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2010 

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for women, it's never too early to start taking care of themselves, both physically and mentally. To that end, here are 10 tips for breast cancer prevention. 1. Avoid becoming overweight. Obesity raises the risk of breast cancer after menopau...
10/05/2010
  Maria Olmo doesn’t like her chances of paying off her new, 40-year mortgage. “I’ll die before it’s paid off,” said Olmo, who got her 30-year mortgage modified because she was at risk of losing her home to foreclosure. “This is the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard in years. They didn’t take my a...
10/03/2010
  If you’re still plagued by show-up-for-the-final-and-realize-you’ve-never-been-to-class nightmares, you know schoolwork anxiety is no small matter. So how do you help your kids cope before stress tanks their confidence and their grades? Here are five steps to help strike the right balance and k...
10/03/2010
  The real estate industry and especially the mortgage industry have been overwhelmed with changes, regulations and consolidations recently. In the last couple of months, many transactions nationally have experienced delayed closings or worse as a result of the application of new guidelines affec...
10/03/2010
Using U.S. Census data, the nonprofit Tax Foundation has uncovered where the highest property taxes in the country are paid relative to the median value of the homes. Some of the locales may surprise you.New Jersey came in first — no surprise there — but New Hampshire, which has no state income t...
10/01/2010
Creating a relaxing and comfortable bedroom environment is an important part of getting better sleep. Bay Area interior designer Lisa Staprans offers these interior design ideas for bedroom designs that enhance sleep and rejuvenation. * Keep the bedroom uncluttered. What is in the room should bri...
10/01/2010
As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing effort to provide quality housing counseling to the nation’s homeowners, buyers and renters; the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the availability of more than $5.1 million in grants for housing counseling training. HUD’s ...
10/01/2010
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