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How to Change a Bad Money Habit 01/19/2015 07:00pm • If you're aiming to improve your finance this year, you're not alone. According to a Fidelity survey of more than 2,000 Americans, 31 percent said they are making financial resolutions for 2015. The most popular ones include saving more, paying off debt and spending less. The good news for goal-se Why are we obsessed with ancient grains? 01/19/2015 07:00pm • In our youth-obsessed culture, it's a surprise when people pay much attention to anything old. But attention is exactly what ancient grains have been getting for the last year. And, as my 2015 trends story predicted, they are poised for a big year ahead, too. One question the average consumer may What You Eat Matters. Does When You Eat Matter, Too? 01/19/2015 07:00pm • While the diet wars may rage on, it's pretty universally accepted that what you eat matters when it comes to weight management. In other words, out-eating our body's energy needs leads to weight gain, and eating less than our body needs to go about its business leads to weight loss. Diets high in s 7 Ways to Slim Your Waist, Not Your Wallet 01/19/2015 07:00pm • January has a way of inspiring many of us to set our fitness goals in motion and losing weight tops New Year's resolutions lists year after year. If your list mirrors what I've said, you should know that you can start your workout program without spending a ton of money. Don't go all out with a pric Workplace Wellness: Can These Employer Money-Savers Keep You Healthy? 01/19/2015 07:00pm • There's a good chance your employer offers wellness perks, whether it's a discount on your gym membership, a smoking cessation program or companywide weight-loss challenges. But the mere existence of these programs won't make you healthy -- they require your involvement. Your choice to get involve Phoenix woman dies after giving birth to quadruplets 01/17/2015 09:50pm • PHOENIX (AP) -- A woman died hours after giving birth to quadruplets at a Phoenix hospital, a close friend of the family said Saturday. Erica Morales, 36, never got to hold her newborns before she passed away early Friday morning after a C-section surgery at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Ni Bradley Cooper shines in 'American Sniper,' Eastwood's best in a decade 01/16/2015 01:57am • WASHINGTON - "Aim small, miss small." The key to assessing "American Sniper" lies in those four little words. On one hand, the quote is directly ripped from Mel Gibson's "The Patriot" (2000), signaling a 2014 war flick that's more patriotic than groundbreaking, especially compared to recen How to make your meals exciting by engaging your senses 01/15/2015 07:00pm • It's mid-January, and you're likely fatigued from all the New Year's resolution talk. So instead of putting more focus on deprivation and lofty goal setting, why not take the opportunity to stop, breathe and celebrate? It's so easy to get caught up in the " should's" that you may forget to glorify t Is the Autoimmune Paleo Diet Legit? 01/15/2015 07:00pm • Most people think of the paleo diet as the meat lover's way to lose weight. But some people with autoimmune conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, are turning to a refined paleo version to improve life-disrupting symptoms such as pain and fatigue. While medical experts not affiliated w How to Develop Frugal Habits 01/15/2015 07:00pm • Throughout my college years and early adulthood, I struggled with yo-yo dieting. I was never at risk of becoming dangerously overweight, but I had about 20 pounds to lose thanks to constant chocolate, junk food and pasta cravings. For several years, I tried to work around those cravings. If I work I Overdid It At the Gym. Now What? 01/15/2015 07:00pm • January is here, and with it comes a fierce determination to get back to the gym. Perhaps the holidays caused you to neglect your workouts. Maybe you haven't been back to "your" gym since you signed up last January. Whatever the reason, you put on your gyms shoes and said hello to the weight room a A year of savings: A 12-month plan to improve your personal finances 01/15/2015 11:30am • WASHINGTON -- If you’re like me, it’s hard to keep your New Year’s resolutions. You may start off strong and have good intentions, but the demands of everyday life get in the way, or the goals become overwhelming. I find it’s easier to set and complete smaller goals. With that in min Data Show Which Top-Ranked Colleges Operate Most Efficiently 01/14/2015 07:00pm • Ohio's Miami University--Oxford took top honors as the most efficient school among National Universities and Michigan's Hope College was most efficient among National Liberal Arts Colleges in an exclusive U.S. News analysis that compared spending and educational quality. For this analysis, U.S. Ne Don't Make These 7 Diet Mistakes 01/14/2015 07:00pm • Every January, it seems that more people than not are vowing to eat well for the New Year. For most, it's a matter of weight loss and determination that this will be the year the pounds start to whittle away. The problem, though, is thatmany people haven't learned from their mistakes and by Februar Under Armour fitness app's celebrity pitch 01/13/2015 02:23am • By Steve Winter, special for wtop.com LAS VEGAS -- When Baltimore-based Under Armour introduced its new mobile app-based connected fitness platform at last week’s international Consumer Electronics Show, they deployed a best-of-both-worlds strategy to herald the announcement  -- they combined