Gifts Under $25: Retailers Offer More Low End Gifts In 2009
NEW YORK — This gift-giving season, $25 and under is the place to be. The economy is slowly recovering, yet consumers remain nervous, leading ret...
NEW YORK — This gift-giving season, $25 and under is the place to be. The economy is slowly recovering, yet consumers remain nervous, leading ret...
Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact
Shaq-A-Claus is coming to town. That's right, NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal is teaming up with Toys R Us as the spokesman of the annual Marine Corps' ...
Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living
Fathers' day is a tricky one. Unlike moms, who are often very receptive to the fool proof formula of flowers or fancy soaps, dads can be a bit harder ...
Tara Stiles | Posted 07.13.2009 | Style
Whether you've got a crafty side project that you want to turn into some extra cash or you're looking for that perfect gift for someone who has everyt...
Sarah Shetter | Posted 06.06.2009 | Style
In keeping with the times, we came up with ten great gifts ideas that won't break the bank and might also help the two of you find something you enjoy doing together.
Avital Binshtock | Posted 06.05.2009 | Green
By paying more attention to how we shop and what we buy, we can make a difference for the planet.
Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 04.04.2009 | Chicago
It is 3 a.m. and something with a battery somewhere in the house is crying out for a change like a child with dirty diapers.
Ethan Imboden | Posted 03.10.2009 | Style
Our modern Valentine's Day is still a holiday with benefits, some are just less obvious than others.
Marlene Rossman | Posted 01.27.2009 | Style
Aunt Ethel knitted you a duck sweater again, even though you are 40 years old. You got fruitcakes and boxes of those horrible gingerbread cookies. Now it's time for you.
Joanne Rendell | Posted 01.22.2009 | Style
Kids' fiction unleashes our long-ago dampened imaginations, so take a break from that Salman Rushdie book you're reading, and treat your mind to a kids book this holiday.
Jason Mannino | Posted 01.19.2009 | Living
When we think "self-centered," unpleasant images often come to mind; but it becomes important in the context of self-actualization to distinguish SELF...
Samara O'Shea | Posted 01.18.2009 | Style
Christmas is all about faith, love, and joy -- not bad entities at all but a tall order to express -- whereas the New Year encompasses fresh beginnings and hope.
Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 01.18.2009 | Style
If there's a silver lining to this recession, it may be that Americans are less willing to buy tons of expensive crap for each other during the holida...
canvasli.com | By Samara O'Shea | Posted 01.16.2009 | Living
Remember when there was more stress on the receiving end of presents--how will I find time to play with all of these toys--than on the giving end? Unf...
Julia Moulden | Posted 01.13.2009 | Living
It's that time of year again. But this holiday season feels different, doesn't it? Lots of people are shifting their gift giving practices so that the...
John Tepper Marlin | Posted 01.12.2009 | Living
I hadn't thought about it much before, but it makes a huge amount of sense: Don't give lottery tickets to children. That's what the National Council on Problem Gambling is telling parents and doting relatives.
Kerry Trueman | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green
I first met Farmer Bob -- as he was known before he became Down To Earth's "Mr. October" -- at a swanky Manhattan loft back in January where Michael Pollan was giving a reading.
Shannyn Moore | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics
Palin's per diem abuse has been dismissed by her staff with comparisons to former Gov. Frank Murkowski. That's like comparing a bad bartender to Jim Jones' Guyana Kool-Aid Stand and drinking up.
Michelle Madhok | Posted 01.05.2009 | Style
Office gift-giving is a little dicey this year: second-year banking analysts aren't getting $100k bonuses, some companies are closing, others are downsizing and lots of people seem sad.
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.04.2009 | Style
By avoiding Black Friday this year, I've already saved the lives of innocent strangers who otherwise might have been trampled by sale-crazed crowds.
Paula Gordon | Posted 12.26.2008 | Living
Our antidote to traffic snarls and short-tempered shoppers? We put our money where our values are by making donations in friends' or family members' names to worthy organizations.
Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.23.2008 | Living
Instead of passing on giving gifts this year, employ some meaningful strategies that will make you and your loved ones happy.
DivineCaroline.com | Kate Carter | Posted 10.20.2008 | Living
I love giving presents so much that I'm infamous among family and friends for coercing people into opening their gifts as soon as I buy them--sometime...
AP | LISA A. FLAM | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business