Start with a reader’s question
Each guide should help someone make a concrete decision: compare like-for-like quantities, check a renewal commitment, or include costs that come after checkout. An article should remain useful without a merchant link.
Prefer original sources
Research begins with official terms, product instructions, regulator consumer guidance, and measurement references such as NIST. A source should support the specific claim beside it. A merchant’s marketing statement is identified as that source’s statement, not silently converted into an independent finding.
We record source URLs, markets, supported facts, and check dates. Numerical examples without current verified price evidence are labeled hypothetical. Unknown amounts remain unknown.
Research is different from testing
Public-source comparisons explain their criteria and limits. Claims of hands-on use require real reviewed evidence of what was tested, when, and how. We do not invent authors, expertise, product lifetimes, ratings, testimonials, traffic, or partnerships.
AI assistance and publishing responsibility
AI can assist drafting, organization, and calculation checks. It is not evidence that a product was used or that a factual claim is correct. Micah, the site’s individual publisher, makes publication decisions and approves material for release. Each guide explains its research method and provides the sources supporting its claims.
Review and update
Source-check dates describe when references were checked. Published dates describe actual publication; modified dates change only for a substantive revision. Rebuilding the site does not refresh every article’s date. Our planned review intervals are 180 days for evergreen methods and shorter intervals for changing commercial terms; a known change triggers earlier review.
Commercial independence and corrections
We disclose applicable commercial relationships before recommendations. Commissions cannot change a calculator’s results. Brands may submit evidence of factual errors but cannot buy rankings, positive reviews, or the removal of relevant trade-offs.
Material corrections should state what changed and why. Contact Micah with the relevant page and supporting evidence.