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If you're wondering why you can't access your Bank of America account online, don't worry you're not alone. The bank's website has been down or slow since yesterday. A spokesperson representing the firm said that the system had slowed due to some routine upgrades that were done over the weekend.

I can't even access my account as the site says banking is down for California residents. However, when I dug around on Twitter, I saw mentions of BoA online banking being down for Florida, Virginia, and New York, so it looks like a lot of other states are facing this problem.

If you're one of the unhappy campers who can't access your website, pay your bills with checks or call the company and try to pay it via credit card over the phone. If you want to check how much you have in your account, you can always take a look at your Mint account (if you have one). The Bank of America site has been down before; the most recent outage was in Jan. 2010. To make sure that you're covered when this happens again, try to automate your payments so you don't have to worry about paying off your bills at the beginning of every month.

Here are some tweets by upset customers:

ThePalestGirl are you kidding me @BofA_help?! fix your damn web site! 2 days in a row! you have how many billions of dollars? #bankofamerica #BoA

shreddel BOA get your act together. Need me to find you a tech guy? #BOA

markep Bank of America is down and it's the first of the Month. Going to have to write checks by hand. Arrrrrgh.

deceptacle Hey norCal people- what's a really good local bank/credit union to join? I'm closing my #BoA account, finally

Before a trip, I spend hours poring over sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor and asking friends for the best places to go. It's always the advice from locals that's the most valuable, but that can be hard to find. However, there is a new way for you to meet your own local tour guide when you're traveling on Tripping.com, a social media site that hooks up travelers with native residents who will share a meal with you, teach you their language, show you around, or even offer their home for you to stay in. The best part is, the service is free of charge, and as you probably know, we do love freebies here at SavvySugar!

Of course, there are safety concerns, which the website says is helped by Tripping's reference, rating, and validation system. Tripping has to verify you are who you say you are via a Skype interview, and you can read testimonials and ratings of Tripping users for more security. What do you think — is this a service you would use on your travels?

With the launch of its new home décor site Eziba, Overstock is following One Kings Lane and Gilt Groupe into the private sale game. The products aren't necessarily overstock items, but rather, new and affordable. Overstock president Jonathan Johnson notes, "Overstock.com has relationships with a large network of suppliers, who are in search of different avenues to sell product. It was a natural progression for the O to build a private sale site."

Already the selection seems more upscale than Overstock's usual inventory. This gorgeous reclaimed teak buffet, for instance, comes from C. G. Sparks and is for sale for $1,100. Kitchenaid, Lenox, Cybex, and Calypso Rugs are among the other debut labels, with patio furniture, tabletop wares, bath towels, and furniture in the mix.

Sales begin daily at 11 a.m. EDT and last between 48 and 72 hours. If you're already a member of Overstock, you can simply use that user name and password to log in, and if not, sign-up is free and easy. Just like Overstock, entire orders on Eziba ship for only $2.95. That's the clincher!

I'm becoming a big fan of DailyBurn — a website that lets its users track workout, diet, and health goals in easy-to-read charts and graphs. There's a ton of great health and fitness information on the site and it has a social side that lets users interact with other members.

If you're not very tech savvy, don't be afraid. The site is easy to use and is laid out in a friendly and intuitive way. There are three main areas to DailyBurn — nutrition, exercise, and social networking. To find out how they work, read more

If our Strike a Yoga Pose series leaves you wanting more, take a gander at yogabeans! The hilarious blog features such notables as G.I. Joe, Barbie, Batman, Spider-Man, and Sir Rascus the Lego knight demonstrating Ashtanga yoga.

Yogabeans! is the brainchild of Eden Kennedy and features photos of plastic action figures doing Ashtanga yoga poses alongside some really funny commentary. Although it's impossible to pose plastic limbs into perfect form, the Sanskrit names are right on. It's a great way to learn posture names and get in a few giggles. Check it out — I promise you'll be laughing through the weekend.

You know when you're hanging out in your apartment and the place looks really nice and you're having a good 'messy' hair day and you're just generally feeling pretty into yourself--this is when you wish Todd Selby was there. Don't know what we're talking about? Well, set aside an hour and make yourself a hot cup of tea and check out the next best hipster documentarian out there. Selby, close as he may be with Mark the Cobrasnake, captures subjects from all walks of life, most of whom are poised in the comfort of their own homes. Author Tom Wolfe, publisher of Paper Magazine Kim Hastreiter, and designer Alexander Wang are all featured on Selby's site, their personal effects playing as great a role as do their portraits. What's more, at the end of each shoot you'll find a brief handwritten interview with the subjects.

Here's to the next evolution in online portraiture and the birth of the Coutorture lifestyle section where we can finally talk about something other than sequins (wink, wink). Namely, New York photographers and other well-dressed citizens.

Click the homemade hyper jpg below for some of our favorite Todd Selby shots and don't forget to check out the website proper, right here ladies and gents.