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How Many Names Does Your Child Have?

LilSugar — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:00:00 PST

Whether you give your baby one moniker a la Madonna or four like her daughter, Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, they'll eventually have to spell them all. Forty-seven percent of lilsugar readers said nay to the notion that multiple names (specifically foursomes) were trendy.

We're curious how many your kids have first, middle and last combined?

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Happy 26th Birthday, Lauren Conrad - Check Out Her Cutest Twitter Pictures

Brittney Stephens — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:03:00 PST

Lauren Conrad turns 26 years old today! She became a household name when her run on Laguna Beach turned into a starring role in her own reality series almost six years ago. Even after her final episode of The Hills aired, LC kept her star rising by penning best-selling books, designing multiple fashion lines, and launching her own fashion and beauty blog.

Lauren's shared her journey, from an OC high school student to a superstar, with the world, and since she started tweeting we've gotten an even closer glimpse into her daily life. Take a look back at LC's cutest twitpics as we celebrate her big day!

10 Things You Do to Save Money That End Up Costing You More

Wise Bread — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:15:37 PST

We're thrilled to present this smart Wise Bread story here on Savvy!

Have you heard of the expression “penny wise, pound foolish”? It’s something I heard a lot growing up, from my parents, and it can have multiple meanings:

You are very careful with small amounts of money, but throw caution to the wind with large amounts. This is akin to someone who eats from the dollar menu every day but then blows a hundred dollars every month on a gym membership that’s never used.
You do things to save money now, only to have those savings cost you more farther down the road.

The second definition is what I’m focusing on today, because it’s a lot easier to fall into the trap of saving money only to have it bite you later on. Here then are 10 things that you may be doing to save money that could actually cost you a lot more in the weeks, months, or years to come.

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1. Avoiding Regular Checkups With the Doctor, Dentist, or Optician

It’s something I did in college when money was tight. “Aah, who needs to pay money to a dentist to have him tell me I should floss more?” Well, after leaving the dentist alone for a few years, I paid the price. Avoiding the regular cleanings and checkups left me facing a hefty bill later on when I needed a bunch of costly fillings. I was lucky that I didn’t need root canals or replacement teeth. Now I have a dental plan that covers free checkups twice a year, but even if you don’t, get to the dentist and doctor for health checks. It’s a lot better to pay a co-pay now than pay for major surgery later on. And worse still, it could even cost you your life, especially as so many conditions can be treated if they’re caught early enough.

Read on for more.

Glee-ful Highlights From Episode "Yes/No"

Lizzie Fuhr — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:41:04 PST

Glee is back from Winter hiatus and makes a big splash this week with a genuinely awesome episode. It's super cheesy and full of multiple dance numbers and guest stars, which is essentially the recipe for Glee success, and I'll admit it gave me goose bumps more than once.

Nearly everyone's emotions and relationships are challenged in this episode: Mercedes is torn between two guys, Will contemplates taking the next step with Emma, and Finn's got big ideas for his future with Rachel. I can't believe how much happened! To get all the details on "Yes/No," just keep reading.

11 Ways to Print Instagram Photos

Kelly Schwarze — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:34:01 PST

Instagram is the easy way of creating dreamy iPhone photos in a flash. The filters work their magic so well that nearly every picture comes out looking like a keepsake. Making those memories permanent can be just as easy with these tools for turning Instagram photos into a lasting work of art.

PostalPix - Use this iPhone app to print four-inch squares from your Instagram library for only 30 cents each. Fast shipping, matte finish, professional quality resolution, and the convenience of mobile shopping make this our first stop for Instagram prints. They even sell just-right square 4-inch wooden frames.
CanvasPop - Those filtered photos are worthy of an at-home gallery. Create a high-resolution 12-inch square or 20-inch square stretched canvas print for the temporary price of $30 and $60, respectively. Buy multiple canvases for an artful wall vignette.
Printstagram - The company offers multiple ways to print Instagram photos, but the 20-by-40-inch posters will make the most stunning addition to a living room wall. Between 50-400 photos are arranged in a clean grid on thick, archival paper for $25.
Blurb - Haven't looked at a photo album in a while? Blurb brings back what now seems like an antiquated way of sharing photos with a modern, Instagram twist. Softcover books with 20 pages of Instagram photos runs $11 and a hardcover is $22. Christmas present, perhaps?
Postagram - A fun way to show people you're thinking of them, Postagram mails a postcard with popout Instagram photo and message to friends for 99 cents each. A thoughtful alternative to a birthday e-card!

