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5 Helpful Tips to Avoid Catching the Flu

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:00:36 +0000

Unless you’ve been hiding out under the covers shivering, nursing a fever and clutching your achy bones, you probably know this has been a brutal flu season.

What you may not know is there are measures you can take to avoid the flu -- and most of them are pretty darned simple. So, what are they?

Ten Tips To Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

Brett Alan — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 03:37:22 +0000

New research suggests that people gain an average of one pound from Halloween to New Years Day. That doesn't sound bad. The problem is that we don't tend to lose that pound. Do that for 20 years and suddenly you're over weight. I'm not normally one to worry about it. I believe that holidays are meant to be celebrated. But...

Tips: Preserving Your Pumpkin

Josh — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:40:52 +0000

Aside from a bat going through your finely carved jack-o-lantern/pumpkin…..here are a few tips on how to preserve your pumpkin through the holiday. Tip #1-…… After the pumpkin is carved, spray the carved area with water. Then, cover the whole pumpkin with plastic wrap and store it in the fridge or in the basement while [...]

Tips For Boiling Eggs

Brett Alan — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:37:18 +0000

I'm not much of a cook. I like to grill quite a bit, but when it comes to indoor culinary arts, I've never been praised for my skills. If I wrote a cookbook, it would involve, pouring a bowl of cereal, making macaroni and cheese, and maybe hard boiling eggs. But did you know there's a right way and a wrong way to do it?

5 Helpful Tips for a Successful Tax Return

WYRK Staff — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:54:39 +0000

It’s tax time! It can get overwhelming to file all alone. Here are a few resources that might help. The IRS Website The IRS’s website, while written in legalese, is the ultimate guide to everything you’ll need to know about your taxes. Here, you can download tax forms and find out which items are deductible. The [...]

Best Advice For Thanksgiving…Plan Ahead!

Brett Alan — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:38:10 +0000

If you're like me, Thanksgiving is a holiday set aside for all my favorite f-words. Of course I'm talking about family, friends, football, and food!! But if you've ever tried to prepare the Thanksgiving feast, it's possible that some other f-words may have come to mind! It can be a long and daunting task to prepare the special dinner but here are some tips to help make the day a little easier...and maybe give you some time to sit back and enjoy the game too!