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Improve Your Credit Score in Five Easy Steps

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One of the most important things you can do is to pay your bills on time Having a good credit score can make your life easier. You could qualify for loans with better interest rates, rent a house or apartment, and get service from telephone and utility companies. On the other hand, having a bad […]

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Fit Fridays

Self Magazine’s Workout in the Park

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Here’s something I am really looking forward to: Self Magazine’s Workout in the Park. This will be my first and hopefully not my last workout in the park with Self Magazine. On Saturday, May 12th, 2012 I am grabbing a workout buddy and heading out to Central Park (Rumsey Playfield), in NYC, and #GetFit and […]

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HealthAndWellness

Spa Week Media Event Recap – Spring 2012

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image source: Spa Week Spa Week Media Event – Spring 2012 As always, Spa Week Media events are always welcomed. This is the event where the media gets together and enjoy a complimentary night of pampering services, provided by a few select spas. Everyone knows to arrive early if you want to enjoy a quick […]

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HealthAndWellness

Where Do Celebs Like Oprah, Jay Z, Cuck Norris and Miley Cyrus Spa?!

Looking to get pampered and brush elbows with Hollywood’s elite? This list is better than a star map… it’s a spa map! We’ve got the inside scoop on which spas celebrities like Oprah, Jay-Z, Chuck Norris, Miley Cyrus, Jessica Simpson, Kendra Wilkinson, Kristen Bell, Rachel Weisz and Joan Rivers frequent. Here’s the best part: us […]

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Money Mondays

Survey Says: More Americans Are Stretching Tax Refunds Further This Year as Their “Needs” Top Their “Wants”

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78 percent vow to spend this year’s tax refund wisely This year, one in two Americans receiving a tax refund (50 percent) say they plan to spend the extra money on bills or other household expenses, as opposed to vacations (15 percent), leisure activities (8 percent) or gifts (4 percent), according to a recent poll […]

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Books Entertainment

Whitney Houston! The Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall of the Woman Whose Voice Inspired a Generation by Mark Bego

It’s hard to believe that over a month ago news broke of Whitney Houston’s death. When an opportunity came that I could get to know Whitney a little more through this book, I jumped at the chance. We all know the mainstream story, she came from a very musical family, got her start as a […]

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Money Mondays

20-Somethings Stressed by $45,000 in Average Debt

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Twenty-somethings’ mounting debt is taking its toll, as 60 percent of the generation who grew up amid economic growth and graduated into a hard-hitting recession say they feel stressed about their outstanding debt, according to a survey by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). Findings: Walking the Tightrope of Savings and Debt Overwhelmed […]

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Books Fit Fridays HealthAndWellness

Health and Fitness Books to Add to Your Collection

image source: I’ve recently started reading this weight training book that I got through Need 2 Know Books. We all know, I love to try new workouts, here and there, and between going to the gym and working out at home, I like to read up on ways to stay healthy and improve my workouts. […]

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Fit Fridays

What is TRX Suspension Training?

What is Suspension Training®? Not everyone knows what Suspension Training® exercise equipment is, but it might be helpful to begin with what it absolutely is not. Suspension Training exercise equipment is not a big expensive weight-training machine. It’s not a glorified rubber band. It’s not a fitness fad. And you will not see any TRX® […]

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HealthAndWellness

16 SWEET Spa Week Ingredients + Their Benefits

Article originally published as Happy Sweet Sixteen, Spa Week! on SpaWeek Daily.   1. CHOCOLATE   Our skin craves chocolate as much as we do. Chocolate is rich in antioxidants and is high in magnesium, which promotes cell growth, repairs tissues, and absorbs nutrients. The fats in this sweet treat also moisturize and work as […]

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Wicked on Broadway

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Earlie this year, I went to see Wicked for my birthday. I had been dying to see this play, I’ve heard wonderful things about it so I had to go see it. Wicked is the back story of The Wizard of Oz, from the witches point of view. It was very interesting to see/hear their […]

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Conferences SXSW

SXSW Interactive 2012 – Hashtags

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Click here to download the SXSW Interactive 2012 Hashtags’ Guidebook Please note: the times indicated on the guidebook are on Austin, TX time. (They are 1 hour behind if you are following from NYC.) Some time today many of you will be making your way to Austin, TX for South by Southwest 2012. Some of […]

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Tips Tuesdays

Spring Ahead

Please remember to set your clocks, watches, cell phones 1 hour ahead this weekend.
Starting at 1:59am Sunday morning.

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Blogging Tips Conferences Marketing Tips Travel Thursdays

The New York Times Travel Show 2012: DIY Video Revolution or Guerilla Video by Robert Reid

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DIY Video Revolution or Guerilla Video Yesterday, we learned some great Content is Key tips by Yahoo! Travel Editor’s Deborah Hopewell. Today, we’ll learn some great stuff about working with video. This New York Times Travel Show conference session by Robert Reid of Lonely Planet, was one of my favorite, because he focused on a […]

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The New York Times Travel Show 2012: Content is Key Tips by Deborah Hopewell

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CONTENT IS KEY: HOW Y! TRAVEL IS REMAKING A TRANSACTIONAL SITE INTO A MEDIA HUB In this conference session Deborah Hopewell, Travel Editor for Yahoo! Travel talked to us about internet content and ways in which Y! Travel is transitioning into a media hub. Below are some tips, quotes and other helpful information that Deborah shared […]

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The New York Times Travel Show 2012 – A Brief Recap

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This year The New York Times Travel Show was very informative to me as a Travel/Informational Blogger. The NY Times Travel Show is mainly aimed at Travel Agents or Travel Professionals or Travel Consultants as they prefer to call themselves, but as a travel blogger you too can get a whole lot of useful information […]

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Books Reviews

Happy Adults by Cathy Glass – Book Review

image source: Palamedes PR Ltd. This book review post was written by Krishna R. Davenport, Editor of RandomNYCSarcasm. Be sure to connect with Krishna on Twitter or join the blog discussion at her blog. Author Cathy Glass best known for her memoirs and advice on raising happy children, takes her 25 years as a foster […]

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Technology Tips Tuesdays

Google Glasses – Are We Ready for Augmented Reality?

Technology just keeps getting better. This past week, Nike announced their latest technology: Nike Plus Training and Nike Plus Basketball. Well, Google is another company that launches a lot of things as well, and this new project they are currently working on seems like it’ll be pretty huge by the end of the year. Some […]

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The Interviews TV Shows

FRINGE – “The End of All Things” – an Interview with Jeff Pinkner & J.H. Wyman

The pivotal Fringe episode “The End of All Things” airs tonight on FOX. This week we got a chance to catch up with the Executive Producers of Fringe, Jeff Pinker and J.H. Wyman to find out more about tonight’s episode: “The End of All Things”. Check out the interview below. You have, obviously, at least […]

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Fit Fridays

Summer Just Got Better with Nike Plus Training

I am super excited about this major announcement by Nike. This Summer Nike is bringing us (workout fiends, fitness lovers, and anything in between), an amazing new technology Nike+ Basketball and Nike+ Training. Nike+ Basketball and Nike+ Training, two new experiences connecting digitally enabled footwear with interactive mobile applications that together deliver a revolutionary sport […]