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Movie: Tomorrowland

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

Studio: Walt Disney Pictures (1 hr. 47 min.)

Plot: Bound by a shared destiny, a former boy-genius and an optimistic teen embark on a dangerous mission to a futuristic city.

Cast: George Clooney, Raffey Cassidy, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Tim McGraw, Keegan-Michael Key, Kathryn Hahn

Rating: PG

“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body and Soul”: AMAZING CHOCOLATE LASAGNA

Rina Risper10 years ago03 mins

All of this yummy goodness is an easy fix for dessert!

Excuse me, are you listening? 14-10

Rina Risper10 years ago014 mins

Dear Readers,

Why wait to create a bucket list? A bucket list is a list of all of the goals you want to fulfill, dreams that you have and what you want to experience in your life before you leave this earth. On May 15, 2015, I rode in the Pride Ride 2015 on a motorcycle. It was my first time. I am grateful that I rode.

TAX SOLUTIONS: PayPal and eBay Sales Can Cause Problems

Rina Risper10 years ago05 mins

By A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.

Over the last few years, taxpayers that use PayPal and eBay to sell goods are getting a strange form. The form is 1099-K, Payment Card and Third Party Network Transactions. Don’t ignore this form. You may be in for a big surprise if you do.

Financial Focus: What’s Your Financial Health Score?

Rina Risper10 years ago07 mins

Can a 5-question test predict how wealthy you will become?

Provided by Jose Yanez

In the future, will you become wealthier or poorer? Who knows, right? It seems like you would need a crystal ball to really answer that question given life’s up and downs. What if the answer is right in front of you? What if you can determine it from your present financial behaviors?

Interpersonal Edge: Become your own executive coach

Rina Risper10 years ago05 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

Q: I’m often my own worst enemy. Especially when I face challenges, I speak to myself in really mean-spirited ways. Then I end up feeling resentful and doing nothing. How can I break this vicious cycle?

Jill on Money: No interest rate relief for savers

Rina Risper10 years ago07 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

As expected, when the Federal Reserve concluded its most recent two-day policy meeting, the central bankers decided to keep short-term interest rates at zero to one-quarter of a percent, which is where they have been since December 2008. In fact, it has been almost eight years (June 2006) since the Fed last increased interest rates.

Survival Secrets: Why Women Age More Resiliently Than Men

Rina Risper10 years ago013 mins

By Frank Browning

California Magazine/New America Media

BERKELEY, CA –Two women face each other at a small table at the back of a café in Berkeley. A hot autumn sun pulses through the glass. One of the women, sturdy in a chambray shirt and large glasses, shakes her head with a false smile: “Then I just lost it.”

The Kid’s Doctor: Updated sleep recommendations may be eye-opening

Rina Risper10 years ago05 mins

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com

Sleep – who can get enough of it? More and more studies point to the need for a good night’s sleep. As a new parent, you’re sleep deprived, then when your children get older, they may sleep through the night but wake up at the crack of dawn. Once your kids reach their teens, their days and nights are totally upside down; they often want to stay up too late and sleep half the day away.

Interpersonal Edge: When reality bites, adapt!

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

Q. I spend a lot of time at work bitching in my head about the “way things are.” I’m in my early 30s and disillusioned about all the ideals I started with in my career. The rules I played by in my 20s didn’t get me where I want to go. Now I’m trying to reformat my expectations. Do you have any tips on how to deal with the fact that reality bites and how to be effective in situations you don’t like?