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The Gender Pay Gap: 3 Reasons Women Earn Less than Men

(TNS)–Tuesday was Equal Pay Day, which was invented by an activist group two decades ago to draw attention to the wage divide between men and women. The day comes in April, roughly marking how many extra months women would have to work into the new year to make what men made the year the year […]
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For Sale: New Orleans’ Very Haunted Magnolia Mansion

In a city famous for its fabulous food, music and art, New Orleans also has some of the most colorful homes in the world—many with legends that are even more interesting than the homes themselves. Encompassing everything from French Quarter cast-iron balconies and colorful courtyards, such as the Gardette-LePretre Mansion, where a Turkish sultan and […]
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DIY Garden Beds the Whole Family Can Help With

What’s a surefire way to get kids to eat their vegetables? Heap their plates with homegrown bounty plucked right from the backyard. Gardening as a family gives children an appreciation for the work behind the food on the table, an understanding of basic ecology, and a chance to help parents outside. Meanwhile, for us adults, […]
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Britney Does It Again: Pop Icon’s Thousand Oaks Home Up for Sale

Don’t hold it against her. Britney Spears has placed her Thousand Oaks, Calif. home on the market —seven months after purchasing a nearby property—for $8,995,000. The Mediterranean-style, single-story home is located in the Lake Sherwood enclave, neighboring a who’s-who in music that includes Paul Anka and Tom Petty. She’s so lucky! Built in 2010 and purchased by Spears […]
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3 Savings Mistakes Even Smart People Make

(TNS)—Do you always tell yourself that you’ll start saving more money, but you never actually get around to it? If that describes you, you’re probably making these three savings mistakes even smart people make. Not Paying Yourself First Let’s begin by accepting two facts. Fact one: You spend all your money every month, and have […]
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Great Spaces: Oprah Makes Montecito Moves

Back in December, Oprah Winfrey snapped up a deluxe ski spot in Colorado, but it appears one new property isn’t enough for this media maven. The 62-year-old talk show host recently bought a Southern California property, a Montecito equestrian farm purchased at auction for a staggering $28.5 million. One of the largest properties in the […]
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Home Security Tips for Condo Owners

While living in a condo or apartment building may have certain security advantages over a traditional house, there are still several important home security tips that owners and renters should keep top of mind. Weiser, manufacturers of innovative, high quality and secure door locksets, recommend simple, common sense security when it comes to keeping your […]
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Keepin’ It Weird: 8 Bizarre Bathrooms from Around the World

From pop-up toilets in city streets to a bathroom surrounded entirely by an aquarium, these public and private bathrooms are beyond bizarre—and you need to see them! The One Way Toilet This public restroom in Basel, Switzerland features one way mirrored walls, so you can people watch while you do your business. And because the […]
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Andy Warhol’s First New York Art Studio Listed for $10M

Heads up Art History lovers: Andy Warhol’s very first studio, located in New York’s Upper East Side, is now on the market. Before Warhol dominated New York City with a visual art movement known as pop art, he lived in a townhouse near 89th and Lexington Avenue with his mother. After a few years, his art […]