How to take care of yourself after a heart attack
The American Heart Association (2016) recommends these five steps to give yourself the best chance at recovery from a heart attack. Take any prescribed…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
Progress against heart disease stalls; death rate rises
After decades of dramatic progress, the death rate for heart disease has begun to show a slight increase. The death rate for heart disease has been…
Easy Valentine dinner is perfect for the non-cooking spouse
Dinner for two Easy Valentine dinner is perfect for the non-cooking spouse Hey, there is a lot of romance in making dinner for your love. If you aren’t a…
More danger for drivers than for workers
Highway work zone accidents increasing Most work zone accident victims are motorists, a fact that the public may not realize, says E. Dean Carlson, Kansas…
Drive out of a trance
Truckers call it “highway hypnosis,” a trance-like condition that can hit anyone on a long-distance drive. Experts say the real problem is driving without…
Commuting: You don’t control traffic
How traffic moves is beyond your control. It doesn’t matter if you are in a hurry, uptight, or anticipating something at the end of your commute. So why…
Keep your wits about you
Did you hear the one about a guy who is working on a loading dock? After awhile, he steps back, falls off the dock and breaks his leg. How about the…
Hard lessons about purchases and returns
A box can tell you a lot about a product, but you don’t know if the product is in the box until you open it. That lesson has been painfully clear to a…
How is Your Financial Relationship?
We think of love on Valentine’s Day; should we also think of money? Connecting with a partner on a financial level is as important as an emotional one….
Moneywise: IRAs, flowers
Rolling over an IRA In an effort to simplify the process of rolling over an IRA account, the IRS has just made a change to the way it handles the 60-day…