Posted 5 days 23 hours ago by Frugal Duchess
At work, parties or other formal occasions, wardrobe malfunctions can be expensive. Sudden downpours, popped buttons and scuffed shoes can lead to quick-fix shopping sprees or expensive repair bills. Here are 6 money-saving survival tips for fashion emergencies.
Posted 1 week 3 days ago by Elizabeth Sanberg
I have just recovered from a case of pine nut mouth, or at least that's what I'm calling a recent health hiccup. And I have Google to thank for saving me thousands of dollars, countless trips to doctors, and plenty of time worrying. The question is: when is searching the internet for your symptoms a good idea?
Posted 3 weeks 6 days ago by Jeff Yeager
Ignore the new "eco-apparel" hype. The most eco-friendly thing you can do when it comes to your clothes closet is to be a cheapskate and simply consume less
Posted 5 weeks 1 day ago by Tisha Tolar
Sometimes it can be just too easy to get roped in on a miracle pill or new health fad. But is it really worth your money, or even the health risks, to invest your cash into these "breakthrough" products?
Posted 6 weeks 4 days ago by Paul Michael
I discovered witch hazel in college. I was not exactly the owner of the clearest skin in Britain, and dabbing a little witch hazel extract on my blemished skin stopped me enduring a mountain of abuse. But there are way more uses for this shrub than clearing up spotty skin.
Posted 8 weeks 4 days ago by Fred Lee
It turns out that the flow of money may hold some insight into the spread of swine flu.
Posted 9 weeks 1 day ago by Elizabeth Sanberg
For the past few years people have been telling us that it's not a matter of "if" a pandemic occurs, but a matter of "when." Well, a pandemic may be upon us. Or it may not. Either way, it's a good time to think about your and your family's emergency preparedness.
Here are 10 things you should do right now to prepare.
Posted 9 weeks 6 days ago by Philip Brewer
While health authorities worry about the human cost of pandemics, other policy-makers have tended to focus on the economic costs. Economic impact takes many forms--drops in production as workers stay home, drops in commerce as shoppers avoid crowded places, drops in tourism as travelers avoid affected areas. Does the current economic crisis make us more vulnerable than usual, if the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and a few US cities goes pandemic?
Posted 11 weeks 1 day ago by Philip Brewer
In the days when self-sufficiency was simply the normal way of things, you'd learn the necessary knowledge and skills from your parents. (And from your grandparents, aunts and uncles, older siblings, and whatever other adults happened to be around.) Now that most of us work for money to buy what we need, rather than growing or making things ourselves, few of us have the knowledge or skills to be self-sufficient. Few of us even know anybody we could learn from. This book tries to fill that gap.
Posted 11 weeks 2 days ago by Linsey Knerl
How can you be sure that your next doctor's office visit goes really well? Author and leading medical expert Dr. Davis Liu joins Wise Bread on Blog Talk Radio tonight to give advice on getting the most from our health care dollar.
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| Posts | Cmts | |
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| Andrea Dickson | 5 | 5 |
| Carrie Kirby | 2 | 1 |
| Frugal Duchess | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Yeager | 4 | 3 |
| Julie Rains | 2 | 7 |
| Linsey Knerl | 12 | 20 |
| Myscha Theriault | 4 | 23 |
| Nora Dunn | 4 | 7 |
| Paul Michael | 6 | 14 |
| Philip Brewer | 9 | 21 |
| Silicon Valley Blogger | 2 | 0 |
| Torley Wong | 3 | 4 |
| Xin Lu | 8 | 15 |
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