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Life Kit

Life Kit

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Everyone needs a little help being a human. From sleep to saving money to parenting and more, host Marielle Segarra talks to experts to get the best advice out there. Life Kit is here to help you get it together.

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Episodes
  • How to save at restaurants if you're burnt out on cooking

    How to save at restaurants if you're burnt out on cooking
    Jun 30 2026
    Do you blow $20 on slop bowls because you keep forgetting to pack lunch? Or can't help but overspend every time you eat out with friends? Dining out can be expensive — but there are ways to minimize the financial punch. This episode, reporter Joe Hernandez shares tips on how to dine out on a budget. Sign up for his one-month newsletter, How to Cut Your Food Bill, for more tips.

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    18 mins
  • How to clean when it's the last thing you want to do

    How to clean when it's the last thing you want to do
    Jun 29 2026
    Sometimes you just don't have the energy to do the dishes and pick up all the dirty clothes from the floor. Therapist KC Davis, author of How to Keep House While Drowning, has developed a framework for keeping up with house cleaning without feeling overwhelmed. This episode originally ran April 2023.

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    16 mins
  • How to dump an energy vampire

    How to dump an energy vampire
    Jun 25 2026
    Need some advice? In this edition of Dear Life Kit, we're pulling wisdom from the vast Life Kit archives to help you:

    -Avoid energy vampires
    -Set firmer boundaries with friends at work
    -Navigate your own success when others are struggling

    Have a question for the Life Kit team? Write us or send a recording to lifekit@npr.org. Questions about money, health, home and family life, staying organized, sticky social situations -- we want them all. We may answer your question in a future episode.

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    15 mins
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