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Does this situation sound familiar to you? Your BFF asks you if want to go out to dinner with her, and you’re about to tell her yes, when you decide to check your bank statement quickly online before you answer — and discover you don’t have anywhere close to enough for a night out. You tell her thanks, but you have to skip it this time… then immediately start scanning job listings on Craigslist and rifling though your closet for things you can sell on Ebay to get some extra cash.

Even if you think you’re pretty careful with your spending, it’s easy to spend a lot more on infrequent and/or small purchases like that daily coffee, shopping the day you get your paycheck, or nights at the bar (even $1 pints can add up). If you don’t count every purchase and check your bank account on a regular basis, you’ll just end up in situations like the one described above over and over.

Mint makes keeping track of your finances easy, so you don’t find yourself selling back books you still need just so you can buy dinner. Mint pulls together all your financial information, including checking and savings accounts, credit cards, and loans, and organizes it for you all in one place. You can easily check your balance and so much more in just a few clicks.

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Colorblocking is one of the hottest trends this year, and I, for one, am thrilled about it. I love bright colors, but they can be a little intimidating to wear. Colorblocked clothing makes wearing brights simple by pairing multiple coordinating and/or contrasting brights together with neutrals. You don’t even need to do anything but put that ish on!

Colorblocking can be found on everything this season, such as dresses, tops, shoes and accessories! (Note: That does not mean you should wear all of that stuff together. Seriously, don’t.) All of these pieces will help you rock the colorblocking trend, for just $20 or less each!

“Oh! Oh my God! I’m about to… Oh God, Gerard!”

OH. MY. GOD. Did I really just say that? Did I really just call my boyfriend of nine months Gerard Butler? What was I thinking?

Well, apparently I was thinking the same thing that 80% of taken women do.  That is, 80% of partnered women have fantasized about someone other than their mate while having sex in the past two months. Feel terrible? Embarrassed? Ashamed? Don’t be. 98% of men do the same.

According to a new study published by The Journal of Sex Research, most people in committed relationships fantasize about other people, places, and situations while having sex with their lovers. However, Ian Kerner, an expert when it comes to matters of the bedroom, claims that sexual fantasies are really not so terrible. In fact, Kerner says that they are often a good indicator of a healthy sex life. Read More »

When the head of the International Monetary Fund (a 187-country organization that oversees the global economy), Dominique Strauss-Kahn booked a swanky hotel suite in Manhattan, the housekeeper did what she always does: waited until the room was empty and then went inside to clean it. Little did she know, Strauss-Kahn was still in the room and had locked the door. The maid was then sexually assaulted and had no way of calling for help until the man left.

Sexual harassment is one of the oldest crimes in the book and it’s one that often seems to go unpunished. In today’s R-rated, “sex sells” culture, sexual harassment can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. And it does. All too often.

Fortunately, Strauss-Kahn was taken into police custody and will begin a long sequence of trials and lawsuits. But what about the rest of us? When a government elite is involved with a scandal, the whole world knows about it, but what about people no one knows about? Hopefully, you’ll never have to experience something as painful and scary as sexual harassment, but in order to protect yourself, you should know the facts.

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission defines sexual harassment as “unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature.” Yes, that’s right: sexual harassment DOES NOT have to include actual intercourse or even physical acts of any kind. When a creepy co-worker won’t stop hitting on you, the stranger on the train won’t stop pressing their leg against yours (even when you move away), that’s still sexual harassment and deserves to be punished.

In order to keep yourself safe from harassment of any type, take the following precautions. Read More »

[He Said/She Said is a series designed to help all our wonderfully confused readers figure out what he’s really thinking. So every week we’ll be throwing out a topic for debate…and unlike our fave dude, these guys won’t be sugar coating anything for you. But before you jump into their heads (which seriously will make you feel like you need to shower), check out what we think!]

I can vividly remember buying my first thong. I was at the mall with my BFFs and they were going on and on about how much guys love them and “OMG, they are SO comfortable!” I started thinking about my crush Joey (aren’t all high school crushes named Joey?) and how he’d fall madly in love with me once he saw me bend over and my hot pink thong peek out over the top of my low-rise jeans. The next thing I knew, I was at the Victoria’s Secret register, arms full of 5 for $25 lacy thongs.

And the next thing I knew after that, I was waddling around my high school, my butt jiggling, with the constant urge to yank that thin strip of fabric out of my ass.

