Straight Shooter: 9 Reasons why Having Direct Deposit Will Improve Your Life
Dollars and Sense, Featured Stories, Money
A direct deposit account, or receiving a paycheck electronically, is a great feature offered by many employers. Environmentally friendly, this paperless process is also a great benefit to employers and employees both. Initially, an employee…
Table for One: 10 Reasons Why There is No Shame in Dining Alone
Empowerment, Featured Stories, Health
It’s a staple shot of movies—that poor soul in a dingy restaurant dining alone. It’s also the theme of many country songs and more than a few paintings. It’s always nice to go out to dinner with friends but sometimes having the table…
Doh! 10 Ways to Cope with Getting Caught in the Act by Your Kids
Featured Stories, Health, Parenting
Ask anyone who has children and they probably have a story about being interrupted in THE ACT. Talk about destroying the mood! We know sex between partners is normal but, how parents caught in the act should explain it to children is another…
Hello Ello: 13 Facts to Know About the ‘New Facebook’
Featured Stories, Money, Technology
Raise your hand if you hate Facebook (or all social media). And by "hate" we mean you are addicted to it, you check status updates every twelve seconds, and even though you are annoyed by the ads and the fact that your entire life is public…
The Universal Tone: 15 Reasons We Will Always Adore Santana
Entertainment, Featured Stories, Life
Regardless of your taste in music, chances are that Carlos Santana songs have popped up on your playlist more than once. Not many artists can boast the same fact. That's because the music of Carlos Santana has crossed several decades and many…
Bread Winning: 12 Homemade Recipes that Will Bring You Back to Carbs
Appetizers, Featured Stories, Recipes
The words homemade bread alone are enough to get us drooling. Sadly however, most of us have given up carbs, particularly bread, at one point of our lives. You probably remember how painful it was to go out to dinner and have to ignore the…
PMS Patrol: 12 Things Your Man Can Do to Make Aunt Flow Less Annoying
Family Health, Featured Stories, Health
Thank the universe for PMS relief because sometimes it feels like being a woman sucks. There, we said it. Maybe not all the time, but sometimes being a girl is the pits. Like, say, during childbirth…and during that one week each month when…
Queen of Cups: 10 Reasons Why You Should Try Cupping Now
Family Health, Featured Stories, Health
If you are Gwyneth Paltrow or Jennifer Aniston, cupping therapy is nothing new to you and you proudly show off your cupping marks at Red Carpet events. What is cupping you ask, and does it have anything to do with bra cups? It’s the latest…
Staycation Nation: 10 Ideas to Get Away Without Going Anywhere
Dollars and Sense, Featured Stories, Money
According to Google search trends, from July 2011 to January of this year, searches for 'staycation' went up ten percent annually. Why? A staycation means less travel expenses, less time spent planning and coordinating arrangements and the…