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Great Décor Ideas for Under $20

If you are a struggling artist in a new studio apartment, trying to jazz up your college dorm room or just looking for fun home improvement projects, you don’t have to spend a fortune! All you need is a little imagination and time to make your room pop. Garage Sale Finds Buy old candle sticks, ornament, sconces and lamps for a couple of bucks from a garage sale. Take them home and clean them off. Now pick a vibrant solid color like hot pink, lime green or sky blue to totally transform them int

Become a stand-up office worker: How an new desk can add years to your life

You’d better sit down for this. A recent study in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise of 17 000 men and women over a period of 13 years found that those who sat for 6 hours a day were 54% more likely to die from a heart attack than there more mobile compatriots. This was true even in cases where the office workers were non-smokers and participated in regular exercise. Now a simple solution can actually help to prolong your life, improve your posture and generally make you happier

Let's talk about coupons

I grew up in a household where coupon collecting was not truly appreciated. Back then, coupons were thought to be for old ladies who were pinching their pension pennies, not for families with pretty solid middle-class leanings. But the recent explosion of cool couponing (your Groupons, your Living Socials, etc.) has really turned things around. So much so, in fact, that my mom—the biggest anti-coupon person I know—bought a Groupon vacation to Fiji. Fiji! And she was really excited about it, too.

6 Easy Ways to Save Money on Gas

If the gas price has you fending off a coronary every time you have to fill up, there are a number of ways you can save money on gas that don’t involve you getting a bike, carpooling or taking public transport. When you simply have to use your car, there are things you can do to make it more economical; so save yourself some green while making your car more environmentally friendly. 1. The biggest contributor to gas consumption is you, so slow down already! Try to avoid stopping and starti

Men's wardrobe thoughts for fall 2012

Once again, my esteemed colleague Jill Duke and I agree on something—that Fall is a great time to upgrade your wardrobe. Like her, I think there are some staple pieces that every dude should not be without. And, since this fall the man’s wardrobe seems to be all about a return to classics (I blame Mad Men), then every man is going to need some new classic pieces. Here are my choices: Ties When’s the last time you wore a tie voluntarily? Like, not because you had to for work or an event, but be