Watch my hands. Buddy Valastro Sr. was folding and stretching dough in the family’s Hoboken, N.J. bakery shop. Watch me, he said to his son. He...
You know it’s coming: those teen years when kids go crazy. If you think that your sensible, sweet 11-year-old won’t turn into a beast at age...
It is possible to reach adulthood and be irresponsible – many do – but it is a painful life that gets increasingly worse. Steven Stosny, a...
Retirement can have a multitude of meanings depending on the situation, but one constant is that there should be some strategy involved to ensure that the...
As the number of active shooters in public spaces rises worldwide, government, industry and educational institutions have focused on training people to act immediately during a...
Likability has a lot to do with friendly engagement. Imagine you have organized an outing for a group of people. Everyone is smiling but one person,...
Life insurance can be a tricky subject depending on what stage of life a person finds themselves in. Variables such as term limits, whole life policies,...
A couple of years ago, Wired magazine released a story about hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek taking near complete control over a Jeep Cherokee. In...
Baby boomers who are downsizing have a great opportunity to sell to Millennials who are upsizing. But the younger folks do want different things in their...
Across the country, real estate agents are reporting a strong sellers market driven by lower unemployment and tight inventory of existing homes. More people have more...
During the past several years, mainstream drones have gone from a somewhat geeky niche hobby to a full-on pop culture phenomenon. A recent report by FAA...
During years as kids grow, family dinner time tends to change, but it remains one of the fundamental building blocks of kids’ character and knowledge, experts...
One of the promises President Trump made before he was elected was to tackle family caregiving costs. Americans have seen their incomes squeezed by the skyrocketing...
Now is a good time to assess the effectiveness of our personal, social and business relationships. We can usually maintain better ones with loved ones, friends,...
As far as parenting goes, lots of opinions buzz around the topic of giving out allowances: How often should they get them? Should they be doing...
At some point in everyone’s career, this thought comes up: “Am I ready to follow my dreams and start my own business?” You may have dotted...
If you really want to cut your grocery expense in half — or more — don’t make a shopping list until you plan your meals. Money...
You could be the one to set up a block party In an apartment building, it could be called the third-floor party. On a long block,...
It’s all about how you treat others. More than 80 years have passed since Emily Post wrote her first book on etiquette. In 1922, people thought...
People can be so busy, with complicated lives and many obligations that they forget to enjoy the present and the little moments that matter. Life’s Special...
Kids between the ages of 17 and 23 can seem more independent than they actually are. Even if they are working and taking care of many...
Remember that when you bought your house, you went that extra mile to get the right house in the right school district and right neighborhood. Now...
When people plan a vacation, they probably have a particular destination, like Disney World, in mind from the beginning. From that point, they will try to...
Every year, consumers get a sneak peak at future and just-around-the-corner technology when at the electronics-focused CES trade show. This year was not lacking for new...
Cotton, polyester, wool — plastic? As if fashion was not tough enough to master, consumers will soon start having more options for sourcing their favorite clothing....
Many people may not realize that the landscape of cell phone providers has changed drastically over the past few years. According to Time magazine, carriers are...
It was March 24, 1958 and teenagers were misty-eyed as the teen idol Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army in Memphis, Tenn. Presley completed basic...
Many of us, say relationship experts, hold on to relationships long past the expiration date. If a friendship hurts, says Lillian Skye Noble, writing for hercampus.com,...
Jeet Banerjee is now 24 years old. At the age of 21, he had already written two books and started “several different companies.” The self-described digital...
You have to think like a buyer to get the best price on your house. Buyers want dreams on a budget; usefulness that looks like extravagance;...