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The Frugal Traveler: How to Check out the London Olympics for Less

(MCT)—With the 2012 London games rapidly approaching, many travelers are wondering how to have the most affordable Olympic experience possible. Fortunately, a number of free and low-cost options are available to visitors of this historic English city.


Do Your Part: Top 7 Ways to Detoxify Your Life

(MCT)—2012 is here and Do Your Part is kicking off a year of green challenges. January is “Detox Your Life” month. We’re focusing on finding and eliminating the hidden chemicals that could be polluting your home and your family. To get you started, here are my “Top 7 Ways to Detox Your Life.”


How-To: Get More out of Low-Interest Savings

(MCT)—The peace of mind that comes with having emergency savings is worth far more than any interest rate. But it’s really too bad there’s so little reward for funding a cash cushion. Interest rates on most bank savings accounts are close to zero. Even the so-called high-yielding savings accounts pay out less than 1 percent.


Study: Most Phone Users Skim Surface of Available Apps

(MCT)—Apps are catching on, sort of. Clearly, the number of applications for smartphones and tablets is skyrocketing along with sales of those devices. There are apps for learning Russian, touching up photos, playing Angry Birds, finding pizza and a myriad of other activities.


Buying the Boss a Holiday Gift: Five Tips

(MCT)—Thinking of giving the boss a holiday gift? Be cautious, it could turn out badly. Here are tips for how to do it right. • Consider making it a group gift. Ask your co-workers to chip in for a present you all give to the boss.


Combat Holiday Stress; Shift Your Focus

(MCT)—Much like peppermint mochas and hearing “Santa Baby” on repeat, holiday stress has become an inevitable hallmark of the season, with the frazzled shopper and lonely divorcee practically fixtures in the scene.


Do Your Part: Get Crafty This Season

(MCT)—Let me just put one thing out there—I don’t consider myself “crafty.” I am not the person who can take a dresser from the dump and turn it into a shabby chic work of art or take scraps of wood and create a fabulous new picture frame. But this year is a bit different.


Baker’s Tips for Awesome Cookies

(MCT)—Baking cookies is like a family: Each ingredient has its own special quality, and when you mix them all together, the result is awesome. Here are some cookie-baking tips from Daily Bread owner Patrick Judd and his family.


Your Place: Repair or Replace? A Recurring Question in Tough Times

(MCT)—When should you repair and when should you replace? With the economic downturn keeping people in their homes longer and money ever tighter, it is a choice being considered by more homeowners these days.


Q&A: Surprise Lien Derails Foreclosure Purchase

(MCT)—QUESTION: I have a contract to buy a foreclosed property and am ready to close. On the closing date, it was discovered that the home had an outstanding lien. The lender doesn’t want to pay the lien. What rights do I have? I know if I don’t close, I lose my deposit, but what is the bank responsible for here?


World’s Wildest Snow and Ice Houses

The following homes are a handful of the wintery products, constructed by some of the world’s most creative builders.


Do Your Part: Give Waste-Free Gifts

(MCT)—You know what I don’t want this year? More stuff. I don’t want to give stuff that won’t be used, receive stuff that won’t be used, or be surrounded by stuff that won’t be used. Remember the George Carlin bit about “stuff”? In one of his classic stand up routines he said, “A house is just a place to keep


Solitary Splendor: Colleges Fill Students’ Desire for Single Rooms

(MCT)—Emmadora Boutcher of Teaneck, N.J., loves the privacy of her new single dorm room at Montclair State University. “I’m so much happier,” said Boutcher, who lived with four others in a suite last year. “As an only child, I really like having my own space.”


Big Begonias Are a ‘Must Have’ in Next Year’s Landscape

(MCT)—If you have been looking for a big begonia that can take full sun then by all means remember the word ‘Big.’ Big is a hot new series of begonias that came out three or so years ago and has literally leaped off the trial charts.


Q&A: Just Say ‘No’ to Office Holiday Obligations

(MCT)—This is the time of year when you get that call from Aunt Vivian saying: “Hello dear, I just wanted to make sure I have your address right. I’ll be sending my fruitcake!”


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