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Nothing is normal this year, but Holiday shopping is like upside-down-dramatically different. Black Friday sales started in October and most “doorbuster” deals are happening online already too. Here are some insider tips to save time, money, and stress — while…
Read moreA year ago most of us had never heard of Zoom, and no one would have been able to coerce any of us into a video gym class or Sunday dinner over Zoom. But here we are. “Brady Bunch boxes”…
Read moreNo more sitting in traffic for hours or waiting in a mile-long airport security line. The Thanksgiving travel rush will likely be more of a bust this year. AAA is forecasting a steep drop-off in travel for the upcoming holiday…
Read moreEver had an email fail? Typos, reply-all gaffes, or accidentally sent a note about your awful boss… TO your awful boss? Now there’s a way to undo some emails — before it’s too late (on Gmail at least). Gmail has…
Read moreThe first thing I did when I woke up this morning was read ALL the news, then scan ALL the social media. Then, I shared a post along with this personal comment: “It’s hard to believe. What now? Where do…
Read moreI’ve had a ton of conversations on my personal Facebook feed recently where people are genuinely confused about which news outlet to trust. I — and many of my colleagues — have offered several fact-checking and news bias-rating sites, including…
Read moreExperts recommend talking with a professional, which is easier than ever these days thanks to “teletherapy.” Online therapy sites such as BetterHealth, Doctor on Demand, Wellnite, Larkr, Real, ReGain, AbleTo and MDLive are affordable, often take insurance, and easy to…
Read more**This is part 5 of our series on “Election Stress Disorder”** A whole lot of people are turning-off and tuning-out. Some took the day off of work to head outside and stay far away from all things electronic. My 19-year…
Read moreElection Day is finally here and most of us are either stressing out about it — or trying not to. In a year we’ve dealt with banner blows to every aspect of our wellbeing, this is the week of peak…
Read more*This story first ran in USA Today.* Set your message notifications to silent, and get ready to ignore a whole bunch of texts. Unless you want a lot of extra reading on your smartphone, that is. Americans are expected to…
Read moreby Colleen Tressler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Imposter scams often begin with a call, text message, or email. The scams may vary, but work the same way – a scammer pretends to be someone you trust to convince you to…
Read moreHow’s your pandemic going? If you are anything like the 2,000 parents of school-aged children recently surveyed by Fat Brain Toys, your kids have announced, “I’m bored” an average of six times a day, had five temper tantrums a day,…
Read moreIt’s not you, it’s me. I love you, I’m just not in love with you. Just because you’re swooning over the newest smartphone doesn’t mean you have to just ditch the old one. I mean, it’s been pressed to your…
Read moreAfter the year we’ve had, who doesn’t need a crazy-awesome online shopping sale right about now?! Here are answers to your top questions — and amazing insider tips to get everything you want — minus the stress. BUY NOW OR…
Read moreThousands of people have asked me about portable air purifier recommendations in the past few weeks, but the most urgent inquiry came from one of my own lifelong friends, 49-year old Patrick Bryson. Bryson and his family live in Portland,…
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