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Have you seen this already? The video of the dachshund pups frollicking? It's short and so cute you'll scream. Go ahead and watch. We'll wait.

Puppies (and kittens!) are cute and adorable, but they also need proper care.

2014 is one hot year for new and innovative beauty products. But lest you hog all the beauty in the world, we've narrowed down the list to these top 10 beauty must-haves. (See also: 24 Places to Buy Inexpensive Natural Beauty Products)
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It's a sad but true fact: Only one in three Americans say they are very happy.

With a tough job market, a hard time getting raises, and a high level of debt, many of us are getting hit with a triple whammy. This means that you need to take action and start working on improving your own happiness.

Have you ever explained something or told a story, only to later think, wow, I must have sounded like an idiot? Even the smartest of us fall into some unexpected speech traps, using crutch words that can only harm one's image.

Don't take your interviewer's questions at face value. Often, the reasons why she's asking you these questions is not just to hear your answers, but to read in between the lines and find out what your intentions are and how your character is.

"Life is more fun if you play games," said Roald Dahl. (See also: 5 Economy Based Games That Make You Think)

And there's even better news: Those same games can also make you smarter. Here are 11 games that exercise different mental skills.
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Six weeks ago, I shared with you the first third of my favorite essay of all time, Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson, and three weeks ago, I walked through the middle third of that essay. Self-Reliance has profoundly affected my life in countless ways, and I find myself re-reading it every month or two. Each time I read it, it reveals something new to me, giving me something to think about.

The original essay, published in 1841, outlines the value and need for each of us to follow our own path in life, one that relies mostly on our own efforts. It’s a call to do our own thing and to focus our energies in making our lives as independent as possible so that there are minimal consequences for doing our own thing.

This article is by staff writer Kristin Wong.

It’s both fascinating and useful to calculate the value of your time. Financial freedom gives you options and flexibility. But without time, that means nothing. Time is a precious resource that we should spend wisely. But you already know this – we’ve written about it quite a bit.

Knowing the value of your time is helpful for a variety of reasons:

• If you’re a freelancer, it can help you decide on gigs.

• It can help you decide whether a frugal habit is worth it.

What does the United States have in common with Swaziland and Papua New Guinea? We are one of only three countries in the world that does not mandate paid maternity leave.