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If you’re not already using a password management tool, you should be. Not only does a password management tool solve the problem most people have of trying to remember all of their usernames and passwords for their many online accounts, but it also helps keep your passwords and account information secure. In simplest terms, a password management tool is either an online tool or a [...]

Always dreamed of writing the Great American Novel, but aren’t sure where to start (or don’t have the patience)? Query letters, rejection slips, writer conferences that cost a small fortune to attend…forget all that. Becoming an author who makes money today is much easier than it was 20, or even 5, years ago. But get ready to wear more than one hat. After all, you’re [...]

Imagine this: you just got engaged. Cue the fireworks, pop the champagne, and sound the trumpets! You and your partner brace yourselves for the oncoming slew of “congratulations” and “oohs” and “ahhs” over the dazzling engagement ring. Once all the excitement dies down, you immediately roll up your sleeves and jump into wedding planning mode. Your life suddenly turns into a big blur of appointments, [...]

It’s a new year and your opportunity for a fresh start. What are your yearly goals? Maybe you vowed to get into shape and drop a few pounds, or perhaps you want to quit smoking. All three are excellent goals. But as you work toward better physical health, don’t ignore your financial health. Being financially savvy builds your personal wealth, and when you’re ready to [...]

When choosing the best winter food to tide you over for the long winter, there are a few important criteria to look for. For one, the food should be in season, and if possible, locally grown, so it will be at its freshest and most delicious. Winter food should also keep you warm and give you energy to help you get through the darkest days [...]

Are you ready for a major career change? Have you been working in the same type of job or industry for years and your heart’s not in it anymore? Do you finally feel like you’re ready to take a big risk and switch to a completely different type of career? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you need to slow down, [...]

Monday will mark the 27th Anniversary of the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. As a 6-year old boy home sick from school, my sense of wild-eyed wonder went up in flames with the seven men and women, who perished before my eyes. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the first time, nor would it be the last that something horrific happened while the world was watching. Life’d gives you [...]

There was a time when TV was free. True, you often had to watch shows through a light haze of snowy static, put things known as bunny ears on top of your giant, wood-encased set and sometimes even enhance said ears with crafty homemade tinfoil tubes, but still … it was free. Then the cable companies got involved, dramatically raising  both picture and programming quality [...]

Impulse shopping is inevitable. On average, 40% of the items you buy at the supermarket are actually impulse purchases. That’s nearly half of your grocery bill! We – except the most stringent shoppers among us – can’t help but cave into our temptations and splurge a little extra on that box of freshly baked cookies that just so happened to catch our eye at the [...]

The day might have started off as any other day of the week. You arrived at work, completed your assignments and now you’re ready to head home. But if your boss blocks your exit from the building and asks to speak with you privately in his office, it can’t be good news. This scenario plays out every day somewhere in the corporate world, and it [...]