How to handle awkward money situations
If you've ever had a family member ask you for a loan or been asked to split the bill when all you got was a salad, then you are familiar...
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10 ways to take a sabbatical
Escaping the 9-to-5 slog to live in Italy, promote a book, or motorcycle through South America might sound like an impossible dream. But with a little planning, luck, and clever...
Above and beyond the home inspection
Mice, mold and leaking bathtubs are among the last discoveries homebuyers want to make after moving into a new home. But that's exactly what a client of Oakland, Calif.-based financial...
Above and beyond the home inspection
Mice, mold and leaking bathtubs are among the last discoveries homebuyers want to make after moving into a new home. But that's exactly what a client of Oakland, Calif.-based financial...
Tax scam prompts reminder
If you get an E-mail from the IRS asking you to visit a Web site because of a problem with your tax return, ignore it: It's a scam. Reports of...
Tips for juggling kids and career in a recession
Kimberly Palmer U.S. News & World Report Posted 06/03/2010 at 12:27 pm EST Here's some bad news for working mothers hoping to take a short break from the work force...
Should cheaters be outted online?
Within 24 hours of my friend telling me about the new Web site dontdatehimgirl .com--where women list all the men who have cheated on them as a warning to others--I...
The king of comedy: My dad
I never thought my father would drag me to a gay night club. But on a recent Monday night, we were there, at Freddie's Beach Bar, along with my mother,...
Marriage complicates name game
If it were Sujay's choice, he would have me change my name when we get married in three months. He says having one name would show the world that we...
iPod shuffles away day’s routine
I didn't think I wanted an iPod. People next to me on the train closed their eyes and seemed to disappear into other worlds, accessible only through the white wires...