Eliminate Just One Luxury to Immediately Improve Your Budget

Everyone could use a few extra bucks every month. As business blog Inc. suggests, luxuries are defined by being an extra for our budget. Luxuries serve the purpose of making us feel better or enjoy life more. But eliminating just one probably isnt going to ruin your life. Find something simple and try going without it for the week. Nearly every business has something that they can do without for at least a week....

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 150 words · Yolanda Cameron

Get More Studying Power from Flashcards by Making Your Own

For some subjects, flashcards can be simple definitions. For others, you want the information youre studying to be formatted in a way you know youll grasp. Your deck of flashcards should not just be dictionary definitions. When you process it, you have to recreate the ideas in a way that makes sense to you. The process of retrieving and reorganizing the information actually strengthens the memory. Maybe you have your own mnemonic system, or have a silly way of remembering a certain fact....

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 103 words · David Wilson

Here's the Most Effective Cardio Workout You Can Do in 15 Minutes

At best you’re forced to trudge along some winding route only to end up where you started. At worst, a machine makes you manically swing your limbs in vague arc-like motions for thirty minutes. According to bodybuilder, researcher, and trainer extraordinaire,Dr. With this in mind, Dr. Norton came up with the following workout: 1. After 5 minutes, pedal as fast as you’re free to for 10 seconds. Continue this for 20 seconds....

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 105 words · Laura Harrison

How Much Ice You Need to Perfectly Chill a 12-Pack, Backed by Science

Warm beer or soda isnt all that refreshing. What if I think of this in a different way? How many drinks would this cool down? Using the same calculations above, I get eighteen drinks. So, what is the answer? I think I would recommend one 10-pound bag for every twelve drinks .

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 52 words · Bryan Johnson

How to Get Over Your Post Vacation Blues (and Back to Your Routine)

Heres how to return to daily lifeandkeep your travel buzz going. Set yourself up for success byplanning your first week back as a reboot week for your fitnessand other routines. News points out, connecting again with friends is also important to easing back into your daily life. Cut down on the emails youll need to sift through,shift the responsibility to others to follow up. Reminisce over your vacation by displaying photos from it....

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 167 words · Laurie Steele

How to Start Tracking Your Investments With Personal Capital

Investing is a lot of numbers, letters, and jargon. Taking that mess and giving it some order is a daunting, but important, project. You should know your portfolio inside and out, and Personal Capital can help you do just that. In this post, well show you how to use it to track and understand your investments. Sure,set and forget investing is great. But dont take it too literallyits still important to check in on your investments every now and then....

April 15, 2015 · 6 min · 1122 words · Barry Hall

Protect Your Credit Card by Looking for Gas Station Security Labels

Thieves find plenty of creative ways to steal your financial information. Skimming gas station credit card readers is a popular method. Thankfully, some pumps make it easy to see if they’ve been broken into with tamper-evident labels. Maybe you’ve noticed these labels, but they’re easy to overlook. They’re essentially stickers that are fixed across the pump and the hatch of the credit card unit. If the label is there, it’s always important to confirm it hasn’t been broken....

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 102 words · Michelle Brooks

Readlang Helps You Learn a Foreign Language as You Surf the Web

The most effective way to learn a foreign language is toimmerse yourself as much as possible in it. The Chrome extension works similarly, translating phrases on web pages to English or another language through Google Translate. Readlang is similar to previously mentionedLanguage Immersion, but is more robust and works as a standalone website. you might customize a dictionary and synchronize YouTube videos to transcriptions. Perhaps the most helpful parts of Readlang are the word list and flashcard features....

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 89 words · Mrs. Veronica Molina DVM

Remove Berry Stains from Your Hands with Lemon Juice

Most berries, while delicious, can leave your hands stained. you’ve got the option to wear gloves, but then you also lose some dexterity and feeling. Mrs. Clean at House Cleaning Central suggests using the juice of a fresh lemon. Add a sprinkle of salt on to your hands afterwardfor the abrasivenessand then wash them normally. This works with all kinds of berries so youll never get caught red-handed.

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 68 words · Natasha Lopez

Splurge on Breakfast When You Travel to Get Out and Eat Like a Local

Depending on where you travel, it may be pricey, but it’s worth the extra money. Definately an experience that makes skipping out on the included hotel breakfast worthwhile. Why You Should Check a Bag: Travel Expenses That Are Worth Splurging For| Conde Nast Traveler Image frommiamism.

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 46 words · Jason Garner

The Foods That Cool Your Mouth After Eating Something Spicy

So you misjudged that curry and now your mouth is on firewhat to do? You probably know thatmilkwill stop the burning, but you have other options too. This infographic makes a handy guide. Oils work the same way, which means foods like peanut butter will help. High-proof alcohol can do the same. The Best (and Worst) Ways to Soothe the Burn Fast| Greatist

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 63 words · Derek Espinoza

The Reclining Workspace

This workspace features a desk that can be used on a recliner chair or as a standing desk. you’re free to view more photos of the minimalist workspace at the link below. ensure any photos you include are at least 640x360. Keeping them to 16:9 helps, too! If your clever organization and good design sense catches our eye, you might be the next featured workspace. Minimal workspace| Life Design Edit

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 70 words · Dustin Lawson

Tool School: The Absolutely Essential Drill/Driver

A lightweight drill/driver should be the first power tool that anyone owns. From hanging photos to assembling flat-pack IKEA furniture, the need for a drill/driver is obvious. This clutch is what separates a standard drill from a cordless drill/driver. There is also a drill setting which is identified as a drill icon. Use this setting when using the drill/driver as a drill for maximum torque and RPM. If your drill/driver has a hi-lo speed option, select low for driving screws and high for drilling....

April 15, 2015 · 2 min · 234 words · Todd Black