Tag: Human behavior

Send Your Kids on a Christmas Treasure Hunt

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Photo: Yuganov Konstantin (Shutterstock) After a year of rising prices resulting from inflation, many families are cutting back on their holiday spending—including when it comes to gift-giving. Making a rule…

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The Best Personalized Gift Under $5

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Photo: Ambartsumian Valery (Shutterstock) At the end of a year that saw inflation reach a 41-year high, there may not be much (or anything) left in your annual budget to…

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11 ‘Facts’ From Medieval History That Are Just Plain Wrong

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Photo: sarkao (Shutterstock) On average, it’s true, most people died within a fairly small radius of the place where they grew up. But that doesn’t mean that everyone was a…

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Beware of ‘Snow Globing’ When Dating During the Holidays

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Photo: scaiphotography (Shutterstock) The holidays bring up all sorts of different feelings for singles, which explains why some engage in cuffing season (aka when you “cuff” yourself to someone—metaphorically of…

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Sending Money to ‘Yourself’ on Zelle Is a Scam

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Photo: XanderSt (Shutterstock) The point of Zelle was to be able to make easy, quick transactions between friends and family who trust each other: There is no fraud protection for…

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You Need to Know About ‘Recovery’ Scams

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Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) So you’ve just discovered you were scammed out of $1,000. You are feeling emotional and upset, and understandably so. You post about it on Twitter, notifying your…

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Use the Triangle Method to Tell Whether Someone Is Lying to You

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Photo: Bits And Splits (Shutterstock) People prone to manipulation tend to fall into one of two categories, according to Karen Donaldson, a communication and body-language expert. First, there are those…

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How Late in the Evening Is ‘Too Late’ to Eat a Meal?

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Photo: Travelpixs (Shutterstock) Recent studies have suggested that eating late at night may lead to weight gain, so how late is too late to eat? And while we’re asking questions,…

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Use the ‘Spotlight Technique’ to Stop a Cycle of Worry and Anxiety

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Photo: Matusciac Alexandru (Shutterstock) As humans, when we don’t know how something is going to turn out, it’s normal for us to worry. Sometimes, that worry takes the form of…

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