5 Things You Always Wanted to Know About Paying For College


Updated 05/23/12 10:16 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Important Facts About Paying For College

Paying for college is such a complex issue. LearnVest helps simplify it by answering some key questions in regard to paying tuition. If you believe everything you read, then you might think you need to be a Rockefeller to have kids. That, of course, isn't the case. Yes, kids are expensive, and thinking about paying for a college education can be scary and frustrating . . . but that's where we Read more

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage


Updated 05/18/12 12:53 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Mark Tyrrell offers eight relationship tools to make your marriage work. "All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble." — Raymond Hull So how do you make your marriage work? Or do you just blindly hope it'll take care of itself? Think of a hot, successful Read more

How Long Does It Take to Feel Sexy Again?


Updated 04/17/12 6:05 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Feeling Sexy After Giving Birth

Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Kerala Taylor about bringing sexy back after baby. Last week, when a coworker pointed at my shirt, I immediately started to panic. My first thought: My breasts are leaking. Or maybe I had missed a spit-up stain in my state of Read more

Going the Distance: 10 Tips to Getting a Job in Your Dream City


Updated 03/29/12 11:33 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

How to Get a Job in Another City

You might dream of packing your bags and running off to make it big in New York City, but the fact of the matter is, it's extremely hard to get a call back from an employer if you don't live the same city. To raise your chances of succeeding, here are some things you should do: Move There: The best way to find a job in the city you'd love to work in is to be on the ground, networking, and Read more

6 Tips to Spend Less on Health Care


Updated 03/26/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Reduce Healthcare Expenses

Many people pay a lot of money for medical expenses. Kiplinger shares a couple of ways to cut your health bills. Spend less on drugs Switching to generic drugs is one of the easiest ways to save — especially now that some big-name medications, such as Lipitor, have gone generic (see Brand-Name Lipitor at Generic Prices). Some brand-name drugs don’t have a generic clone but do have a Read more

What to Do If You Made a Mistake on Your Taxes


Updated 03/21/12 4:40 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Correct a Tax Mistake

Not everyone's perfect. People make mistakes, and if you made a mistake on your taxes, don't fret. LearnVest gives advice on what you should do. Woman makes mistake on tax return. Files an amendment. Sending off your completed tax return is an amazing feeling. Goodbye to all that work until next year! That is, until you realize you’ve made a mistake. Maybe an extra 1099 came in the mail. Or Read more

Savvy Links: A Guide to Rocking Your New Role At Work


Updated 03/16/12 12:45 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Impress at Your New Job

A guide to rocking your new role at work — The Grindstone 3 ways to be a better brainstormer — LearnVest Career lessons I learned selling Girl Scout cookies — The Jane Dough The best free films on YouTube — Tecca What we don't say when we talk about female success — HuffPost Women Are you getting charged by a text message scam? — Wise Bread Get great advice from money pros — Read more

Don't Do Your Taxes Without Looking at These 10 Tips


Updated 02/22/12 9:46 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tax Tips For 2012 Tax Season

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Grab your sharpened No. 2s. Tax season is upon us! OK, we’re kidding about the No. 2s. (We recommend you e-file.) But the sentiment still stands: let’s face our taxes head on and get them out of the way. Wouldn’t it be great to enter March with your tax refund in hand? LearnVest isn’t about to leave you alone in the Read more

What You Never Knew About Procrastination and How to Cure It


Updated 03/19/12 10:58 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Stop Chronic Procrastination

Some people may wonder why procrastination advice seems to never work for them and if there is a deeper issue at hand. Well, for 20 percent of the population who are chronic procrastinators, it is a serious problem that needs to be addressed, according to Joseph Ferrari, a psychology professor at DePaul University and a leading expert in the study of procrastination. For those 20 percent, Read more

11 Things You Need to Throw Away and Other Savvy Hits of the Week!


Updated 03/19/12 10:38 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

11 Things You Need to Throw Away and Other Savvy Hits of the Week!

Eleven things you need to throw away. Be frugal and save money on gas with these tips. Make your daily commute less painful with these apps. Five signs you're burned out. Don't let the wedding bells distract you — read these tax tips for newlyweds. Is it really that great to be an übersuccessful career woman like Sheryl Sandberg? Don't make these tax season mistakes. Single gals, enjoy V Read more