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When it comes to buying furniture it can get really expensive. You end up paying a little too much when you don't really have to. Sometimes the best furniture deals can come from the last place you'd expect. I'm talking about finding furniture at a Garage Sale, Yard Sale, or Estate sale. You will find great deals, and chances are the furniture will look incredible. Here's tips how to furnish your house or apartment buy shopping for furniture this way. 

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If you're parents of college students, you may be moving them out of the dorm at the end of the spring semester in the next couple of weekends. I've done the drill many times, and there are two things that always seem to happen: 1. you can't find a parking place closer than 300 yards from the dorm and 2. the dorm elevator is out of service. Here are some helpful suggestions to share with your student before you get there.

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When I was a kid if my mom or dad heard me swear it was big trouble. No TV, no dessert, washing my mouth out with soap, you get the picture. A new survey by the Marchex Institute finds that when it comes to cussing the folks in Ohio have every right to shout "We're number one, we're number one". On the other hand people in the state of Washington are most likely to watch their language. There were some other interesting findings.

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Now that we've got your attention, as a former F.X. Matt Brewery tour guide, I always like to share brews news with you. And, to celebrate the brewery's 125th anniversary, Saranac is giving consumers a "free beer" in its select packages. Check out the details.

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As I've said before, I'm not much of a golfer, but many of you are. If you're in a weekly golf league, you probably want to keep improving your game. Here's a free putting lesson from a recognized "Top Teacher" by both "Golf Digest" and "Golf Magazine".

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Evangelist Pat Robertson has been known to make some pretty controversial comments and his latest probably won't endear him to a lot of women. Yesterday on his "700 Club" show a woman called complaining about her cheating husband. Robertson advised her to look beyond the infidelity because "It's what men do". He didn't stop there.

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'Tis the grilling and barbecue season, and our "Greg's Grill" recipes reasearchers have found another great instructional video. Remember the old rule: Grilling (hot dogs, hamburgers, steaks, etc...) hot and fast, barbecuing (ribs, chicken, beef tenderloin roasts...etc), slow and low.

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The list of most popular baby names of 2012 has been released by the Social Security Administration and, most noticeably, there is virtually no difference between this list and last years list. The number one girls name is once again Sophia while the most popular for boys is--for the 14th consecutive year--Jacob. Here are the top 10 for each.

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Talk about road rage.  Guy Speed.com shares this video from an Animal Park in Shanghai.  Part of the entertainment is monkeys and bears riding bicycles on a small track.  WARNING, this may not be suitable for small children, although none in attendance at the event seem shocked.

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May is "National Hamburger Month", and what better time than now with our gas grills fired up for the season. As a kid, I always liked hamburgers better than hot dogs, but now as an adult, I prefer hot dogs (nothing's better at a ballgame).

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One of the pioneers of TV journalism, Barbara Walters is reportedly set to retire in 2014. If you're a baby boomer or older, you may remember Barbara Walters groundbreaking role as the first female co-host of the "Today Show" on NBC with Hugh Downs back in the 1960s.

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Like the title of Easton Corbin's new song, when you travel, you'll find that gas prices are "All Over The Road". Last week, my wife and I drove down to Washington D.C., and that meant going through New York state, Pennsylvania, Maryland and into D.C., and gas prices were like a roller coaster.

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