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When ya gotta go, ya gotta go. Most of the time, though, you don’t want to think about it. Maybe you’re having too much fun with your life and you aren’t done playing. Perhaps you fear the journey and feel ...

The writing on the package couldn’t have been more succinct: one size fits all. And as you pulled the garment from the packaging, you wondered: Were the manufacturers serious? The garment you were holding with two fingers was miniscule. It ...

The phone rang. You were interrupted, but you barely noticed. That’s because you were looking online for information on a project due that afternoon. You were also eating lunch when you answered the phone at the same time you replied ...

You’ve run out of breath just running in place. For months now, you’ve been more than willing to work 60-hour weeks. Nights and weekends are the norm and you never complained. You’ve taken classes, gotten certified, volunteered for committees, but ...

These days, it’s a battle to stay in business. From your command post at HQ, you see the daily skirmish as your employees go hand-to-hand with the competition. Sometimes they capture new clients and, other times, they’re just not strong ...

Last week, something happened that hasn’t happened in you don’t know how long ago. You got a letter, handwritten on paper, brought to your house in an envelope with a stamp, and it wasn’t asking for money, giving you doctor’s ...

On your way to work this morning, you checked in with your peeps and your tweeps. You told them you were wearing your lucky shirt, you asked for good wishes, then you hit “send” and posted it on Facebook and ...

You weren’t looking for it. No, you were searching your calendar for something else, but, as you flipped the pages, there it was: Christmas. It’s coming, and though the weather still says “summer,” you’ll have to start your dreaded gift ...

Sell or stay? Stay or sell? In times like these, when the market resembles a cheap yo-yo, you don’t know which to do. Should you sell your stocks before they drop further or sit tight? Should you buy now that ...

You’ve learned your lesson. In the past four years, you’ve learned that you can’t spend frivolously. You can’t use credit unwisely, there’s no “wiggle room” on bill paying and the only way to face your future is to put money ...