A few years later, after giving up on thongs completely and resigning myself to panty lines, my BFFs starting singing the praises of boy shorts. Thongs were out and now guys couldn’t get over how great a girl’s ass looked peeking out of a pair of boy shorts. So, once again, I gave in (this time thinking about my crush Dave) and stocked up.

And then I spent the next 4 weeks running to the bathroom every 5 minutes to smooth out my undies that had bunched up under my jeans. (I now totally get what it means when people talking about getting their panties in a bunch. Ouch.)

Finally, in a moment of clarity (or a moment of picking my wedgie and discovering a group of boys walking behind me, laughing), I made a conscious choice: no longer would I choose my underwear based on what random guys claimed to like in Cosmo.  Who are these guys, anyway? And regardless, they’re not wearing it (hopefully), I am, and I’m gonna wear what I like, dammit! Read More »

Qvestion? Ansver: Ask TuffyLuv@collegecandy.com.

Dear Tuffy Luv,
I’ve never wanted a relationship. I mean, I’m 19 years old, why should I? Now, dating, that’s where it’s at. But I keep finding myself in sticky situations. I’ll be seeing a guy and he’ll bring up the “exclusive” conversation when, wait a second, weren’t we diggin’ this whole casual thing two dates ago? What changed?

I guess my problem is that I’m always the bad guy. I don’t intend to hurt anyone and I make sure I’m communicating that I don’t want a boyfriend right now. I don’t want to mess with their heads and I don’t want them to be unhappy. Maybe I’m toxic. But growing up, my brother was a real player and I refused to be some clingy girl who relied on the opposite sex only to be lied to, cheated on or disrespected, like many of his girlfriends.

Tell me I have a good head on my shoulders, that I have absolutely no obligation to be in a relationship and that I’m “doin’ good, kid.” Or… tell me I’m a bitch, and I should start looking for a house on a hill capable of housing many cats. You know, set me straight.

Thanks,
Casual-Cathy

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Last night, after going for a run in such intense wind that I was basically running in place for 45 minutes, I was exhausted. My legs hurt, my face hurt (windburn is a real thing, yo!), and I could barely get up to pour myself a bowl of cereal let alone do anything remotely productive (like go to the bathroom). So what did I do? I brought a box of cereal to the couch and settled in for a night of TV. (And I held my pee.)

Except there wasn’t anything on TV to watch. I gave up on Gossip Girl a long time ago (something the show’s creators also should have done) and Monday nights don’t really offer up anything else. Then I tried looking on my DVR and it was….empty. Like, literally. There wasn’t one thing on there. Not even an old episode of House Hunters International! I was forced to spend the next two hours playing Angry Birds.

And it looks like that’s how I’ll be spending my entire summer. Well, playing Angry Birds and counting down the days until Fall TV starts once again. I mean, have you seen the new Fall lineup? It looks amazing. There’s going to be female-centric comedies! And dramas! And Jack Bauer (OK, so Keefer Sutherland, but same diff)!

Click here to see all the goodness that’s a-comin’ and GET. EXCITED.

Yeah, OK, it’s four months away, but when all we’ve got is Glee reruns and True Life marathons coming our way, we all need something to hold onto.

Why was I pretty much bawling my eyes out while perusing this month’s issue of Glamour? Maybe it’s because I’m totes going to be surfing the crimson wave soon, but everything was breaking my heart. From the realization that I’ll never look as amazing in a red swimsuit as Olivia Wilde does, to reading the article about how four women are killed every day by abusive partners, to the story about a man who is living with HIV after both his mother and sister died from AIDS…ugh. And don’t even get me started on the women coping in a post-tsunami Japan piece. Glamour was undoubtedly testing the limits of my waterproof mascara (that they recommended last month!)

After flipping through one depressing story on humanity after another, I finally started recognizing the lighthearted and ridiculous Glamour I begrudgingly love. Silly insight into guys, decent sex advice, and drool-worthy summer fashion were all present.

And then I saw an article on how to become a spy. I have secretly wanted to be a spy since I first saw Jennifer Garner kicking butt as Sydney Bristow on Alias. (Why has she been relegated to bad rom-com hell, by the way? I blame Ben Affleck.) So I was totally geeking out over this interview with a former CIA spy and seriously contemplating sending my resume to various intelligence agencies… until I got totally derailed by “How Can You Tell If He’s A Spy?” Yes, a litmus test for determining if your crush is an intelligence officer. Cackles galore, y’all. Read More »