Movie Preview: Towelhead


Updated 04/30/08 3:08 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 6 comments

Movie Preview: Towelhead

Towelhead (which also goes by the title Nothing Is Private) was one of the movies on my to-see list at Sundance that kept getting edged down by other movies, partially because of other priorities, though I also worried that it would be really disturbing. Now the film, based on the novel by Alicia Erian, has a theatrical release date of August 8 and a trailer that has only made me more uneasy Read more

"My Long-Distance Boyfriend Doesn't Want Me to Visit"


Updated 04/28/12 8:48 AM · Posted by · 9 comments

Long Distance Boyfriend Won't Let Me Visit

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I live in Portugal, he lives in Belgium. We first met seven years ago while he was in Portugal for work for a couple of weeks. We dated innocently a few times until I saw his wedding ring. He said that he was unhappy in his marriage and thinking of separating, that he really liked me but I Read more

Are Money Clubs the New Book Clubs?


Updated 04/20/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What Is a Money Club?

Money clubs are a great and fun way to stay on top of your finances. With friends supporting you, you can conquer the world and money issues! LearnVest shares how you can start one. Thea, 31, a lawyer, lives in Brooklyn, NY. Although her friends are, in her own words, “bright, savvy, awesome women,” many felt lost financially — much like she did. “In fact, almost all of them knew someone Read more

31 Days of Spring Cleaning: Perform a Social Media Audit


Updated 03/19/12 12:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Secure Social Network Profiles

Sign online in the morning and it's likely your first stop of the day is a social network. We pour our lives into these digital communities, sharing party photos, funny videos, and clever status updates. Do you know who's looking at all these updates, though? Take today's Spring cleaning tips as the chance to finally update your social media privacy settings and take charge of the online image Read more

Grey's Anatomy Rundown, "Have You Seen Me Lately?"


Updated 02/17/12 9:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Grey's Anatomy Recap "Have You Seen Me Lately?"

The line between Private Practice and Grey's Anatomy blurs once again this week, as Cooper's baby mama Erica is brought into Seattle Grace with a life-threatening brain tumor. Naturally, Derek is the man to see, but the twist is that his kid sis Amy is the one trying to convince him, and it's only a few minutes before the two are fighting like, well, brother and sister. Derek and Amy aren't the Read more

"I'm Having Doubts About My Fiancé"


Updated 02/19/12 8:20 PM · Posted by · 27 comments

Should I Break Off My Engagement?

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I have been with my boyfriend for almost two years now and we are engaged. He is about to turn 27 and me 24. When I met him I was crazy over him, he was nicest most honest man I had ever met. I did everything I could to win his love and well I did. But as we became bf and gf I started Read more

12 Things You Should Never Buy Full-Price


Updated 02/27/12 6:21 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Things You Can Buy at a Discount

We're thrilled to present this smart Business Insider story here on Savvy! With the Internet, helpful mobile phone apps, and retailers scrambling to keep consumers in their shops, there's no need to pay full-price for much of anything these days. To give you a boost, we tapped a few savvy shoppers for their tips on all the ways you can save. Theater tickets "One of the greatest savings areas Read more

Security Tips For Data Privacy Day!


Updated 01/28/12 8:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Keep Your Computer Safe and Secure

It's Data Privacy Day, so we're here to give you 10 tips to keeping your computer safe, secure, and totally private. Nothing is worse than having your computer hacked into, your personal information stolen, or becoming a victim of fraud. We've rounded up all of our best tech advice to help keep your computer protected and free from hacker malice. If you haven't implemented these 10 tidbits yet, Read more

When Do You Turn Off the Baby Monitor For Good?


Updated 12/14/11 4:21 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Time to Stop Using the Baby Monitor

We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Kristina Sauerwein about outgrowing the baby monitor. My friend posed this question on Facebook: “At what age did you detach yourself from the monitor with your child?” She was wondering if she Read more

5 Ways Spending Less Will Create More Happiness


Updated 12/02/11 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

5 Ways Spending Less Will Create More Happiness

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Recently, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote an op-ed piece about the “Haimish Line.” The Haimish Line is an invisible line sometimes crossed when you go from spending less to spending more — in doing so, Brooks contends, you often sacrifice warmth and connection to attain luxury and space. According to Brooks, Read more