...Why is it that we like having choices, but we don’t like choosing? Being able to decide between several options makes us feel in control. Yet, we tend to exhibit a preference for the default option when presented with a selection of choices. This is called the default effect, and it rules many aspects of our lives from the products we buy to the career we build...
...Starting next year, unused funds from a 529 plan can be rolled over into a Roth IRA for your kid—without penalty...
...Garbage disposals can be very convenient, plus help keep food waste out of landfills. But garbage disposals are often a mystery to homeowners. But while it might seem daunting, garbage disposal maintenance can actually be pretty simple...
...Like her idol Steve Jobs, she emitted a reality distortion field that forced people to momentarily suspend disbelief...
...When we’re young, or the project is going really well, it’s easy to waste the good days. After all, there will be another one tomorrow...
...I wanted a light sauce for pasta, so I cooked tomatoes with garlic, wine and olive oil. It’s a blockbuster combo for seafood, too...
...Don’t incorrectly write off the ‘candidate supplied references’ thinking that it’s worthless to speak with people who have been prepped or likely to be positive. Sometimes you just need to ask better questions...
...Ultimately, the key point is that because children are now allowed to remain on their parents’ health insurance plan until age 26, non-dependent children covered under a family HDHP may be eligible to contribute to their own HSAs. And as HSAs offer significant tax advantages, advisors can help clients ensure that opting for family HDHP makes sense financially for the family as a whole!...
...Think back to when you started anything that you became good at. How much of a challenge was it? How much did you struggle? How many times did you fail?...
...Simply improving our breathing can significantly lower high blood pressure at any age. Recent research finds that just five to 10 minutes daily of exercises that strengthen the diaphragm and certain other muscles does the trick...
...When it comes to building great habits and ditching lazy ones, your commitment to staying focused on who you’re becoming regardless of where you are/who you are right now is the mightiest power you’ve got...
...Instead of just our physical property and finances, we also have to plan for what happens to our digital estates after we die—and find a digital executor to follow through on those plans...
...Complete with hamburger bun croutons, this stew brings comfort to your dinner table...
...Nearly everyone (unconsciously) assumes there’s a straight line between them and the things they want...
...Scientific studies and media coverage are rife with warnings on how sugar, carbohydrates, saturated fat and lack of exercise contribute to obesity. And tens of millions of Americans are still overweight or obese in large part because of the classic Western diet and lifestyle...
...Worried that technology is ‘breaking your brain’? Fears about attention spans and focus are as old as writing itself...
...With every introduction to a member of the happy couple’s family, every grinning friend beckoning you to come dance, you feel the growing urge to disappear to the nearest stairwell and sit quietly by yourself for a while. In order to enjoy the party, it seems, you must escape the party...
...Those who study positive psychology used to think that happy people were ones who were not under stress. They have since discovered that happiness is not correlated with a lack of stress or a perfect environment. It is correlated to the amount of accountability you accept in your life...
...The reason that it’s difficult is that in order to explain something, we need to really understand it first...
...All the ingredients for this easy beef stir-fry recipe are cooked in one wok (or skillet), so not only is the meal-prep fast for this healthy dinner, cleanup is quick too. Look for Lee Kum Kee Premium oyster-flavored sauce in the Asian-foods aisle of your grocery store. It has the most concentrated oyster flavor...
