On other forums I've seen these topics pop-up, life tips. They're just very general (usually common sense) tips to help people in life. They can be related to health, finance, or whatever. At the end of the day, you just post little pieces of information to help people.

1) Drink tea and coffee instead of pops. I'll admit, I am a sucker for a good soft drink. I enjoy a good ginger beer, and I do buy coke every now and then. However, my main drink of choice is tea. It's a good way to get caffeine (caffeine affects me more than sugar), you can get good tea for fairly cheap, and you can buy all sorts of flavours for yourself. It's a cheaper alternative to soft drinks (you can buy bagged tea, of a decent brand and quality, for $2 – that will have 20 tea bags!).

2) If you find yourself craving a sugar fix, buy some suckers/lollipops in bulk. This is something that's been helping me keep my sugar cravings in check, I just buy a bunch of suckers for cheap and if I ever want something sweet, I just pull a sucker from my drawer.

3) Invest in sound. As gamers, we tend to worry more about memory, processors, and video cards. However, I suggest investing in a good set of speakers. While you maybe content with your speakers now, you will notice a difference once you get higher quality speakers. If your computer is your primary entertainment platform this is a wise investment. For me, I have my laptop hooked up to a TV which is equipped with your standard speaker/headphone jack. So, for me speakers are not just improving the audio of my computer games, but my console games, my music, and my movies! My entertainment platform is tied around my monitor and speakers. Sound is something that tends to get forgotten because it's seen as secondary to performance, in the eyes of gamers. However, the focus should move sound to the forefront. I've played games with my TV speakers, my old speakers, and my new speakers, and I can say you can notice the leap in quality for each one. This is a relatively cheap upgrade in terms of bang for your buck. It can be cheaper than a hardware upgrade and affects more than games.