By Katie BeckFeatures correspondent
Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)Shopping can improve a bad mood temporarily, but the guilt that follows a big spending spree is often worse. There are some tricks you can use to stave off the urge to splurge
There’s no buzz quite like the one that comes with an impulse purchase.
Shopping can indeed improve a bad mood, a study published in the journal of Psychology and Marketing showed, and can also give us a mental buzz similar to the high that drug users may experience. Read More...
Q: We built a second home in North Carolina in 2003. The kitchen cabinets were manufactured to resemble beadboard, but the material is synthetic; we think it's called thermofoil. The cabinets have now started turning from white to beige, and they no longer match the framing. We were told by the cabinetmaker that the company that manufactured this material has gone out of business, and nothing can be done.
Because there are many doors and drawer fronts, it would not be feasible to have new ones made. Read More...
The University of Maryland hired Gary Williams yesterday as basketball coach, hoping the 44-year-old alumnus will bring the school a competitive and turmoil-free program.
Williams, who spent the last three seasons as head coach at Ohio State and could have stayed on, signed a five-year contract in the afternoon, following a night flight from Columbus and almost four hours of negotiations to settle the financial aspects of the deal that will pay him about $400,000 a year. Read More...
