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A Simplified Chinese guide to health, money, legal red lines and life decisions, with each of 765 tips rated for cost, benefit and evidence level.

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What is it?

This is a Chinese-language practical handbook covering how to live longer and healthier, avoid wasteful spending and legal trouble, handle unemployment, work injuries, social insurance and medical insurance, and navigate marriage, pregnancy, childcare, starting a business, studying abroad and learning skills. Mainland China rules are the basis for the legal and policy sections.

Each of the 765 entries states what it costs in money, time or effort, what it returns, and how strong the evidence is, with citations limited to journal papers and official documents. Entries are grouped into 34 chapters, and a plain-language summary line sits under each one. Entries also carry a rough value rating that combines benefit size and cost.

The project is published as a searchable web page, a PDF, an EPUB, an offline single-file HTML and an Anki deck, all generated from the same Markdown text. A companion skill for Claude Code and Codex lets an assistant answer questions from the text with entry references. The content is licensed CC BY 4.0 and is explicitly marked as possibly outdated, with local rules to be checked before acting.

Key features

  • 01Each of 765 entries lists cost, benefit, evidence level and sources.
  • 02Covers health, personal finance, legal red lines, work injuries and medical insurance.
  • 03Includes a searchable web page that can filter by keyword, chapter, evidence level and cost.
  • 04Available as PDF, EPUB, offline single-file HTML and Anki deck.
  • 05Ships a Claude Code and Codex skill that answers questions from the text.

Use cases

  • Looking up what to do after a job loss, injury or serious diagnosis.
  • Checking legal risks before taking on a guarantee, a side job or a loan.
  • Building an Anki review deck of health and money habits.
  • Giving a Chinese-speaking friend or family member a reference on everyday practical decisions.

Topics

#personal-finance#health#legal-guide#life-skills#evidence-based#chinese#self-hosted#reference

FAQ

What is HowToLiveBetter?
A Simplified Chinese guide to health, money, legal red lines and life decisions, with each of 765 tips rated for cost, benefit and evidence level. This is a Chinese-language practical handbook covering how to live longer and healthier, avoid wasteful spending and legal trouble, handle unemployment, work injuries, social insurance and medical insurance, and navigate marriage, pregnancy, childcare, starting a business, studying abroad and learning skills. Mainland China rules are the basis for the legal and policy sections.
Is HowToLiveBetter free to use? What license does it have?
HowToLiveBetter is open source under the CC-BY-4.0 license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is HowToLiveBetter still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to HowToLiveBetter was on Oct 15, 2026.
What can I use HowToLiveBetter for?
Looking up what to do after a job loss, injury or serious diagnosis. Checking legal risks before taking on a guarantee, a side job or a loan. Building an Anki review deck of health and money habits. Giving a Chinese-speaking friend or family member a reference on everyday practical decisions.
Where can I get HowToLiveBetter?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/eternity4719/HowToLiveBetter

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