Organize your money
Money 

5 Ways to Organize Your Money

We all want to be orderly and organized about our money. But intentions don’t always lead to actions. And then, of course, life throws in a good left curve any now and again. But it’s important to keep fighting the good fight and organize your money. The payoff for doing so is considerable: not only are your bills paid on time, but you can plan and achieve long-term financial goals. Retirement? Pay for your kids’ college? House renovations? All sounds good. So here’s the thing: don’t think of being orderly…

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Should You Pay Off Debt or Save for Retirement? 

Remember the board game Life? Where you got in your nifty plastic car and “drove” your life pathway, making big decisions (college or no college?) and achieving major life goals along the way? Turns out, lowercase-L life is not that different. You have moments where you have to make big financial decisions that will impact your future in ways you can’t always easily predict. Like: should you pay off debt or save for retirement?  Look at the Pros and Cons  For big life decisions, using the old pros-and-cons lists is…

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Technology 

Thinking about getting solar panels? Here’s what you need to know

Solar panels have proven to be a great way to use sunlight as an energy source to power homes. Not only do they reduce carbon emissions, but also help save on your utility bills in the long run. While the cost of solar panels has decreased significantly over the years, it can still be a large investment that requires planning. If you’re considering getting solar panels, here’s what you need to know. Before going ahead and purchasing the panels, you’ll need to make sure that you have a good place…

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Environment Family 

New safe sleep guidelines for babies released by the American Academy of Pediatrics

To help guide new parents on the best date sleeping practices for babies, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has put together a new list of safe sleep guidelines. The American Academy of Pediatrics has reviewed almost 160 scientific articles on sleep-related infant fatalities and used the findings to update its safe sleep recommendations for the first time since 2016. The AAP advises against inclined surfaces The main recommendation by the AAP is to make sure the babies sleep flat on their backs and not on inclined surfaces. Furthermore, babies…

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Top lightweight mobile games
Games 

Top Lightweight Mobile Games

If you are on the lookout for excellent mobile games that are not intensive on your devices, look no further. There are some great options for those with limited storage and computing power. Here are some of the top lightweight mobile games that are worth checking out. 8 Ball Pool   With millions of players worldwide, 8 Ball Pool is the most popular pool simulator game around, and for good reason. The gameplay is simple, and controls are easy to learn which makes it an easy game to get into.…

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Best assistant apps for android
Technology 

The Best Assistant Apps for Android

In a world where we are always looking to boost productivity and become more time-efficient, assistant apps are becoming increasingly popular especially among Android users. Nowadays anything from web searches to sending text messages can be done seamlessly using an assistant app using just your voice. Many personal assistant apps have emerged from major companies such as Google, Amazon, and more. So, without any further ado, here are some of the best assistant apps for android. Google Assistant Google Assistant comes pre-installed with newer Android phones and is one of…

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New Top Gun and Mission Impossible Movies Delayed Again
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Entertainment News 

New Top Gun and Mission Impossible Movies Delayed Again

Deadline reports Paramount Pictures will be delaying the release of three of its biggest upcoming films — including the latest installments in the Top Gun and Mission Impossible franchises — to 2022. In the announcement, the production company attributed the delays to the ongoing pandemic, stating that Mission: Impossible 7, Top Gun: Maverick, and Jackass Forever won’t be hitting their release dates as originally planned. The new Top Gun movie is being moved back from Thanksgiving weekend 2021 to Memorial Day 2022, Mission: Impossible 7 now has a release date…

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Elon Musk Announces Tesla to Build a Humanoid Robot Prototype by 2022
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Business News 

Elon Musk Announces Tesla to Build a Humanoid Robot Prototype by 2022

On Thursday, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, announced during AI day that the company will create a humanoid robot prototype called “The Tesla Bot”. Musk expects the prototype to be complete sometime next year in 2022. In previous statements made by Musk, he warned about the dangers if Artificial Intelligence powered robots and how he predicts scary outcomes from them. “I like to just keep an eye on what’s going on with artificial intelligence,” Musk told  CNBC’s Closing Bell in 2014. “There have been movies about this, you know, like ‘[The]…

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US Parents Want In-person Learning Despite Rise in Covid-19 Cases
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Education News 

US Parents Want In-person Learning Despite Rise in Covid-19 Cases

Results of a new survey show that the overwhelming majority of parents in the US want students to return to in-person learning for the new academic year. 89% of parents that responded to the survey planned to send their children back to school for in-person learning. That figure is up from 84% in May, according to the findings of the study, which was conducted by the Rand Corp., a non-profit research organization, and published by the Rockefeller Foundation on Wednesday. Interestingly, this sentiment is shared among parents across all races…

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Growing Concerns as Inflation Hits a 13-year High
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Family News 

Growing Concerns as Inflation Hits a 13-year High

Last month, inflation hits a 13-year high. Consumer prices jumped to the highest rates since September 2008, indicating soaring demand and decreased supply. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation jumped almost 1 percent from May to June this year. It is now up 5.4% in comparison to one year ago. The cost of many consumer goods has risen since the pandemic. Air fares are up 9.6%, furniture is up 7.8% and daily staples, such as coffee, are up 8.1%. Several factors are driving the higher prices of goods…

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