Editorial Policy

Every Living Better entry must answer a useful question, state the practical takeaway early, and link to the source a reader can inspect. We publish only when the claim is specific enough to check and useful enough to change a decision, question, or next step.

What we choose

We look for questions about money, healthcare, work, and health where a `.gov`, `.edu`, or `.mil` source, or an international organization or journal explicitly named on the site's public source list, has material a reader can verify. We avoid rumors, unsourced life hacks, and claims that require pretending to know a reader's personal legal, tax, or medical situation.

How we verify

• We find the original rule, dataset, study, or agency guidance and record its publisher, title, and URL.
• We separate what the source directly says from our plain-English explanation. We do not add a number that is missing from the entry's body.
• We assign an evidence grade and benefit label using the rating method, then record the last-checked date on the page.
• We recheck dollar amounts, deadlines, and eligibility rules at least every 90 days. When an official change is confirmed, we aim to update the page within 30 days.

Sources must be first-party `.gov`, `.edu`, or `.mil` pages, or international organizations and journals explicitly named on the site's public source list. A news article or commercial explainer may help us find a lead, but it is not a published source.

Corrections

If a claim, number, link, or interpretation is wrong, we correct it within 7 days of confirming the error when practical. The corrections log records what changed and when. Readers can report an issue through Contact.