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(Apr. 15) - With mortgage rates bouncing around like a child's plastic yo-yo, pulled down by government intervention in the housing market and yanked back up again by a strengthening economy, experts say now is the moment for...
Five ways to save money on Thanksgiving travel now
12:00 PM 9/30/2010
This Friday marks the beginning of the sweet spot for reduced airfares for Thanksgiving Day, travel experts say. If you're looking to fly somewhere for the four-day holiday, they add, the best time to book is the first two weeks of October, when airlines put some seats on sale.
And there's the...
You'll love this flight, or you'll get your money back
4:00 PM 9/27/2010
With dislike of airlines climbing to an all-time high, an upstart carrier is offering 100% money back guarantee on your ticket if you're not completely satisfied.
Of course, there are caveats to Open Skies' "Love Everything, or Pay Nothing," promotion.
Fright addicts looking for a different way to celebrate Halloween this year might want to visit one or more of the country's most ghost-infested sites.
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Housing supplants child care as No. 1 stressor for employees
4:00 PM 9/23/2010
The nation's largest private employee assistance program reported this week that for the first time in several decades, housing overtook child care as the top reason thousands of workers called asking for help.
ComPsych reported that queries related to moving rose 14% in the first half of this...
They've discovered eight-inch-long African snails, hundreds of thousands of fake Viagra tablets and 17 bags of undeclared citrus peels.
At international airports across the U.S.-- and indeed around the world -- customs officials are continually challenged by the astonishing array of goods people...
Scoring free designer cosmetics is easy. To get them, you just need to ask. Yes, you might have to endure a 10-minute spiel from a well-coiffed saleswoman, undoubtedly clad from head to toe in black. But smile, nod a lot and remember you are there to get high-end samples. Period.
Designer...
Shoulder season steals on airfare and hotel rates
3:30 PM 9/17/2010
Anyone who took a vacation this summer knows that airfares are rising, even as carriers stubbornly refuse to add any flights to their schedules to ease congestion on board.
But travelers can typically get the most bang for their buck during shoulder season -- that period between Labor Day and...
The toxic, foul-smelling chemicals in nail polish remover are so strong they can dissolve plastic. So it's no wonder that this cleaner is useful for tackling some difficult jobs around the house.
I've personally wielded the brightly-colored formulas to banish stubborn scorch marks from...
World's largest hotel group promises to pay checked baggage fees
1:00 PM 8/26/2010
"Overpack. There's plenty of room for the maybes and why nots. We're paying"
So urged InterContinental Hotels Group recently in an all-out push to win back customers to its properties this fall with an unusual promotion in which it's offering to pay for guests' baggage fees.
There's plenty of...
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