Three more ways to print Instagram beauties after the break.

Free Online Fitness Journals to Track Your Progress

Heather Dale — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:30:58 PST

I like to think I'm disciplined with my weekly workout schedule, but sometimes I need some additional coercing to get my butt to the gym. Online progress tracking tools are great for keeping you motivated, and for holding you accountable if your healthy habits happen to take a nosedive. With the holidays just around the corner, many of us will be on the road visiting friends and family, making it increasingly difficult to keep up with our fitness routines. So we've rounded up five fitness tracking websites to help keep you on track - and they're all free!

Keep reading to check them out!

ShopStyle Cotton Look Book Challenge Official Rules

Sponsor — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:00:34 PDT

ShopStyle Cotton Look Book Challenge
Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, RHODE ISLAND, ALL U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS AND ALL OVERSEAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. A POPSUGAR NETWORK REGISTRATION IF REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ENTER THIS PROMOTION. BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE POPSUGAR NETWORK IS FREE. THIS PROMOTION IS NOT SPONSORED OR ADMINISTERED BY COTTON INCORPORATED.

1. Sponsor and Operator. Sponsor and Operator is Sugar Publishing Inc. (owner and publisher of FabSugar & BellaSugar), 111 Sutter Street, Suite 850, San Francisco, CA 94104.

2. Entry: The ShopStyle Cotton Look Book Challenge promotion (this "Promotion") begins at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time on October 1, 2011 and ends at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on October 31, 2011 (the "Promotion Period"). During the Promotion Period, enter by logging into your profile at shopstyle.com or any PopSugar Network site, then browse cotton on ShopStyle and add your favorite cotton piece(s) to your favorites, using the Look Book Application create your look (including at least 2 cotton or cotton blend apparel or accessory items), enter a title for your look, and check the box for the “Cotton Challenge” group, click Save to enter your look. All entries must comply with the Terms of Use on the ShopStyle website. Multiple entrants may not share the same PopSugar profile or account. Any personal information supplied by an entrant to Sponsor will be subject to Sponsor's Privacy Policy available at http://aboutus.shopstyle.com/Privacy-Policy-7889612. By registering and submitting your entry, you agree that your registration and any other information collected in connection with this Promotion may be used by Sponsor in accordance with its Privacy Policy and may be shared with Sponsor’s affiliated business entities, and that you opt-in to receive email, text messages or other communications from Sponsor. You may subsequently opt-out of the receipt of such email or communications by following the opt-out or unsubscribe instructions in any email or communication from Sponsor, or by contacting Sponsor as provided in the Privacy Policy to opt out. No automatic, programmed, robotic or similar means of entry are permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries that Sponsor believes in good faith are generated by an automated program or via scripts. All incomplete or non-conforming entries will be disqualified.

3. Eligibility: This Promotion is only open to legal U.S. residents of the 50 United States and Washington, D.C., excluding Rhode Island, who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry and who are registered members of the PopSugar Network. If you do not have a PopSugar Network profile, you will need to create one at http:// www.onsugar.com/user/register in order to enter this Promotion. Employees of Sugar Publishing Inc., Cotton Incorporated ("Cotton"), and their respective affiliates, officers, distributors, agencies, and prize suppliers, and their immediate family members and persons residing in the same household of such employees are not eligible to enter or win.

