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15 Ways to Suck Up at Work That Won't Make You Feel Slimy

Sucking up may be perceived by many as an easy way to manipulate someone else to your own advantage. But sucking up is really an art form, a craft that must be fine-tuned and mastered to be effective.

There is actually a formal terminology for the classic term of sucking up. It's referred to as...

If You're Traveling With These 8 Things, You're Overpacking

Packing light doesn't just save you money on luggage fees; it also gives you more freedom to move around and explore. Here's the main thing to remember: It won't be a disaster if you don't have something when you need it during the trip.

Most of the time, you can simply buy it there. As a bonus,...

How to Have an Above-Average Life for Below-Average Prices

The average person is stuck paying the average price for everything. But you're not an average person. You're a unique person. Your choices can boost you above average.

A while back, I happened across a chart of "average apartment prices" for different cities, and I was surprised to find...

10 Easy Ways to Supercharge Your Retirement

The majority of Americans today are worried about not having enough money for retirement, according to a recent Gallup survey. It's no wonder, either, as retirement safety nets like pension plans and social security benefits are quickly diminishing. In the future, only those who have taken charge...

4 Surprising Places to Find Deals on Health Care

In a time when everything can be purchased online, finding deals that keep you healthy is becoming easier and more affordable. There are a number of sites available for purchasing deals in health care. Here are a few that you should check out if you are in the market to save on your medical...

The 3 Obstacles to Doing Epic Deeds and How to Overcome Them

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Khaled Allen. Two hundred and fifty kilometers across the Sahara Desert sounded perfect. He had just started running again and Ricky thought a race across the hottest desert on Earth would be good motivation for his training. Ricky Paugh is one of the...

Chainsaws 101: How to Maintain and Sharpen a Chainsaw

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Uncle Buzz Surwilo.  Yesterday we discussed how to use a chainsaw safely. With that under your belt and a brand new saw sitting in your garage, you’re probably raring to go and want to get right into felling some trees. Why put the brakes on the...

Need an Emergency Energy Boost? Try These 9 Tips.

Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday, back by popular demand: Nine tips for an emergency energy boost. When your energy level is low, everything feels like a chore — even things would ordinarily make you happy. There are many good habits we should follow to keep our energy levels high, like...

A Kickstarter project to help music-makers get organized

Today our parent company launched an exciting Kickstarter campaign for a an online platform for music education, practice, and collaboration -- it's called MusicFol.io

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10 Universal Truths That Will Set You Free

From a very young age everyone conspires to hide the truth about life and themselves from us. Adults pretend that they are perfect, and never make mistakes; we’re all convinced that everyone around us has their lives sorted out, and is more capable than we are; and that we should strive to never...