Steve Jobs Honored With Grammy


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Steve Jobs Grammy Win 2012

Steve Jobs was honored with the Trustees Award at last night's 2012 Grammys for his contributions to the music industry and his role in creating the iPod and iTunes, which helped shape the music industry as we know it today. Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet software and services accepted the award on behalf of Steve last night. In case you missed it, check out his speech below. Read more

Résumé Tip For the Long-Term Unemployed


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Resume Tips For Long-Term Unemployed

Employers generally tend to want to hire people who currently have jobs, making it harder for the long-term unemployed. That's why when you've been unemployed for a long time, you may feel insecure about your résumé. It's obviously natural to want to hide the fact that you haven't had a job in a while, but there are better ways to deal with this predicament. The New York Times offers some solid Read more

How to Adjust Your Tax Withholding


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How to Adjust Your Tax Withholding

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Political theater over whether or not to extend the 2% payroll tax holiday has overshadowed the fact that most workers can do more to reduce the amount of tax withheld from their paychecks than anything cooked up in Washington. The power-to-the-people ploy? Using a W-4 form to put an end to overwithholding from your paychecks. Read more

Savvy Links: 9 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Home Energy Bill


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How to Reduce Your Energy Bill

9 easy ways to reduce your home energy bill — Tecca What it's like being the new girl at work in 1941 — The Jane Dough The surprising facts about Valentine's Day — LearnVest Ways to save on your taxes — Real Simple Reap the rewards of good credit — Dailyworth 31 hidden networks that can help you land jobs — Wise Bread Find loyalty clubs that pay — AllYou Are you crossing the line Read more

Experts Say Sexism Keeps Women Out of Military Combat Roles


Updated 02/13/12 5:39 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Women in Combat

Ask GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum why women shouldn't be allowed to serve in combat roles, and he will give you various reasons. First off, a man's emotions. Santorum believes men will try to save their fellow female soldiers, explaining this weekend: "instead of focused on the mission, they may be more concerned about protecting someone who may be in a vulnerable position, a woman in Read more

How Carrie Underwood Gets Grammy-Ready


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How Carrie Underwood Gets Grammy-Ready

Carrie Underwood, everyone's favorite Grammy-winning country singer and performer, has been using the suite of Olay deep cleansers to give her face a clean beyond what the eye (and cameras) can see. To prep for last night's Grammy Awards, Carrie first used Olay Shine Control Lathering Cleanser to get a deep, down-to-the-pore cleansing to minimize shine. With all those flash bulbs on the red Read more

Savvy Confessions: To Pay or Not to Pay


Updated 02/12/12 1:36 PM · Posted by Savvy Community · 3 comments

Friend Offers to Pay For Rent

This reader posted in our anonymous Savvy Confessions group, asking if she should crash at her friend's for free. Do you have any advice for her? I recently moved to a new city to job search. My friend offered her place for me to stay rent-free while I job search. I've been here for a month now and I've offered to pay for half the rent, but she insists that I don't. She's been so gracious to Read more

Savvy Links: Need a Job? Check Out the 10 Fastest Growing Careers


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Jobs That Are in Demand

Need a job? Check out the 10 fastest growing careers — LearnVest The dual income system for couples — DailyWorth Will you get fired if you pump breast milk at the office? — The Jane Dough Kate Middleton makes you want to shop — HuffPost Women 3 tax deductions you can never take — Wise Bread The one decision that can help you retire faster — Get Rich Slowly Have an inexpensive Read more

The Five Best Races For Women


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Best Races For Women From Marathons to 5Ks

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea Sage Steele, SportsCenter anchor, is preparing to run the Disney Princess Half Marathon at Walt Disney World on Feb. 26 and hoping to fall in love with running in the process. Follow Sage’s journey on espnW.com Women's races offer a decidedly different vibe than their coed Read more