College athletes hoverboard, but the dangers are well known
They are blamed for hundreds of visits to emergency rooms, banned from airplanes for bursting into flames, and no longer sold at some stores. Better…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good publishes The Smart Reader, a practical general-interest article library from SGME Software, LLC.
Safety group to review how it rates cars
Safety group to reviewhow it rates cars on safety U.S. regulators are revising the process of assigning safety ratings to new vehicles. It proposes to…
Using your phone to order and buy can change how you handle money
You can blame the speed and seeming simplicity of technology for some poor buying decisions, says Shlomo Benartzi, a UCLA behavioral economist. Benartzi…
Income tax changes to plan for in 2016
By learning about tax changes early in 2016, you’ll have more time to plan for them. Here are nine changes, according to the IRS and USAToday. 1. Income…
Great $10 bottles of wine
Howard W. Hewitt of Grape Sense says his column educates consumers on wine quality. He reports that people who want a great wine for $10 have several good…
Moneywise: Average gas mileage is better than ever
In spite of consumers affection for SUVs and pickups, the average fuel economy for new vehicles is still improving, according to the Environmental…
Here’s how to deal with imperfections, gain resilience
Book Review Here’s how to deal with imperfections, gain resilience Berne Brown, author of I Thought It Was Just Me, again urges us to expose and expel our…
How procrastinators can get started and keep moving
Researchers say chronic procrastination is an emotional strategy for dealing with stress, but it can also lead to issues in relationships, jobs, finances…
How you view yourself has an impact on your well-being and your productivity
Remember the story of the little train going up a big hill. It kept saying, “I think I can, I think I can,” and it did. Psychologists at Olin College of…
SUVs turned 2015 into the best sales year ever
In 2015, automakers sold 17.47 million vehicles, according to Autodata. It bested what Kelly Blue Book reported as the previous record of 17.35 million in…