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Secret of Adulthood: Someplace, Keep an Empty Shelf.

From Further Secrets of Adulthood: Someplace, keep an empty shelf.

Now, what’s so great about an empty shelf? An empty shelf shows that I have room to expand — I’m not crowded in by my stuff, I have order and space.

For most people — to a somewhat surprising degree — outer order...

How to Brew Coffee Without a Coffee Maker

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Suyog Mody. I have a confession. My day doesn’t begin until I’ve had my first cup of coffee. Until that happens, I’m a zombie. The caffeine gets me going for the day. It’s not just the caffeine, though. It’s a habit, a ritual I go...

Best Money Tips: Habits of the Happiest People in the World

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some great articles on daily habits of the happiest people in the world, ways to save big at Ikea, and the types of people you should avoid if you want to become rich.
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8 Daily Habits Of The Happiest People In The...

Sam Kass on Reinventing Yourself and Baptism by Fire

“Yankees, we’ve won!” – Austrian sous-chef to unprepared Americans hustling at a Michelin 3-star restaurant “75% of success is staying calm. The rest you figure out.” – Sam Kass Sam Kass almost became a pro baseball player.  Instead, he pivoted a history...

Best Deals for Thursday 06/18

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Amtrak Northeast Advance Purchase Fares: 25% off with deals from $11 1-way, Old Navy Summer Sale: Up to 50% off...

9 Home Improvements You Should Always Negotiate

Contractors aren't easy to haggle with. You can't negotiate the price of home improvements in the same way you can with car salesmen. But that doesn't mean you're locked in to whatever the contractor first says.

When negotiating the cost of home improvements, it helps to start off with a solid...
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11 Life Skills That Are Now Completely Obsolete

Just 30 — heck, even 20 — years ago we had to do most things using our hands and our brains. Some would argue that life is more convenient because of our technological advances since then, but somewhere along the way we lost a few valuable skills. From reading paper maps to balancing...

How Your Siblings Affect Your Success According to Science

If you had a different sibling, you would be a different person.

Saving and sharing your photos, after they’re scanned

Unclutterer reader Mary wrote to us about her challenges regarding scanning and saving her family photos. Last week, I wrote about deciding which photos to scan and choosing a photo scanner or a scanning service. Once the scanning has been … Continued

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7 Beauty Mistakes That May Be Ruining Your Skin

It's happened to the best of us. You hear a rumor about an awesome "home" beauty treatment and next thing you know, you're putting toothpaste on your face. What harm could it do? Actually, putting random things on your skin can damage it unintentionally. And there are all sorts of...