Enjoy Your Travels: Adjust to Time Change


Updated 08/31/07 12:30 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

Enjoy Your Travels: Adjust to Time Change

One of the hardest things about traveling over the holidays is adjusting to the time change (if your travels require one). The key to feeling good is to get adjusted to the new time zone quickly. One thing I suggest is to set your watch (to the new time) on the airplane before you take off (from your origin). This way you'll start to adjust to the time change well in advance. If you're always Read more

Chiropractics: Full of Cracks or Full of Crap?


Updated 03/31/10 5:21 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 17 comments

Chiropractics:  Full of Cracks or Full of Crap?

When you think of going to a chiropractor, do you think it's just about getting your back cracked? A visit to a chiropractor can be so much more than that. Chiropractics is an alternative medicine, like Homeopathy, that treats disorders of the body by manipulation of the spine. It's based on the belief that the nervous system is the mission control to your body. Because the spine houses the Read more

How to Adjust Your Tax Withholding


Posted by Kiplinger · 0 comments

How to Adjust Your Tax Withholding

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Political theater over whether or not to extend the 2% payroll tax holiday has overshadowed the fact that most workers can do more to reduce the amount of tax withheld from their paychecks than anything cooked up in Washington. The power-to-the-people ploy? Using a W-4 form to put an end to overwithholding from your paychecks. Read more

Handy Everyday Gmail Tips and Tricks


Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Tips For Using Gmail

If you've moved to Gmail recently (congratulations!), it's possible that you could get overwhelmed with all of the options, settings, and possibilities at your fingertips. We've got a ton of tips to share, but let's start with a few basic and handy tips that you could use every day. Check them out below! Make voice calls — You can easily make voice calls in Gmail on the cheap. In the "Chat" Read more

Khloé Kardashian Odom Tells Us Women and Girls Shouldn't Be Shy About Their Bodies


Updated 02/13/12 8:25 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Khloe Kardashian For U by Kotex

While Kris Jenner is making headlines for promoting a very adult product — arousal oils to be exact — her daughter Khloé Kardashian Odom is appealing to a younger audience. Khloé has teamed up again with U by Kotex, the eccentric line of pads and tampons for young women. Khloé told me that she loves that the line is "trying to destroy the old-fashioned belief that we have to be so Read more

Tax Stuff Every Newlywed Should Know


Posted by · 0 comments

Newlywed Tax Tips

You're still hearing wedding bells, but don't let the honeymoon phase distract you from reality. Money is a huge factor in relationships and if you don't tackle it from the start, it can start to shake the cornerstones of your marriage. Kathy Pickering, the executive director of The Tax Institute at H&R Block, names a few things newlyweds should be aware of come tax time: Filing Status: A Read more

Earn More Money By Changing Up Your Office Space


Posted by LearnVest · 0 comments

How to Make the Office More Comfortable

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Most of us spend about 40 hours per week at work — in other words, the majority of our waking hours. And nearly all of those hours are spent sitting at our desks. It’s a definite problem — and not just because we’re missing happy hour or quality couch time at home. There’s no shortage of discouraging research pointing Read more

What to Rent: New DVDs This Week


Updated 07/14/11 5:47 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

New DVD Releases For June 21 Including The Adjustment Bureau and Unknown

In addition to the following movies, The Eagle, starring Channing Tatum, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules are also now available on DVD. The Adjustment Bureau Matt Damon and Emily Blunt star in this sci-fi love story about a Congressman named David (Damon) whose life changes when he falls for dancer Elise (Blunt). As he tries to pursue her, he learns of The Adjustment Bureau, a league Read more

The FunPod: Kid-Friendly or Are You Kidding?


Updated 02/06/12 5:36 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Kid Kitchen Furniture the FunPod

I love that my 10-month-old loves watching me in the kitchen. From her highchair, she will happily stuff her face with puffs and blueberries while I chop, mix, prep, and even empty the dishwasher. I've never considered that she might soon need a more interactive kitchen experience, but after seeing The FunPod from Luca & Company, I'm reconsidering. The unique kid product, developed by a mom Read more

The Adjustment Bureau: Needs Fixing


Updated 03/19/11 11:23 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

The Adjustment Bureau Review, Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, and John Slattery

Fate versus freewill. Religious theorists and philosophers have contemplated the idea for centuries, and this weekend The Adjustment Bureau tries to tackle the debate. What would you do if you found out your entire life were planned for you? And what if the plan wasn't what you wanted? The weighty subject matter should give you plenty to chew on, but The Adjustment Bureau isn't adept enough to Read more