Go Figure: Another Look at Target Heart Rates


Updated 01/12/12 4:12 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 7 comments

Go Figure: Another Look at Target Heart Rates

Figuring out your target heart rate zones for your workout is a pretty simple equation: 220 minus age times the percentage you're shooting for. But this formula leads to a number that many sports trainers find low. They use an alternative equation that contains a few more steps. If you are looking for an alternative method of finding your max heart rate and target zones, learn this alternate Read more

10 Grocery Deals That Trick You Into Spending More


Updated 05/08/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Fake Grocery Store Deals

To help you avoid an expensive grocery bill, Business Insider shares grocery deals that aren't really deals. These days everyone's trying to make the most of their trip to the grocery store, but it's hard to tell when you're saving big if the grocer is using tricky marketing tactics. RELATED: These Are the Groceries to Buy and Skip at the Warehouse Club We tapped deals expert and founder of the Read more

The 300-Calorie-Burning Wogging Workout


Updated 03/18/12 4:25 PM · Posted by · 16 comments

The 300-Calorie-Burning Wogging Workout

Last Fall, I was all about the running, and would have been all over the 500-calorie-burning treadmill running workout. But now that I'm prego, doing sprint intervals at 7.5 mph is just not happening. Instead of running, wogging is more my speed — walking with jogging intervals. It's not only great for those expecting, but a perfect lower impact workout if you're a beginner, or have always run, Read more

7 Smart Ways to Pay for College


Updated 03/12/12 8:03 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Pay For College

Does paying for college overwhelm you? Here's a helpful post from Kiplinger. College students who borrow graduate with an average of $25,250 in debt. That's the equivalent of a new-car purchase or a down payment on a home. Even if some borrowing is inevitable for you, first explore other options to help you pay for college. Coverdells, 529 plans and Roth IRAs come with tax advantages for college Read more

12 Things You Should Never Buy Full-Price


Updated 02/27/12 6:21 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Things You Can Buy at a Discount

We're thrilled to present this smart Business Insider story here on Savvy! With the Internet, helpful mobile phone apps, and retailers scrambling to keep consumers in their shops, there's no need to pay full-price for much of anything these days. To give you a boost, we tapped a few savvy shoppers for their tips on all the ways you can save. Theater tickets "One of the greatest savings areas Read more

Save Thousands Just By Itemizing Deductions


Updated 02/03/12 12:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Should I Itemize Deductions or Use the Standard Deduction?

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Though we all groan about having to pay taxes, the government is nice enough not to tax us on the full amount of our earnings. There are two big buckets of deductions the government gives us: the first is called above the line, and the second is called below the line, which we’ll cover here. (The “line” these deductions Read more

9 Popular Tax Breaks You Can No Longer Count on in 2012


Updated 01/26/12 12:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tax Breaks That Expire in 2012

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! You’ll face a higher tax bill next spring if Congress doesn’t act to revive a series of tax breaks that expired Dec. 31, 2011. Among the breaks that Congress didn’t extend in all the Sturm und Drang over the payroll tax holiday are: Alternative minimum tax patch The AMT is a parallel tax system created more than 40 years Read more

The Most-Overlooked Tax Deductions


Updated 12/05/11 4:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Common Tax Deductions That People Forget

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Every year, the IRS dutifully reports the most common blunders that taxpayers make on their returns. And every year, at or near the top of the “oops” list is forgetting to enter their Social Security number at the top of the tax form — or making a mistake when entering those nine digits. But think about it for a minute: Do Read more

What Would You Do Differently the Second Time Around?


Updated 11/30/11 8:28 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Differences Between First and Second Pregnancies

We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Jennifer Borget about what she'll do differently with future pregnancies. I sometimes wonder, knowing what I know now, what would I do differently with my next child — whether it be with my Read more

The Basics of How to Start an Emergency Fund


Updated 11/04/11 1:04 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Basics of How to Start an Emergency Fund

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Rainy days are inevitable. Lately, they seem to stretch into rainy weeks and months. To guard against these unexpected tough times — emergencies — an easily accessible stash of cash is a must! Build It Up Experts recommend that you have at the minimum 6-9 months of your living expenses in a savings account for potential rough Read more