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Practical tips and trends to help you live better from Shopper's Voice and the Shop Talk community.

Time for window spring cleaning?

With spring cleaning in full swing, you’re probably champing at the bit to clear away a winter’s worth of snow, rain, dust, grime, pollen and other pollution that have made your windows less than pleasant to look through.   So, here’s our number one secret to cleaning your windows – do not use paper towel […]

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Cleaning your home naturally – or just about!

A lot of indoor air pollution – which causes headaches, fatigue and irritation to our eyes, nose and throat – may be due to our sensitivity to everyday cleaning products. That’s not to say every cleaning product will have negative effects. But making your own cleaning products from items you probably already have in your […]

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Are you ready to buy an electric vehicle?

Electric car maker Tesla earned nearly $400 million in the fourth quarter of last year and its stock price has about tripled since last fall. While everyone’s been chattering about electric vehicles or EVs for more than a decade – and hybrids for longer than that – we may have finally reached the tipping point. […]

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Breaking your mobile phone addiction

It’s estimated that more than 5 billion people worldwide have a mobile device, with over half of these are smartphone users. Smartphones have been an amazing innovation that hasn’t just helped us more easily connect to other people, they’ve made our lives more convenient in endless ways – taking photos, find recipes, getting directions, playing […]

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