4. Odds/ Drawing / Prize Notification: On or about November 2, 2011, Sponsor will select the winning entry in a random drawing held in San Francisco, California. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning a prize. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting the entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the e-mail account is registered. The decisions of Sponsor are final and binding in all matters relating to this Promotion. The winner will be notified by email and/or by private message through the winner’s onsugar.com account. Sponsor reserves the right to determine the method of notification. By entering, entrants give their express permission to be contacted by Sponsor by phone, mail or e-mail. Winner must claim his or her prize within three (3) business days after the date of notification of such prize. A winner's failure to respond to the prize notification within the specified three (3) business days will be considered such winner's forfeiture of the prize and an alternate winner may be selected from the pool of eligible entries. When applicable, the winner (or, if the winner is a minor, the winner's parent or legal guardian) may be required to execute and return to Sponsor within ten (10) business days an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability and Publicity Release to be eligible for the prize or an alternate winner will be selected. Winner may be required to furnish proof of identity, address and birth date in order to receive a prize. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries. All entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules. All entries become the property of the Sponsor, and will not be returned.
5. Prize. Sponsor will award one (1) prize. Prize is one (1) AMEX $2,000 gift card (Approximate Retail Value: $2,000). Terms and conditions applicable to gift card are established by AMEX. See www.americanexpress.com for details. Purchase will not increase your chances of winning. In no event shall Sponsor be obligated to award more prizes than the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules. No substitutions (including for cash) are permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value for any prize. All prizes won by minors will be awarded to their parents or legal guardians on their behalf. Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of their prize. Prize is non-transferable.
6. General: An entrant or winner may be disqualified from the Promotion if he or she fails to comply with any and all provisions of these Official Rules, as determined in the sole discretion of Sponsor. Participation in the Promotion is at entrant’s own risk. Neither Sponsor nor Cotton shall be liable for 1) failed, returned or misdirected notifications based on inaccurate information provided by the winner on the contest entry form, 2) entries and responses to winner notifications which are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, postage-due, misdirected, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient in whole or in part or for computer or technical error of any kind, 3) any electronic miscommunications or failures, technical hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit an entrant's ability to participate in the Promotion, 4) any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer on-line system, computer equipment, software, program malfunctions or other failures, delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human, mechanical or technical in nature, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from downloading any part of this Promotion, or 5) any warranty of fitness or merchantability of any prize or the function or operation thereof, which shall be the sole responsibility of the manufacturer of the prize. Sponsor does not make any, and hereby disclaims any and all, representations or warranties of any kind regarding any prize. Unless prohibited by applicable law, your entry constitutes your permission to use your name, photograph, likeness, voice, address (city and state) and testimonials in all media, in perpetuity, in any manner Sponsor deems appropriate for publicity purposes without any further compensation to you. By entering or accepting a prize in the Promotion, winner agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and to conform to all federal, state and local laws and regulations.

7. Releases. By entering, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Cotton, and their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated entities, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, and representatives from any damage, injury, death, loss, claim, action, demand, or other liability (collectively, “Claims”) that may arise from their acceptance, possession and/or use of any prize or their participation in this promotion, or from any misuse or malfunction of any prize awarded, regardless of whether such Claims, or knowledge of the facts constituting such Claims, exist at the time of entry or arise at any time thereafter. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this Promotion should viruses, bugs or other causes beyond their control corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Promotion. In the event of cancellation or suspension, Sponsor shall promptly post a notice on the Promotion entry page to such effect. This Promotion shall be governed by California law. By participating in this Promotion, entrants agree that California courts shall have jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Promotion and that venue shall be only in San Francisco, California.

8. Winners’ List. To receive a list of winners after the winner is identified or a copy of these Official Rules (on or before October 31, 2011), send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Prize Fulfillment, Sugar Inc., 111 Sutter Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104. Vermont residents need not supply a stamp in connection with requests for copies of these Official Rules. Specify winner's list or rules on your request.

