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How to Make Your Phone Last Forever: 6 Simple Tips – WSJ

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Genius bar is telling: No matter how connected we get to our phones, most people accept that they'll soon seem obsolete. The average phone in America … Source link

how to deal with missing your children when you’re away from them

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It was last Monday that it truly hit. The recognition that I was going to be seeing my children for half of their childhood since divorcing. My kitchen clock showed 3.15pm, their school pick-up time. A wash of sadness came over me as I thought about them bundling out of school without me to scoop … Read more

Nothing Beats ’90s Supermodel Beauty. How to Update 5 Iconic Looks for 2024.

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BACK IN THE 1990s, when fashion magazines were the size of phone books, the covers routinely featured four impossibly beautiful women who grew so famous, people around the world referred to them by their first names: Cindy, Naomi, Christy and Linda. With their larger-than-life fame (and big hair to match) this pioneering foursome transformed the … Read more

What to say instead of ‘you can do anything’

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Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | Digitalvision | Getty Images Despite your instincts, telling your child that they can do “anything” can be counterproductive. “‘You can do anything,’ is positive, but it’s very generalized,” according to Joanna North, a consultant psychotherapist. “I think that we need to draw it down to specifics for children, and [find] … Read more

How to cut your grocery bill from cash stuffing expert Jasmine Taylor

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Jasmine Taylor knows a thing or two about getting a budget under control. In January 2021, she found herself with $60,000 in student debt and another $9,000 in medical and credit card debt. Vowing to get her finances on track, she turned to YouTube and found “cash stuffing,” a money management strategy in which budgeters … Read more

Step-by-Step Guide: How to Wear a Shawl Like a Runway Model, Not Your Nan

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GIFTS AREN’T ALL you should be wrapping this season. If you’re remotely fashion-minded, now’s the time to swaddle yourself dramatically in oversize shawls and wraps. Stow away those wispy pashminas and grab one of the voluminous alternatives that billowed down fall runways, such as Michael Kors’s scarves, whose fringed ends practically tickled the ground.  Consider … Read more

How to fit charitable giving into your budget this holiday season

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With high prices continuing to squeeze budgets, 47% of Americans say their charitable giving will be affected by inflation as the holidays approach, a recent WalletHub survey found.  “It certainly isn’t surprising that all of the economic factors that have been going on are impacting not only families’ baseline budgets, but that it’s trickling over … Read more

How to avoid emotional spending

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If stress or sadness has ever pushed you to buy something you probably don’t need, you’re not alone. Nearly 70% of Americans say emotions have influenced their spending, a recent LendingTree survey finds. When it comes to emotional spending, “the deck is stacked against us,” says financial psychologist and certified financial planner Brad Klontz. “We’re … Read more

How to Avoid Being Boring at 60

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By Rob LaZebnik Nov. 23, 2023 9:00 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) When I recently turned 60, I realized with alarm that I was starting to see unmistakable signs from friends and colleagues that I was becoming—there’s no easy way to put this—boring. It was almost as if the same stories I had … Read more