Do you freeze up when you’re under pressure? Many people do. It’s a natural reaction to a stressful situation, whether you’re facing tough questions during an important presentation or you’re negotiating the price of a new car. You feel stress,…
Failure feels terrible. It’s demoralizing, embarrassing, and can wreck your self-confidence if you let it. However, failure can be one of your most valuable teaching tools if you’re willing to learn some hard lessons. Having the courage to fail can…
Back-to-school time has become its own shopping season, falling just behind back-to-college and Christmas in terms of family expenditures, according to the National Retail Federation. In 2020, the NRF reported record back-to-school spending, with parents spending an average of $789.49…
Most communities have a local farmers market, and they’re popular for a good reason. Many people delight in seeing rows of fresh produce like corn, strawberries, or bell peppers. They love smelling perfectly ripe peaches picked yesterday, finding a beautiful…
Unless you’re Martha Stewart, you’re probably looking for some relatively easy kids craft ideas that don’t create too much mess. With a bit of glue, some pipe cleaners, and construction paper, your kids can create a masterpiece they’ll be happy…
Here at Money Crashers, we talk a lot about investing: investing in stocks, investing in real estate, investing in quality products and services so you don’t waste money — the list goes on and on. However, there’s another type of…
Centuries ago, food pantries, or “larders” as they were called then, were an essential space in every household. Weekly trips to the market were impractical or impossible, and families relied on their pantries to get them through the lean winter…
Many people want to start eating healthier foods, but some think that to eat healthy, they have to spend more money. It’s true that healthy food can be expensive. A 2013 Harvard study found that a healthy diet costs $1.50 more…
It’s the middle of the night, and a faint crackling sound has woken you from sleep. You smell smoke and open your bedroom door to investigate. Suddenly, you’re blasted with heat and the eerily bright orange light of a raging…
According to Kiplinger, 10 million U.S. households own an RV or motorhome. For much of the year, those RVs sit unused, costing owners in storage fees, vehicle taxes, and depreciation. If you’re an RV owner yourself, you could be earning…
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