us this in high school: 31 Things I Want my Teenager to Know

• If you ever ventured into FAO Schwarz as a kid, think giant human piano keys are AWESOME, or just generally love stairs, you should watch this.

• We just really want to know where this girl learned to do this. (Can she teach us too?)

• Also, go register to VOTE!

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