Welcome To Answers To Stuff
Real answers for curious minds. We break down everyday questions with clarity, context, and a touch of wit—so you can make smarter choices without sorting through the noise. From science and culture, habits, and how-tos, our goal is simple: help you understand what matters, why it matters, and what to do next.
Built for the Questions That Linger
Some questions arrive loudly—urgent, immediate. Others sit quietly in the background, waiting for a slower moment: How do I make sense of this? What’s the better way? At Answers to Stuff, we’re here for both. We bring together curiosity and clarity—covering everyday know-how, money moves, and big-picture context—so your next step feels smarter, calmer, and better informed.
Answers with Real Staying Power
We’re not interested in quick fixes or overcomplicated solutions. Our team draws from research, lived experience, and subject-matter insight to craft answers that hold up. The kind you return to, share with a friend, or remember later when life throws you something similar.
Whether you're sorting out a home task, mapping out your career next step, or just wondering how science connects to real life—we make space for grounded guidance that lives beyond the click.
The Categories That Anchor Us
Life rarely fits neatly into one category—but these three give us a starting point:
- Everyday Know-How – Life admin, home routines, and practical tips that help you feel more capable day to day.
- Money & Careers – Clear, balanced insight to help you manage your money and navigate your work life with more ease.
- Science & Culture – Smart context for how the world works—biotech to digital trends, habits to history.
We organize what matters so you can better understand what’s happening and what to do about it.
Everyday Knowledge, Quietly Powerful.
What you know shapes how you live, and we help you know more. Because some questions don’t need a quick fix, they need a better foundation.
Meet the People Behind the Answers
Jayda Anderson
Everyday Know-How Contributor
Jayda began her career in urban planning before transitioning into user-experience design—two fields that shaped how she solves everyday problems. Based in Chicago, she’s known for her ability to simplify complex systems, whether it’s organizing a kitchen or streamlining your morning routine. She believes the best solutions are the ones you’ll actually use.
Jayda began her career in urban planning before transitioning into user-experience design—two fields that shaped how she solves everyday problems. Based in Chicago, she’s known for her ability to simplify complex systems, whether it’s organizing a kitchen or streamlining your morning routine. She believes the best solutions are the ones you’ll actually use.
Drew Tsubotani
Money & Career Insights Editor
Drew spent a decade in corporate HR and later co-founded a financial literacy initiative for young professionals. Now based in Seattle, he blends career guidance with practical money strategies—always with an eye toward balance, not burnout. His work helps readers approach work and wealth-building with calm, capable confidence.
Drew spent a decade in corporate HR and later co-founded a financial literacy initiative for young professionals. Now based in Seattle, he blends career guidance with practical money strategies—always with an eye toward balance, not burnout. His work helps readers approach work and wealth-building with calm, capable confidence.
Jess Smith
Science & Culture Correspondent
Jess is a science journalist with a background in medical illustration and digital anthropology (yes, both). She has contributed to public radio and independent journals, translating complex scientific research into meaningful, culturally relevant narratives. Based in Toronto, she’s curious about everything from emerging bioethics to everyday tech behaviors.
Jess is a science journalist with a background in medical illustration and digital anthropology (yes, both). She has contributed to public radio and independent journals, translating complex scientific research into meaningful, culturally relevant narratives. Based in Toronto, she’s curious about everything from emerging bioethics to everyday tech behaviors.
Wallace Beckman
Research & Community Editor
Wallace trained as a historian and once managed a community archive before pivoting to editorial research. Now living in Asheville, NC, he specializes in sourcing trustworthy info and shaping it into clear, quietly compelling content. He’s passionate about lifelong learning and finding the story behind every “why.”
Wallace trained as a historian and once managed a community archive before pivoting to editorial research. Now living in Asheville, NC, he specializes in sourcing trustworthy info and shaping it into clear, quietly compelling content. He’s passionate about lifelong learning and finding the story behind every “why.”
Got A Question?
If it’s been living in your notes app, browser tabs, or the back of your mind—we’d love to hear it. The best answers often start with a quiet “I’ve always wondered…” Send it our way, and we’ll help bring it home.