The 15 Most Expensive States for Retirees in 2023

Olena Yakobchuk / Shutterstock.com Rising costs are on the minds of many these days but perhaps most urgently among those nearing retirement. Between having less time to save or wait for investments to rebound and stubbornly high inflation raising costs, one of the best ways to control expenses is to live somewhere affordable. That could … Read more

10 Clever Ways to Save Money at Restoration Hardware

Andriy Blokhin / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. Don’t have $1,000 to spend on an 18-inch vintage nautical pendant light or $4,000 for a textured linen weave chaise lounge? Such mind-bending prices may make you think you have no business stepping foot inside a Restoration Hardware gallery. But if … Read more

Can Money Buy Happiness? Actually, Yes

We all suspected it, and now there’s (even more) research to prove it: Earning more money does actually make people happier. That’s according to a new study from Daniel Kahneman and Matthew Killingsworth, researchers at Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively, which finds that happiness rises as income does. The analysis upends previous … Read more

10 States Where Car Thefts Are Soaring

chalermphon_tiam / Shutterstock.com Car thefts reached record or near-record levels in many places across the U.S. in 2022, according to a new report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, a not-for-profit association supported by the insurance industry. Auto thefts soared over the 1 million mark for the first time since 2008. Nationwide, monthly thefts “consistently … Read more

How to Lower Stress and Boost Your Mood in 5 Minutes

Feeling stressed out? In just a few minutes, you can restore calm with a simple technique known as “cyclic sighing.” Researchers as Stanford Medicine say this controlled breathing exercise –which involves exhaling very slowly — can have positive effects in just five minutes, improving mood and decreasing rates of resting breathing. The latter is considered … Read more