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How to Stop Black-and-White Thinking from Destroying Your Life

“Black” or “white”, “right” or “wrong”, “good” or “bad”, “smart” or “stupid”, “strong” or “weak”. Do you live your life in black and white terms? Is your mood in constant fluctuation, going from great to depressed in under one minute? Many people suffer from this black-and-white thinking pattern,...

Five Tough Spring Cleaning Projects and How to Tackle Them

When the birds return and the grass starts turning green, we want to fling open windows and set to scrubbing the house down from top to bottom to match the fresh new season outside. Spring cleaning can be hard work, but it can be made easy, too! (Permanently) Foggy Glass Shower Doors No, it’s...

How to Start Saving Money With Skype: A Beginner's Guide

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Skype is free software that allows you to call other Skype users, landlines, and mobile phones around the world. While known for making computer-to-computer calls, Skype can now...

Before and After: “I Needed to Establish a Small, Non-Threatening Daily Writing Habit, and I Needed Accountability.”

I’m writing my next book, Before and After, about how we make and break habits–an issue  very relevant to happiness. Each week, I’ll post a before-and-after story submitted by a reader, about how he or she successfully changed a habit. We can all learn from each other. If you’d like to share your...

The Weekly Huckberry Giveaway: April 11, 2014

Last week’s winner was: Ben C. from Detroit, MI. Ben chose a map of New York City from Future Maps. My Picks This Week If you’re looking for a durable fabric bag, there’s simply no better choice than Filson. This bad boy can get you through any adventure you could find yourself...

7 Ways to Brag Without Sounding Like You’re Bragging

I bet you have some great stories. Almost everyone has something interesting or memorable about them which makes for good cocktail party fodder. Take my friend Tom, for example. Tom went to West Point, then spent a few years in a U.S. Army special forces unit where his job was to parachute deploy...

10 Essential Travel Items You Forgot to Pack

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You know you should pack clothes, toiletries and chargers when you travel. Other travel essentials are less obvious, but just as important. Simply having the right items can help drive...

50 Ways to Save Money on Clothing

Looking to refresh your spring wardrobe? It's only natural to want a few new things as the seasons (and your tastes) change. If you're on a tight budget like me, though, you need to watch every penny. Check out these 50 money-saving tips before heading to the store. (See also: Update Your Spring...

25 Delicious and Easy One-Pot Meals

Ah, the one-pot dinner. In all honesty, based on a past filled with disappointments (too-chewy pasta, hard rice, tough tortillas) I had been avoiding them. However, due to a schedule change at work, I realized that for the weeks ahead I would need to be able to put dinner on the table more quickly....

Best Money Tips: Raise Money-Smart Kids

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some fantastic articles on rearing money-smart kids, cultivating your X-factor, and making life insurance more affordable.
Top 5 Articles

How to rear money-smart kids — Teaching kids the difference between wants and needs can...

15 Easy Ways to Save for Your Dream Vacation

You've worked hard over the years, and there's nothing wrong with enjoying the fruits of your labor. For that matter, the vacation of a lifetime might top your list of things to do. But after doing the math, a dream vacation can seem impossible. (See also: Vacation Destinations That Stretch Your...

It's 10 pm: Do You Know Where Your Net Worth Is?

Have you ever wondered how you're doing financially compared to others? If you're like me, it's pretty hard to pass on those articles that show the average earnings of U.S. workers by occupation type. Usually my first thoughts are:

Am I doing better than others in my field?

 
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Can You Really Afford to Live in Your Dream City?

It finally happened. You've been offered a job in the city of your dreams. Or you're coming up on retirement. Or you're just sick and tired of the Midwest winters. Before packing up your belongings, however, consider these five factors to avoid having your dream move turn into a financial...

8 Smart Ways to Save Money as a Small Business

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It’s tough out there for a small business. When you’re running your business on a shoestring and grit, you need to save money wherever you can. The good news is that...

Filing Your Taxes for Free Online: How to Do It and What to Expect

Did you know you could file both your federal and state taxes for free if you earned $58,000 or less last year? MyFreeTaxes — offered through a national partnership between Goodwill Industries International, National Disability Institute, and United Way, and sponsored by the Walmart...

Supplements to Boost Your Brain: A Primer on Nootropics

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Mans Denton.  For all the discussion about health and fitness, the primary driver of the human organism is often left out: the brain. Since the 1950s, neuroscience has made discoveries that we can use to improve our memory, focus, alertness, and...

How to Perform a Muscle-Up: An Illustrated Guide

During this Rings 101 week, we’ve covered the basics of equipment, how to grip the rings, and a beginner’s workout to get you started with using the rings to build strength and fitness. As you gain more skill and confidence on the rings, one likely goal you’ll start aiming for is...

5 Things You’re Overpaying For on Your Vacation

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Picture this. You’ve just spent a glorious week on a beach somewhere, soaking in the sun and cooling off in the surf. You’re ready to leave, and you’re taking one...

The Hard Stuff Often Matters Most

By Leo Babauta I’ve tried a lot of types of exercise, but by far the most effective exercise in terms of results for time spent is heavy barbell lifts. For 10-15 minutes of lifting a barbell laden with weights, I get a better physique, improved health, more strength and muscle, less bodyfat....