News tagged with saving money

Candy bar or healthy snack? Free choice not as free as we think

Oct 13, 2009 | 3 / 5 (3) | 0

If you think choosing between a candy bar and healthy snack is totally a matter of free will, think again. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that the choices we make to indulge ourselves or exercise self-c ...

Americans need to save paycheck-to-paycheck

Other Sciences / Other

Aug 21, 2008 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 0

Americans are better at saving money when they set goals in the near future -- such as next month -- rather than the more distant future, according to a new study by researchers at Rice University and Old Dominion University. ...

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Sociologist: Tiger Woods' Example Neither Reflects Nor Threatens the Image of Marriage

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

21 hours ago | not rated yet | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- University at Buffalo sociologist Sampson Blair says Tiger Woods' alleged rampant infidelities don't affect the status of marriage and the family because his lifestyle and wealth are regarded by most Americans ...

From terrorism to HIV, it's all about the network

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

21 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Similarities between webs of terrorists and networks of rescue personnel may seem unlikely. To an eclectic collaboration of engineers and social scientists, the connections are not only possible, but a potential ...

Not easy being green

Space & Earth / Environment

23 hours ago | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It was a battle to save a cherished piece of nature from the forces of economic growth. Preservationists formed groups to present their case, and public figures across the country spoke up ...

Diplomatic frenzy at final day of UN climate talks

Space & Earth / Environment

Dec 18, 2009 | 4 / 5 (4) | 1

(AP) -- A diplomatic frenzy enveloped the final day of the U.N. climate conference Friday, with President Barack Obama twice meeting privately with China's premier as world leaders pressed to salvage a global ...

Mobile tech 'can replace cheques'

Technology / Hi Tech

Dec 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- With cheques due to be phased out in the UK by 2018 new security technology developed at Oxford University could offer a replacement, allowing people a secure way to pay in almost any situation.

More Filipinos leave homes as volcano spills lava

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Dec 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Security forces in army trucks Friday sent about 3,000 residents outside the danger zone surrounding the smoldering Mayon volcano, which looked set for a major eruption after days of shooting ash ...

Want to live well? Harvard experts offer pragmatic pointers on getting healthy and staying there

Medicine & Health / Health

Dec 17, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (8) | 1

You are what you eat. You're also how you feel, how you exercise, how you sleep, how you handle money, how you relate to people, and what you value.

Education Budget Cuts to Cause Increase in Mobile Technology Use

Technology / Other

Dec 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As budget cuts in education continue, we will see more use of mobile technologies in the classroom in 2010, predicts Dr. Vivian Wright, a University of Alabama educator.

Study expects rising interest in energy saving

Technology / Energy

Dec 16, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Energy-efficient technology for batteries, grids and power storage will be trendy in 2010, according to a study released Wednesday on clean energy technology.