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The Military's Four-Step Plan to Keeping Your Place Clean

Tight corners on the beds. Scrubbing floors with toothbrushes. Ruthless efficiency, glorious shine. The military knows how to clean. (See also: How to Clean Everything With Just 3 All Natural Cleaners)

In just four steps — each of which are ingrained in boot camp — you too can have...

10 Reasons You Should Call in Sick Today

Downtime is a prerequisite of productivity. Research shows that we actually need rest to not only perform at our peak, but to perform well, period. A 2010 LexisNexis survey of 1,700 white collar workers from the U.S., China, South Africa, the U.K., and Australia revealed that employees spend...

The Power of Checklists

In the modern age, we know more than ever before, and the information has never been so readily available. And yet individuals and organizations often fail to deliver on the promise of all this knowledge. In fact, we are often the victim, and the architect, of head-slapping displays of incompetence...

Feeling Like Your Financial Adviser Doesn’t Care? Here’s 7 Tips to Get Them Listening

I was talking to a friend recently and she was telling me that her adviser was condescending, spoke with too much jargon, and didn’t appear interested in her concerns. In fact, he became irritated whenever she wanted to discuss them. She went on to say that the only time he called was to sell her...

Best Money Tips: Habits of Happy, Healthy Couples

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some great articles with on habits of happy couples, tips for stress-free flying, and questions that will help you simplify your holidays.
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10 Habits of Happy, Healthy Couples — Healthy relationships allow room...

Best Deals for Monday 12/08

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Best Buy Green Monday Sale: Up to 25% off, Ulta: Buy 5 items for $5, World Market Holiday Dinnerware &...

Art of Manliness Podcast #92: Networking Without “Networking” With John Corcoran

When many people hear the word “networking,” images of hotel conference rooms filled with strangers pressing flesh and handing out business cards while giving one-minute elevator pitches come to mind. It’s like a white collar purgatory. But according to my podcast guest,...

How to Get More Sleep Without Spending More Time in Bed

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Many people are more sleep deprived than they realize. Are you one of them? Recently, new devices promising to help track fitness and sleep have become available. Here are some ways you can get a better, more consistent night's...

Franklin Leonard: How to (Finally) Break Through

To make it in Hollywood, you used to have to wait tables and hope to get "discovered." Now? You have options.

Book review: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

At first glance, I felt that The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up was like many of the other organizing books that I have read, but she does provide good advice for people who have intense sentimental attachments to everyday items.

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Do These 8 Things to Profit From the Improving Economy

After several years of sluggish growth, it appears that the economy is getting better. Unemployment has dropped. The stock market has been setting record highs. But are you poised to take full advantage of the rebound? (See also: 8 Ways Rising Interest Rates Can Help Your Wallet)

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3 Questions You Need To Ask To Overcome Your Fears

Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins. – Charles Stanley It doesn’t...

Three Steps to Keep Fear From Controlling You and Your Relationships

Fear stops all of us from doing things. It can also drive our behavior too – often behavior that is not good for us. Either way, when fear controls us, it’s not good. Not surprisingly, men and women respond to fear differently. While many women will readily admit their fears, most men...

6 Ways to Ask Your Boss for Better Work-Life Balance

Work. Life. Balance. Three words that — in combination — have the power to transform your entire way of looking at the world. (See also: 9 Ways to Protect Your Personal Time From Work)

But how exactly do you achieve this seemingly elusive goal? Well, I've been on a journey over the...
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6 Ways to Let Go of Anger

I hate to admit it, but I am not good at letting things go. A few days ago I stared getting worked up about…

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When People “Can Never Satisfy the Insatiable Appetites of Their Souls”

“For dealing with the blessings which come to us from outside we need a firm foundation based on reason and education; without this foundation, people keep on seeking these blessings and heaping them up but can never satisfy the insatiable appetites of their souls.” –Plutarch,...

10 Ways to Save Big on Family Ski Trips

If you're a working, single person in your 20s, a ski weekend might leave no lingering after-effects — either on the pocketbook or on aching joints. But once children join the picture, getting out to the slopes takes a little more financial planning. (See also: 9 Things You Must Do If...

Do This One Thing a Day to Defeat Awkwardness

How do you handle an awkward social situation, like the moment a party guest says something controversial and the whole room goes quiet? Or when you witness Tony making a cruel joke about Sandra's extra weight — without realizing she's standing right behind him?

Well, researchers say...

A Man’s Primer on Rum

If you want to shape up your drinking style, Flaviar is the new way to go. Navigate through the world of fine spirits, from top-shelf Scotch to craft Gin and everything in between. Flaviar offers a great selection of liquor tasting packs and full-sized bottles that let you discover new drinks in...