Is Your House Giving You Asthma?

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More than 17 million American adults and 7.5 million children currently have asthma, and the rates are rising. If you suffer, here’s how to make sure your own home isn’t to blame.

When College Grads Move Home: Six Ways to Get Them Off the Couch

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Things are not looking so good for this year’s college graduates. In fact, some 85 percent of the class of 2011 will be moving back home at some point in their lives. Here’re some simple tips any parent can use to get their son or daughter to step away from the video games and into a job interview.

How I Turned Big Business Insights Into Micro-Business Success

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Lea Woodward co-founded Kinetiva to help entrepreneurs find their own path in life. Her projects have garnered international media attention. Woodward tells how she went from a 9-to-5 to starting her own business — using her corporate experiences along the way.

Why the Best Online Customer Service Is Invisible

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Forget customer service rankings. Think how satisfied you'd be if you picked online stores that simply worked right in the first place.

It’s a Deal: $2 Tanks at Old Navy this Weekend

It’s a Tankathon Weekend at Old Navy, where solid-rib tank tops for women, girls, and toddlers start at just $2 on Saturday and Sunday. Print out this coupon and you can snag deals a day before the masses, starting on Friday, June 24.

High Gas Prices Steer July 4 Travelers Away from the Road

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Travel group AAA reported that the cost of gas will force more people than last year to forgo road travel this Fourth of July weekend.

Why Sallie Mae Should Change Its Name

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Many families and prospective borrowers don’t understand that Sallie Mae is no longer connected with the government. Today it’s a publicly traded private company that sponsors state government initiatives.

Is the ATM Cash-Dispensing Sound Fake?

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In true Pavlovian form, humans are accustomed to getting excited at the sweet sound of an ATM dispensing cash. But is that sound artificially generated? If so, why?

Americans Spend More Time Sleeping, Watching TV, Brewing Beer. Is Unemployment the Reason?

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The economy has obviously slowed down over the past few years. Despite how frantically busy life may seem, so has the average American, who is watching a little more TV, engaging in more leisure activities and hobbies, and catching a little more shuteye compared to a few years ago.

Lawmakers Take Aim at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

If you can’t beat ‘em, starve ‘em. Today, the House Appropriations Committee is expected to advance bank-friendly legislation created and approved by its financial services subcommittee that effectively hamstrings the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by blocking its access to funding.