As strange as this year has been, we’re finally coming up on Memorial Day if you can believe it. With all of the madness around the world, VB Deals is here to cheer you up by bringing you some of the best deals online right now. From tension-relieving muscle relaxation …
Read More »For work from home, technology’s convenience matters more than its power
Over the years I’ve worked as a technology journalist, I’ve been lucky enough to watch multiple product categories evolve from their earliest days to maturity and sometimes sunsetting — a cyclical process that is rarely identical between different types of products, but often has similarities from category to category. One …
Read More »Researchers use predictive models to calculate more accurate COVID-19 case fatality ratios
A preprint study published by researchers at the Southern California Eye Institute, CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, and the University of California, Berkely investigated the biases that exist in COVID-19 case fatality ratios between groups and countries, like time- and severity-dependent reporting of cases and time-lags in outcomes. They found …
Read More »Questions About Savings Accounts, Career Changes, Cleaning Ovens, Cider and More
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.1. Career change during uncertain times2. What if everyone stays home?3. Chasing yield on savings accounts4. Food dehydrator versus using …
Read More »Questions About Credit Reports, Bar Soap, Side Gigs, Lawns and More
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.1. Free weekly credit reports!2. Bar soap versus body wash3. Alternatives to lawn and mowing4. Side gigs while at home5. …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: 3.2 Million More Claim Unemployment Benefits in the U.S.
Here’s what you need to know: As millions more Americans join the jobless rolls, even more economic pain is in the forecast. A majority of U.S. states don’t meet the White House’s guidelines for reopening. Trump wants the nation to move on to the recovery phase despite the risks of …
Read More »Getting Kids to Move More
When we asked readers recently what they wanted to know about the coronavirus and exercise, many parents responded with variations of the question — or in some instances, the cri de coeur — of how do I get my kids to move more and stop sitting all day in front …
Read More »Questions About Weddings, Windfalls, Castile Soap, Hybrid Cars, CSAs and More
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.1. Using my stimulus check2. Gas prices and hybrid cars3. Worried about returning to work4. Wedding planning suggestions?5. Safely storing …
Read More »Inspiration from Brooke Foss Westcott, Handwritten Letters, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More
Once a month (or so), I share a dozen things that have inspired me to greater personal, professional, and financial success in my life. I hope they bring similar success to your life. Please enjoy the archives of earlier collections of inspirational things. This month’s installment is heavily geared toward …
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