When the Economy Is Down, Keep Your Health Up


Updated 10/14/11 11:48 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 5 comments

When the Economy Is Down, Keep Your Health Up

With the way things have been going in the economy, more and more folks are starting to let the stress of the news get to their health and mental health facilities are getting more calls than ever. Don't let it be you. Instead of getting consumed with the media reports, make sure to create a balance between watching the economy and watching your health. When the news gets rough, take a walk or Read more

Make Your Eating Habits More Sustainable


Updated 04/22/12 10:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Eat Sustainably

Earth Day is today, and it always serves as a good reminder to rethink our eating habits and cooking practices. There are so many small changes that we all can make in our everyday lives that, over time, significantly impact the world that we live in. While we may not be able to implement all of these changes all of the time, it is important to consider how our actions affect the bigger picture. Read more

Is There a Perfect Place to Raise a Family?


Updated 03/30/12 8:29 AM · Posted by · 7 comments

Best Cities to Raise a Family

Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Dr. Gwen Dewar about ideal places to live. Where should I live? I've known this question was coming for a long time, but couldn't do anything about it. I spent the last 18 months fighting my mother's cancer. Now she's gone, our Read more

Is Being Single Better For Your Finances?


Updated 02/18/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Is It Cheaper to Be Single?

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! We got to thinking, as we do, about the difference between being single and married . . . that is, in dollars. Currently, singles make up 49 percent of the American population, and 28 percent of all households consist of one person — the highest levels of singledom in American history. According to sociology professor and Read more

10 Things You Do to Save Money That End Up Costing You More


Updated 03/24/12 6:29 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Bad Ways to Save Money

We're thrilled to present this smart Wise Bread story here on Savvy! Have you heard of the expression “penny wise, pound foolish”? It’s something I heard a lot growing up, from my parents, and it can have multiple meanings: You are very careful with small amounts of money, but throw caution to the wind with large amounts. This is akin to someone who eats from the dollar menu every day Read more

15 Smart Things You Can Do With $100


Updated 12/27/11 2:18 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

15 Smart Things You Can Do With $100

We're thrilled to present this smart Business Insider story here on Savvy! At first blush, $100 is only $100. It's so easy to fritter away on eating out, entertainment, or booking a trip online. But you should never underestimate how far $100 can go, even in this economy. "It's smarter to put that money away because once it's in your pocket, it's pretty much gone," says Joel Larsen, a Read more

The Best Time Investments You Can Make


Updated 12/07/11 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Best Time Investments You Can Make

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! We all agree that time is more valuable than money. At least, that’s what we say. Then we turn around and spend hours watching bad TV we’re not even that interested in. Or 45 minutes on the phone with customer service fighting a $5 charge. Or years in a relationship or friendship we stopped feeling fulfilled by long ago. But Read more

Lil Links: Jay-Z Will Be a Diaper-Changing Dad


Updated 11/15/11 5:35 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Jay-Z Talks About Changing Diapers

Jay-Z talks about changing diapers! — Celebrity Baby Scoop 10 foods to avoid if you have an overactive bladder — Health 15 cringe-worthy things kids say in public — The Stir Selma Blair is seriously sleep deprived — Celebrity Baby Blog The economy is starting to affect maternity leaves — FitPregnancy 20 old-fashion baby names that are back in style — Parenting How to find out you're Read more

Why You're So Tired but Can't Fall Asleep at Night


Updated 10/19/11 8:46 PM · Posted by · 6 comments

How Stress Affects Your Sleep

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! Have you noticed that you're tired in the morning and all day long, but you're so wired at night that you can't sleep? Nurse practitioner Marcelle Pick, author of the new book, Are You Tired and Wired?, has a theory for why you're snoozing and losing. "When we talk about adrenal fatigue, we're talking about the two glands Read more

10 Jobs That Didn’t Exist 10 Years Ago


Updated 06/13/11 12:27 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Jobs That Are Hiring

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Thinking about a career change? For the best odds of snagging and hanging onto a job for the long haul, you'll want to avoid professions on the decline in today’s economy (think bookbinders, textile workers and machine-tool operators) and focus on professions whose outlook is rosier (such as health care, financial analysis or Read more