A recent change for us is we have established 529 plan account for college savings accounts for our daughter. Long ago my goal was to set aside ~$5k at the birth of my kids, but so far we have roughly $1,800 set aside for our daughter's tuition in these accounts. I have been ...

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California is about to become the first state to regulate how much energy flat-screen TVs use. If the new rules go into effect in November as planned, many flat screens sold in California in 2011 will have to use a third less energy than they do now. Some retailers have banded together to oppose the ...

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Photo: hoyasmeg Whether you work in an office or not, there are plenty of ways to burn the day away at work. Whether it’s checking your e-mail constantly or even dropping in on coworkers to analyze last night’s ball game, you can find plenty of distractions if you’re looking for them. However, what about the distractions ...

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Fallingwater – an architectural Magnum Opus Image at flickr.com Frank Lloyd Wright is a legend among architects.  He was perhaps the most famous American architect of all time, not so much for the height of his skyscrapers, but rather for pushing an idea he called “organic architecture,” which means buildings built into their surrounding environments – not ...

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