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Cold weather can damage your vehicle, your driving experience, your comfort, even your safety and those of your passengers. Driving hazards caused by freezing rain, snow, ice, slush, and frigid temperatures can create dangerous driving situations, leading to breakdowns and expensive repairs even without a life-threatening accident. These easy maintenance tips will winterize your car outside and inside.
Whether you are ordering a rideshare service like Uber or Lyft in the USA or a similar service in the USA or overseas, your personal safety before and during your ride should be a top priority. Here are common sense rideshare safety tips to avoid becoming one of the growing number of riders – especially women riding alone and intoxicated passengers – who report being robbed or assaulted.
As many as three million spectators will cheer more than 50,000 runners on Sun., Nov. 1st for the 2026 NYC Marathon. Join the city-wide party at one of these best spots to watch, and eat.
The fall season brings many wonderful things, including technicolor leaves and cooler temperatures. But it also brings autumn driving hazards, including wet leaves, fog and frost. Here’s how to anticipate and keep you and your passengers safe in potentially dangerous fall driving situations, whether it’s your daily commute or shopping expedition, or a weekend getaway.
The change in seasons is a good time to give your vehicle some care and attention to prepare for colder weather. These common sense car care tips can help prevent costly breakdowns and even accidents. Schedule a Check-Up Take your vehicle to a trusted repair facility to perform any needed maintenance before heading out. Oil
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Since our mental health is connected to our physical well-being, these FREE fitness apps will help motivate you at home or on the road. They offer exercises including yoga, measure your walks and hikes, and meditation to help you sleep more restfully when day is done.
Closets and dresser drawers bulging? Clear the clutter and get paid for recycling things you no longer want or use. Recycling is a win-win, because is reduces waste and compensates you for your good deed helping the planet.
Now that gas and diesel prices are higher than ever because of the ongoing US war on Iran, it’s important again to save money at the pump. You can do that if you tune up, slow down, lighten up, and use money-saving apps to find the least expensive gas near you. Here’s how: How to
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Grab and GO: How to prepare for an emergency. Even if you are not in the path of a hurricane, flood, tornado or wildfire, it’s important to be ready for an emergency.
Do you know how much it costs to own a car? According to the AAA, the average annual cost to own and operate a new vehicle is $12,863, or $1,071.92 per month. This is up by about $2,000 a year, or $100 a month, since 2025, and reflects continued increases from fuel prices, depreciation, and
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