There's no way around it: more stuff means more sedentarism. Products of convenience move on our behalf, and our kids are... more

I hope you'll enjoy Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel. We have become regular Thursday listeners... more

Water is a finite resource. Freshwater shortages are increasingly striking regions around the globe and, as demand for water rises... more

Many people — and many societies, for that matter — rely on short-sighted quick wins as their Number One go-tos... more

These days, dry cleaners press shirts, industrialized farms grow monocrops, and factories churn out single-use varieties of (nearly) everything. And... more

Clothing swaps (or toy swaps, or book swaps, or home goods swaps) are a low-stakes way to declutter your closet... more

Since the dawn of the chemical era more than 300,000 chemicals have been invented, and many are made from oil... more

Our To-Do lists are never-ending, sure. But it's neither realistic nor fair to assume we can excel in every arena.  Enter... more

A recent study finds Americans are spending notably more time at home, and it's not wholly the pandemic's fault. Thank... more

Life is noisier, messier, and more complicated than ever. In our quest to keep up, we can try to do it all—with... more