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Last night, I was sitting on my couch trying to get motivated to go for a run. (I know, I know, my first mistake was sitting on the couch). I was feeling pretty lazy and gross, but I also just was not feeling like working out. I kept telling myself that not going for the run was only going to elevate my feelings of laziness with myself, so somehow I mustered up the strength to peel myself off the Read more
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
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! By Cristina Goyanes, Prevention It’s no wonder your friends aren’t available to hang out on Sundays in the Fall and Winter — according to a 2005 Gallup Poll, 64 percent of Americans claim to be professional football fans, and as of 2010, women make up 44 percent of the NFL fan base. Being a sports fan Read more
In terms of calories consumed in one day, the Super Bowl Sunday spread is only bested by the Thanksgiving feast. Being that the game comes but once a year, many sports fans go all out, consuming a variety of spicy snacks — chili, buffalo wings, salsa — along with beer, pizza, and dips. All that food can lead to digestive disaster. If you're suffering from heartburn, here's how to get Read more
Brad Pitt's baby blues are front and center on the cover of the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter. He just received a best actor Oscar nomination for Moneyball, which is also up for best picture alongside his Tree of Life. First, though, he'll hit the red carpet at this weekend's Screen Actors Guild Awards, where he's in the running for best actor. Brad took a break from award season, which Read more
When it comes to coexisting with pets, sometimes it isn't clear who rules the roost. Even in no-pets-on-furniture homes, our furry friends eventually crowd us out of our beds and claim the couch during The Bachelor because nothing is off-limits when the sleepies hit or when they just need a better vantage point from which to supervise the household. We could get mad . . . or we could just sit Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! We all have our demons. Some just lurk under the bed, but others bare their teeth as we go about our day — say, every time we pull out our wallet. Financial demons are particularly vicious because their effects aren’t confined to the pages of our journal or emails to our best friend. Our finances permeate just about every Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Since when is being broke funny? Since CBS released its new sitcom 2 Broke Girls, in which actress Beth Behrs plays a recently humbled heiress, Caroline, who moves to Brooklyn to hide out after her father loses their family fortune in a Ponzi scheme. Caroline winds up living with her perpetually poor fellow waitress, Max, played Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart Wise Bread story here on Savvy! I have a bad tendency to let things — paperwork, tasks, laundry — pile up. That's why I'm often not as organized as I should be. By the time I go to put things away, I feel like I'm dealing with clutter so powerful it could defeat Godzilla (I've already started on the screenplay for Godzilla vs. That Pile of Stuff I Still Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Most people know the typical credit no-nos: Don't make a late payment. Don't allow an account to go into collections. Avoid tax liens, bankruptcies and foreclosures. And of course, paying off credit card debt should be one of your top financial priorities. (To find out your other top financial priorities, use this simple Read more
