You’re looking to purchase your first designer purse, but you don’t know where to begin. With so many brands, silhouettes, and designs out on the market, it’s hard to tell which bag will be the perfect go-to piece to start off your high-fashion collection. Like buying your first pair of heels, your first phone, or even your first car, this purchase is a rite of passage that takes careful thought—especially considering how pricey it can be. On average, luxury handbags from the world’s top brands offer base-level purses at around the $300 mark. Add in a matching wallet and other accessories, though, and your tab could easily exceed $1000. This,…
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Feeling understood with the Hold Steady’s “Heaven is Whenever”
You’re 18 and your world is changing. You’ve just ended a relationship, moved across the country for school, or maybe you’re trying to make all new friends for the first time in years. It’s an exciting time, but also a stressful one, and you don’t quite know how to cope. As of a 2017 American Psychological Association study, younger Americans (Millennials and Gen Xers) report higher average stress levels and are more likely to say their stress has increased in the past year compared with Boomers and Matures. Among a multitude of ways to combat this stress, the AACAP suggests exercise, practicing time management, and even listening to music. But it…
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Say goodbye to checkout lines with Amazon Go
It’s been a long day of classes and you’re looking forward to a nice dinner and Netflix session, but the fridge-situation back home is dismal, at best. You know you have to run to the grocery store, but dealing with the lines and the people just might kill you. According to the Time Use Institute, the average shopping trip takes 41 minutes. Multiplied by the 1.5-trip per week average, that’s over 53 hours per year spent in a grocery store. But what if you could cut down that time by a half, or even three-quarters? What you need is a store with all of the goods, and none of the wait-time– somewhere where…