Life Kit: Life Skills

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How much should I spend on a wedding present? Life Kit's tips of the month

2:45pm April 29, 2024

by Life Kit

Our April roundup of expert advice includes a nifty negotiation tactic, guidance on how to prevent digital eye strain and why you should travel during 'shoulder season.'

No matter how old you are, having a happy birthday is one of life's great pleasures, says Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming, author of <em>How to Have a Happy Birthday</em>. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nUbsY1WpYQPafb_5RQTMt34BAE-vNKv5/view?usp=drive_link" data-key="410">Click here to download this cake-shaped zine</a> to print and fold at home — the back has helpful birthday tips.

This cake-shaped zine may help you have your happiest birthday yet

3:00am April 23, 2024

No matter how old you are, having a happy birthday is one of life's great pleasures, says birthday enthusiast Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming. You just need to figure out what that means for you.

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This cake-shaped zine may help you have your happiest birthday yet

3:00am April 23, 2024

No matter how old you are, having a happy birthday is one of life's great pleasures, says birthday enthusiast Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming. You just need to figure out what that means for you.

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3D rendering of a whimsical scene that depicts a purple door in an empty room opening to a lush landscape of rolling hills and wildflowers, the green grass spills into the room, creating a carpet.

Can't make it to the total eclipse? 5 fun ways to bring wonder and awe into your life

7:01am April 06, 2024

by Life Kit

Yes, viewing a total solar eclipse can be beautiful and life-altering. But so can many other things in life.

Life Kit editors share some of our favorite tips from our March episodes (clockwise from left): How to prevent eye strain, how to quickly get a messy house back in order and how to manage adult sibling relationships.

Life Kit's tips of the month: On seafood labels, eye strain and sibling relationships

2:44pm March 28, 2024

by Life Kit

Our most memorable and useful expert advice from Life Kit's March episodes, hand-picked by the editors.

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Dear Life Kit: My boyfriend says I need to live on my own before we move in together

10:31am February 23, 2024

by Becky Harlan

Relationship researchers and clinical psychologists Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman weigh in on four tricky relationship questions.

Cropped shot of young woman picking up a bouquet of fresh pink flowers in flower shop. She is buying flowers as a gift for her friends or for herself.

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Romantic advice (regardless of your relationship status)

6:00am February 14, 2024

by Clare Marie Schneider

Valentine's Day is a time to think about love — no matter whether you're single, taken, confused or ready to mingle.

A collage of photos showing tips that can improve your life, including, a crumpled up to-do list, a stack of opened books, money folded into a heart, a cup of coffee on a windowsill at sunrise and a close-up of toothbrushes.

24 nifty tips to make 2024 even brighter

7:13am January 06, 2024

by Malaka Gharib

Surprising and creative ways to help boost your health and happiness in the new year.

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Need a New Year's resolution? Here are 50 ways to improve your life in 2024

9:01am December 26, 2023

Scroll through Life Kit's New Year's Resolution Planner to find the perfect goal this year, whether it's exercising more, paying off your credit card debt or having more fun.

A collage of our audience members' beloved pets and their memorials to their animal companions. Clockwise from top left: Mena Bingham's sunflower garden for her cat Sara; a statue to honor Beth Fadely's dog, Bella; Linda Smith's cat Holly; Sheryl Bauerschmidt's dog Birdie; a glass cat figurine in the bay window where Marie Hernandez's cat, Fina, used to sit.

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8 loving ways to honor a pet's memory: Write an obit, grow a garden, dedicate a day

2:48pm September 27, 2023

by Malaka Gharib

How do you deal with the heartbreak of losing a beloved pet? Our audience shares creative and inspiring ways to process grief — and celebrate the lives of our animal companions.

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