Modern Family, Mad Men, Melissa McCarthy, Kate Winslet, and More Win Big at the Emmys

Allie Merriam — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:50:59 PDT

Jane Lynch kicked off last evening's Emmy Awards with a song and dance routine that included cameos from some of TV's most popular stars. Early supporting honors in a comedy went to small-screen couple Modern Family's Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell, who actually beat out three of his male costars! Ty made a memorable acceptance speech about his late father. Charlie Sheen made a controversial appearance to present outstanding lead actor in a comedy series with some of his old competitors. While some were worried about what he'd say in relation to his departure from Two and a Half Men, Charlie was polite and respectful. He said, "From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. We spent eight wonderful years together, and I know you will continue to make great television." Jim Parsons from The Big Bang Theory ended up the winner, while Mike and Molly's Melissa McCarthy won in the corresponding female category. Her rivals like Amy Poehler and Tina Fey all gathered together onstage before the victor was announced, and it was a sweet moment of support among peers.

Further nods went to The Amazing Race as best reality/variety show and The Daily Show for writing on a variety, music, or comedy series. The guys of the Lonely Island teamed up with Michael Bolton, John Stamos, Ed Helms, Maya Rudolph, and Akon for a racy medley of their SNL hits for a hilarious musical interlude. Ashton Kutcher joined his new cast mate Jon Cryer to present supporting actress in a drama to Justified's Margo Martindale, and Peter Dinklage won similarly for Game of Thrones. Martin Scorsese, meanwhile, added to his pile of awards by picking up his first ever Emmy for directing Boardwalk Empire. Julianna Margulies tearfully was crowned best actress in a drama for The Good Wife, and Kyle Chandler was able to accept his best actor in a drama statue from Friday Night Lights costar Minka Kelly, who took the stage with her fellow Charlie's Angel and producer Drew Barrymore. Downton Abbey picked up multiple honors in the miniseries categories, including best miniseries or movie, though Mildred Pierce's Guy Pearce won best actor in a miniseries and Kate Winslet added to her trophy collection with best actress. At the microphone, Kate exclaimed, "Oh look - I really did win it!" Mad Men was named best drama series again, and Gwyneth Paltrow made do without the teleprompter to present best comedy series to Modern Family. Catch up on what many of the winners had to say in the Emmys press room, and let us know who you thought was tops in the style department with our love it or hate it Emmys style polls!

LOTS more pictures from the show when you read more

How to Juggle Multiple Job Offers

Kiplinger — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:08:07 PDT

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy!

I like to tell job-seekers that launching a serious job search is a move that sets ripples in motion. Once you begin talking with employers about potential opportunities, they can grow and spread in unpredictable ways. And sometimes that ripple effect results in multiple job offers presented to you at the same time.

As flattering as it sounds to be recruited by more than one employer, it can also be a nerve-wracking experience. Nothing makes an applicant second-guess themselves more than a competing offer situation. Using a sample job search scenario, here are some helpful recommendations on how to keep the irons in the fire during the interview process with several companies without getting burned.

You’ve been chatting with Company A so long that you and the front-desk receptionist are now on a first name basis. You’ve got a strong feeling that a job offer is within your grasp, but you have yet to receive it. In the meantime, a headhunter calls to tell you about a must-hire-now position at Company B. You figure, “I’ll go on the interview - why not?” You’re pleasantly surprised to find that the new company loves your resume and professional experience and seems very interested - and you really like them, too.

Read on to find out more about juggling job offers.

Reese Witherspoon Goes Back to Her Roots For a Fun Art Day

Lauren Turner — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:27:00 PDT

Reese Witherspoon carried an L.L. Bean tote and a box of art supplies around Pacific Palisades yesterday. The bag showed off the initials of Reese's birth name, Laura Jeanne, which she might use outside of Hollywood. Reese is getting back to her routine at home in LA after spending last week overseas in Russia to promote Avon. She made multiple appearances as part of their Global Believe tour, but returned home just in time to spend Father's Day with her family. Reese, Jim Toth, and Deacon Phillippe went to church on Sunday and were later spotted eating out at Blue Plate Oysterette in Santa Monica.