If you swapped out your incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescent bulbs several years ago, you know how much expense was involved up front to save money in electrical bills down the road. Now green energy experts are...

If you read most stories about gift giving, you’d think men have one of the most impossible jobs in the world. So many articles focus on helping guys pick a gift for a woman. Of course, women can...

Want to make it seem as though you rushed out for a last-minute gift on Valentine’s Day? Stick with the boring heart-shaped box of chocolates, especially if it’s from the 24-hour convenience store up the street. Want...

If your favorite brand of beer is simply one that is cold or one that someone else hands to you, you probably don’t make up the target audience for the increasing number of home brewing machines appearing. But...

The Lego Movie was a popular movie for adults and children alike a few years ago. And although there were plenty of great characters, Batman stole the show. Any doubts about that were laid to rest when...

Many video game collectors would balk at the idea of selling off pieces of their hard earned collection.  You never know when that one readily-available game will suddenly become rare and particularly expensive to buy.  However, if...

The Super Bowl: The one time when the fast forward button on the DVR remote doesn’t get a workout. Reports say Fox is charging $5 million for a 30-second TV commercial for Super Bowl LI. But when...

The Super Bowl is the most watched television event every year, drawing both fanatical NFL followers and those who only watch the football for something to do between commercials. If you’ve been invited to a Super Bowl...

I love the idea of subscription boxes, but I’m always a little wary of them.  I do know that they are almost always a good deal, but are the items things I actually want, or is it...

They say that “beauty is pain”, and while that may be true in some ways (I will never pluck my eyebrows, thanks), it doesn’t have to be true in finding your beauty products in the first place. ...

Did you make a New Year’s resolution to save on eating out this year? Perhaps you just want some healthier lunch options? According to a 2012 study, nearly half of Americans buy coffee on workdays and 66 percent of workers regularly...

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the first of the many Star Wars “sidequels” promised by Disney when it bought the Star Wars property from George Lucas in 2012. Suggested by ILMer John Knoll (story and visual FX...