Avoid These Six Embellishments to Save On Wedding Invitations

Itsshocking how expensive weddings can beeven before youve started paying for the actual ceremony and reception. The same goes for bordering, or having the cards edges painted. And calligraphers can charge as much as $24 per envelope if you want hand-lettering. you might learn more about wedding invitation dos and donts at the link below. What to Know Before You Look For Wedding Invitations| Food52 Photo byAleksander Cocek.

May 19, 2016 · 1 min · 68 words · Leah Moore

How to Install and Make Custom Android Wear Watch Faces

If theres one thing I love about the possibility of wearables, its swapping in new watch faces. If you want to make your very own, custom watch face that nobody else has, read on. Even iOS users can do it! Im an iPhone user with an Android Wear watch. Because I think the Apple Watch is a confused, mostly pointless piece of technology. Google does offer a handful of cool choices, but I found most of them too limiting....

May 19, 2016 · 2 min · 422 words · Christina Bryant

Loyal Customers Pay More for Cable, So Call and Haggle a Better Price

Customer loyalty usually doesnt pay off. In fact, Consumerist found that loyal cable customers generally pay $10-$20 more a month. Its worth picking up the phone and asking your cable company for a better deal. Consumerist has been studying a number of bills from real customers of seven different cable providers. Although not everyone has a choice of provider, its worth calling yours and asking for a lower rate. The 3 Big Things Weve Learned About Your Cable Bill| Consumerist...

May 19, 2016 · 1 min · 84 words · Phillip Moody

The Cognitive Biases That Lead to Bad Money Decisions

Money isnt hard because of the math, its the psychology that trips us up. I spent half an hour shopping for a coat on Amazon. I bought the wrong paint for my bathroom. Maybe you stick with a college major you hate only to pay for a degree you never use. These are all expensive long-term mistakes. I use a two-step process to deal with it. First, I recognize my trigger....

May 19, 2016 · 3 min · 573 words · Sharon Barnes

The Play Store Is Coming to Chrome OS, Bringing Tons of Android Apps

Today, Google made a lot of Chrome OS users very happy. In the meantime, developers can optimize their apps to run on Chromebooks right now. Bring Your Android App to Chromebooks| Android Developers Blog

May 19, 2016 · 1 min · 34 words · Steven Bartlett

The Traits of a Good Listener

Listening is more than just hearing words come out of a persons mouth. Its also more than just nodding and not saying a thing (although that can work sometimes). Good listeners do more than that. This helps build a deeper base of engagement. They recognize and accept your follies, making you feel like it’s possible for you to be honest. In reality, these are a lot tougher to do than they sound, and certainly take practice....

May 19, 2016 · 1 min · 107 words · Joseph Cannon

Uber Trip Tracker Lets You Follow Your Family's Car Rides in Real Time

If I was a parent of a teen I know Id find some relief in my parental smartphone panopticon. Peace Of Mind When Your Family Is On The Go| Uber

May 18, 2016 · 1 min · 30 words · Deborah Morales

Use an Upright Glass In the Dishwasher as a Dirty Dish Indicator

A small, upright glass makes for a great indicator. When the glass is full of water it means that the dishes are clean. Empty the glass after you put the dishes away: An empty glass means dishes are dirty. As long as you remember to pour the glass out, it will work every time. No clutter, no mess, and you barely have to pop pop the dishwasher to check. How to Hack the Kitchen Tools You Need (+ Why Not to Buy Them)| Food52

May 18, 2016 · 1 min · 84 words · Alexander Valencia

SoundHound Now Lets You Search and Add Songs to Spotify With Voice Commands

Ina press release today, SoundHound announced that itsvoice assistant technologyhas made its way into SoundHounds music discovery features. it’s possible for you to see how it all works in the video above. The update is live now for both iOS and Android devices.

May 17, 2016 · 1 min · 43 words · Andrea Shelton

Ask an Expert: All About Taking the Perfect Family Road Trip

One of the quintessentially American parts of childhood is the good old-fashioned road trip. But traveling with the whole family isnt always a simple task! Update: This Q&A is now over. Thank you for your questions and safe travels! Have an expert youd like to see participate?Email us. Image byDan Heywood(Shutterstock).

May 16, 2016 · 1 min · 51 words · Jeffrey Johnson

How Your Credit Score Can Drop Even If You Pay in Full and on Time

Credit card rewards enthusiasts, take note. Your credit and payment history obviouslymake up a big part of your score. Your credit utilization, however, also plays a big role. Your utilization is how much of your available credit youre actually using. To combat this, they suggest paying off your balance about a week before your billing cycle closes. For more detail, head to Bloombergs full article at the link below. How to Raise Your Credit Score, Fast| Bloomberg...

May 16, 2016 · 1 min · 79 words · Paula Lopez

Jarvis Is a Facebook Chat Bot That Can Handle Your Reminders

Last month, Facebook announced itsnew chatbot platform. Right now, the bot is pretty rudimentary. you might also write help to get options to review your reminders or change your time zone. However, its a neat way to demonstrate what Facebook chat bots can do. It may also be easier for the less tech-inclined to deal with reminders in a conversational way.

May 16, 2016 · 1 min · 61 words · Lindsey Johnson

Jobs You Probably Never Considered, the Health Benefits of Yoga, and a Billboard that Kills Zika Mosquitoes

), dog food taster (ugh. ), and even NASA chief sniffer, who smells things before they go into space. The whole affair is both eye-opening and hilarious, and worth a watch. To say the series is inspiring is a bit of an understatement. Seriously, give the whole thing a watch. There is no advantage in making you aware of its unconscious processing, because that would be immensely confusing. In other words, while were taking the world in, were not actually consciously perceiving it....

May 16, 2016 · 1 min · 146 words · Emily Greene