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Winter’s Hottest New Bird Feeder

(ARA) – Bird feeding is in. More than 65 million Americans are doing it, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Bird feeding draws plenty of devotees and it’s easy to see why. Attracting birds to your backyard is a relatively low-cost way to relax, enjoy nature and beautify your winter surroundings. And it […]

How to Make your New Year’s Resolution Last

(ARA) – Failed New Year’s resolutions are a dime a dozen. That promise to go to the gym every day dwindles to three days a week, then two days a week, before falling into “whenever I can make it” territory. Diet and weight loss resolutions are among the most common, year after year, which says […]

Ideas to make dollars do double duty

(ARA) – Just as many of us have taken on extra work to make ends meet in this economy, everything we buy now must serve a dual purpose as well. It makes sense to spend your hard-earned dollars on items that not only do the job intended for them, but that also save you money […]

Five ways to save time & money on your taxes

(ARA) – The typical taxpayer is expected to spend more than three business days and more than $200 completing his or her tax return. “That’s too much time and too much money,” says Gary Lundberg, product management director for CompleteTax (www.CompleteTax.com), an online income tax preparation program. “The good news is, there are a few […]

Achieve your New Year’s resolution & get out of debt!

(ARA) – New Year’s resolutions for 2010: Lose weight, stop smoking, start exercising, get out of debt. Year in and year out, getting out of debt consistently ranks among New Year’s top 10 resolutions. If your household is like many American households struggling with the recession, or worse, unemployment, getting out of debt will be […]

At last, a liveable diet worth keeping

(ARA) – Right about now, the guilt may be setting in. The holidays are one long season of over-indulgence for many of us. More than one holiday binge has led to an extra five or 10 pounds – and a pledge to get healthier in the New Year. Sadly for most Americans, such resolutions are […]

Millions of Americans Have a Sleep Debt to Repay! Do You?

(ARA) – You’re paying down your credit cards and making smart decisions about your home and auto loans. But are you overlooking the most important kind of “debt,” a debt that you owe yourself to pay off in order to maintain good health? This is one kind of debt that will have a huge impact […]