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How to Hire a Personal Trainer (Part One)

Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Health, New Year New Start

Do you remember gym class?

Remember when your gym teacher forced everyone to climb the rope, run relay or learn to play tennis?

I certainly do, and although I whined and complained about spending an hour in a baggy t-shirt and sweatpants, I was grateful for the motivation to go outside and get moving.

As an adult, I can come with a million of excuses to not exercise.

Whether it's my old gym clothes (I really should head to LuluLemon) or the time (don't I need to reorganize my kitchen cupboard), there's always an excuse as to why I don't go to the gym.

So will a personal trainer be the answer to my endless ways to avoid working up a sweat?

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How to Regift Without Getting Caught

by Alia McMullen

Filed under: Economizer, Fashion & Trends, House & Home, Saving, Shopping, Holidays

The holiday season has arrived and is bearing gifts. Many of these gifts will be loved and cherished, some eaten or drunk. And then we have the leftovers; the gifts stashed in cupboard corners, in unused rooms, or in the trash.

When the global recession reared its ugly head in 2008 it caused a fundamental change in the way many people around the world behaved financially. Frugal became the new black, and anything that could be done to save a buck or two was suddenly in vogue. "Waste not, want not," as they say.

So it is with great pleasure that I announce to you now that regifting is the hot new trend these holidays -- about two-fifths of people secretly admit to doing it. Here are some tips on what should and should not be regifted and how to go about it without blowing your cover.