X Prize: Super-Efficient Car Edition


Updated 03/26/08 3:00 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

X Prize's Next Stop: Fuel Efficient Cars

Not only is the X Prize Foundation responsible for huge nerd-fests like the recent Google Lunar Rover competition (and the subsequent super geeky Lunar Legacy Project), but now the foundation has named Progressive Insurance as the host for the fourth installment of the engineering extravaganza. The X Prize draws not only big time car manufacturers, but unknown engineers as well, with their goal Read more

31 Days of Spring Cleaning: Monitor Your Finances Online


Updated 03/30/12 11:04 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Free Online Money Services

Keep the paper and junk mail in check — start tracking your finances and paying your bills online instead. Opting to get your statements via email (for your bank and other utilities) can keep clutter and paper waste at bay. Plus, online monitoring services allow you to set budgets, get alerts when you've gone over your limit, and track where your spare cash is going so you can save a few bucks. Read more

Free Websites to Track Your Finances


Updated 02/17/12 4:35 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Websites to Track Money and Finances

After a year of weekend getaways, alfresco dining, and buying a Kindle just because it can be read on the beach, it's time to get the finances in check. As the thrill of the shopping season winds down, sign up for some money management with these free websites that offer daily budgeting, group payments, and credit-use tracking. Mint — The leader of financial management sites, Mint charts Read more

Applying Makeup While Driving Can Raise Your Insurance Rates


Updated 06/09/11 9:02 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Applying Makeup While Driving Can Raise Your Insurance Rates

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! It’s not that insurance companies are sexist. Or that they expect all of their female customers to go barefaced and disheveled. But if you use your commute as makeup application time, you’re a crash risk. In fact, applying makeup is actually more dangerous than dialing a cell phone–it’s the fifth likeliest task to Read more

Michele Bachmann Goes After Rick Perry For HPV Vaccine, Calls Plan B the "Morning-After Abortion Pill"


Updated 09/13/11 6:16 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

Michele Bachmann Debates Rick Perry About HPV Vaccine

In 2007, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed an executive order mandating HPV vaccine shots for girls in the state unless parents opted out. At the time he said, "providing the HPV vaccine doesn't promote sexual promiscuity any more than the Hepatitis B vaccine promotes drug use." It was a position that stands out amongst Perry's other socially conservative stances on women's health issues, including Read more