There’s a handy new secret tool on your iPhone

Plus, get the best seat on every plane No Images? Click here       We’re just bursting with practical magic this week, and I can’t wait to share it with you. First, we’ll help you know if you’re ready to buy a house, and if so, eliminate a lot of worthless advice: The worst advice realtors and mortgage brokers have ever heard These 6 questions will help you determine if you’re ready to buy a house And this article is just in time if you’re headed for divorce with a custody arrangement. You may assume finances are settled with the paperwork, but truth is, money issues will keep cropping up for years and years and years. Here’s how to make the best of it: How to handle money with your ex after divorce What else? The secret tape measure on your iPhone, how to get your resume past website scanners, the best college credit cards, and even some Black Friday tips. Janie   Take back your life Automation is everywhere, and it’s great when it comes to padding your savings account and paying bills. The unnerving part is that at most corporations and job sites now, there’s a robot reading your résumé before any humans do, and its automated tracking system decides whether or not your info gets to an actual person who can understand that your skills and accomplishments make you perfect for the role. Thankfully, Lifehacker put together a guide for how to impress the bot that scans your application. Take that, 2018! How to impress the robot reading your résumé     Deal with it Generally speaking, kids need to build credit in college. But of course, that can also be a trap that leaves students in more debt than they ought to have. Casey Bond lays out 5 things your child should demand in a college card — and picks 5 real-life options that help build credit while also offering helpful rewards and features. 5 things to look for when choosing a student credit card Pro Tip: This week I’m looking at apartments, so I’m lugging a heavy-duty measuring tape around in my purse. Turns out I don’t need to: When you update your iPhone software to the new iOS 12, you get Apple’s free Measure app that functions as a built-in tape measure by using augmented reality and your iPhone’s camera. CNet’s Jason Cipriani points out that although it’s not accurate enough to make cuts on wood, for example, it can give you decent rough estimates and even calculate square footage. Check out everything Measure can do. Want more practical magic? The 4 best careers for highly sensitive people [HuffPost] 10 products you should wait until Black Friday to buy [US News] How to actually teach your kid the value of money [HuffPost] 5 ways to protect your retirement savings if stock prices fall [Considerable] Self-employed? Here are three things you need to do to get a mortgage [HuffPost] Before you go: HuffPost wants to help you with this whole parenting thing. Join us Friday, November 2 at HuffPost Parents' first-ever event, HOW TO RAISE A KID.    .     HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. No moon dust. No B.S. Just a completely essential daily guide to achieving the good life. Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Can't get enough? You'll also love HuffPost's Entertainment newsletter. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe      . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe