Grusho Anna / Shutterstock.com The coronavirus pandemic is changing how we work, learn, communicate — and spend our leisure time. As countless families swap summer vacation plans for staycation plans, backyards are becoming stars of the show. If your yard, porch, patio, deck or balcony has been an afterthought for …
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A couple of months ago, I shared an article on how to start a garden without a back yard, which included a general guide to gardening that works whether you happen to have backyard garden space or just a bit of room on a balcony or a windowsill. If you …
Read More »S’pore Will Enter A Recession In 2020 – Here Are Some Ways You Can Future-Proof Your Career
So far this year, life as we know it has changed dramatically. Most of us are grappling with the strangeness of turning our homes into our workplaces, while some might be worried about how much longer they can stay employed. Others, unfortunately, may have already faced the brunt of layoffs …
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Let me be the first to tell you that there’s nothing wrong with you. You may have some patterns to unlearn, some self-love to embrace, and some new behaviors to embody, but seriously, there’s nothing wrong with you. If you want to change your negative self-talk, you’ve got to first …
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In the last few months, hundreds of millions of employees had to go home. It was a mass migration unlike any before it. While sheltering in place, companies have been wondering how to eventually bring all those people safely back into the office. However, there’s no road map for navigating …
Read More »12 Ways to Watch TV After Cutting Cable
A little less than two years ago, Sarah and I made the decision to get rid of cable television in our home. We canceled our cable service, which was costing us about $ 100 a month, and moved to a mixture of services. When I updated things with our experiences …
Read More »How Do You Waste Money? Let’s Count the Ways
Photo by Aaron Freeman / Money Talks News We all like to think we’re responsible with money. But if you think you never throw money away, maybe it’s time to think again. Because there are probably things you pay too much for, and things you pay for that you could …
Read More »AI Weekly: CDPA bill shows progress on coronavirus-tracking data privacy, but there’s still a ways to go
Contact tracing has quickly emerged as the go-to method of tracking the spread of the coronavirus among the general population, but there have been crucial questions around the most effective, ethical, and legal ways of doing so. New legislation introduced this week, the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), seeks …
Read More »12 Ways the Government Is Helping You Amid the Pandemic
Photo by Andy Dean Photography / Shutterstock.com Right now, the COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping through the country and upending lives. However, the government recognizes the disruption of many Americans’ finances right now. As a result, there are some big money moves being made by the government, primarily through new laws …
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