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How to Invest Like Warren Buffett
He’s the gurus’ guru, the rock star of stable growth. When Warren Buffett talks, everybody listens. With good reason—starting from small potatoes, Buffett became the richest man in the world, cruising past billionaire when millionaire was still a notable number. And thankfully, he’s been generous with investment advice. In this article, we’ll distill down that advice and see…
Read MoreAddicted to Your Smartphone? 8 Ways to Break Free
Newsmax Constantly tethered to your smartphone? Experts are waving the red flag. While addition to your favorite portable gadget can be both hard to define and oddly socially acceptable, too much attention to tech can leave you drained and unable to concentrate. Here are eight ways to get your life back, now. “Too much information…
Read MoreThe Most Colorful Places on Earth
msn travel LUOPING COUNTY, CHINA Once a year, China’s Luoping County transforms into a seemingly endless sea of yellow flowers. The bright fields of canola (the plants that make the cooking oil of the same name) bloom in February and March, giving the area of Yunnan an undeniably sunny feel for two months out of…
Read More10 Tips for Retirement Savings
How Stuff Works: Retirement just kind of happens. If we live long enough, we’ll eventually reach a point where we either leave our careers, opt for another, less intense work life, or finish working for a living altogether. There was a time when companies included pension plans in their compensation packages and employees could look…
Read MoreDon’t be a bachelor: Why married men work harder, smarter and make more money
Washington Post: It’s increasingly common these days for young people to regard marriage as “just a piece of paper.” A record share of Americans are postponing or foregoing marriage, and a growing share of young adults think marriage is obsolete or comparatively unimportant. But Doug Taulbee, a 37-year-old from Maineville, Ohio is not one…
Read MorePeople Who Spend Money On Experiences Instead Of Things Are Much Happier
Elite Daily: When it’s payday and that direct deposit hits your account, you tend to swipe your card more in a day than your thumb swipes through Facebook, Instagram and Tinder combined. The instant gratification that comes along with the hefty price tags on new clothes, trendy sneakers and expensive jewelry is satisfying enough to…
Read MoreWorst Cities to Be a Renter
CNN Money: Renters across the nation are being squeezed by rising rents and stagnant wages. New York City and the surrounding area has seen the most dramatic increase, with rents up 50% over the past five years. However, household income in the area has risen just 8% in that period. Overall, rents have increased…
Read More29 Signs You’re Doing Just Fine (Even If It Doesn’t Feel Like It)
Marc and Angel Hack Life: Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to keep things in perspective and deal with them. We all have days, weeks, months and – for some – even years of feeling anxious and uncertain. It’s a vague feeling you can’t quite put your finger on. From the…
Read MoreLaw Of Attraction 101: How To Manifest Money
Spirit Science and Metaphysics: The Law of Attraction is a very simple spiritual law. If your energy field matches the results you wish to achieve, you will dramatically increase the chance of those results manifesting in your reality. Your beliefs, attitudes, emotions, dominant thoughts, and subconscious thoughts all contribute to our your energy field and…
Read More10 Ways to Give Your Finances a Facelift
MSN Money: If you find yourself struggling to get on top of your bills or slowly adding to your mound of debt each month, then it might be time for an intervention. These 10 ideas will help you proactively take control of your money so you feel like you’re making steady progress toward greater…
Read MoreThe 8 Things The Happiest People Do Every Day
Barking Up the Wrong Tree: University of California professor Sonja Lyubomirsky details the things research shows the happiest people have in common. Via The How of Happiness: They devote a great amount of time to their family and friends, nurturing and enjoying those relationships. They are comfortable expressing gratitude for all they have. They are often…
Read MoreHow to be the most productive person in your office — and still get home by 5:30 p.m.
By Eric Barker Some days the to-do list seems bottomless. Just looking at it is exhausting. We all want to know how to stop being lazy and get more done. I certainly want the answer. So I decided to call a friend who manages to do this — and more. Cal Newport impresses the…
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