Everyone’s obsessed with life hacks, so here’s mine: I lose a set of AirPods every month. Minimum. At this point, I never have them when I need them. They vanish into the black hole that is my life—between my cars, gym bags, and, I swear, the sock monster must’ve upgraded to stealing AirPods because he realized I’m rich. Socks? Who cares. AirPods? Jackpot.

I tried one of those keychain cases and it helped but I have way too many keys. Half the time, I can’t even find the keys.

Here’s the math: AirPods are $250. Wired headphones? $10. So, I bought 50 pairs of wired headphones. Problem solved.

Now I have headphones everywhere. In every car (even the ones that don’t run), every bag, my nightstand, and probably one chilling in my fridge. I’ve gone from having meltdowns over missing AirPods to being the genius who always has a backup. 

You’re welcome.