Have you ever called for a plumber or a repairman to your home and felt like you got ripped off by expensive service fees? Well, so did we. Initially, we thought that this was inevitable. After all, ...

Meghan Walbert is Lifehacker's Managing Editor. She has a degree in journalism and has worked at Lifehacker as a writer and editor since 2018, covering parenting, foster care, online child safety, and ...