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Save on Health Care

Health care can be expensive, but without it we would not be able to keep ourselves—or our families—healthy. Check out these four tips to reduce your health care expenses: Pay...

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Managing Debt

It’s always best to avoid debt if possible. However, if you do owe money, here are some tips that can help you manage that debt successfully. Three tips to managing...

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Retirement Tips

How much money do you really need to save for retirement? Most experts say that 70% of your pre-retirement income will be enough to live comfortably once you retire. Consider...

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Talking About Finances

Talking to your spouse, family, or a financial advisor about finances can be very stressful. Here’s how to make it work: Step 1: Schedule a meeting Financial guru Pete the...

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Eat Your Colors

Taste the Rainbow! No, this is not in an effort to get you to eat more Skittles. We are talking about the vegetable and fruit rainbow. Eating many different colors...

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Simple Substitutions

Unless you make fried chicken for every meal you cook, chances are the foods you cook yourself are healthier than the foods you buy in a restaurant. Did you know...

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Brown Bagging It

Brown bag lunches aren’t just for children eating in the cafeteria. Adults can do it too! By packing your own perfectly-portable lunch, you control the portion size while staying wallet-wise....

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Cooking at Home

Eating out at restaurants offers a lot of great things–convenience, variety, and a stress-free meal. But there’s a big downside to eating out, too: high calorie counts, more sodium than...

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Creating Exercise Goals

It’s well known that physical activity is important for leading a healthy lifestyle, but the benefits go far beyond just keeping a trimmer waistline. The hard part is motivating yourself...

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Exercise and Your Diet

What you eat has a big impact on your health. It’s important to choose foods that will provide your body with vitamins and nutrients to give you the energy you...

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