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By Cameron Huddleston, Kiplinger.com Each year the Better Business Bureau investigates thousands of scams, from new schemes that take advantage of current events to old ploys used time and again to… More

The question of whether or not I truly loved the top never even crossed my mind, as I was so busy listening to my heart pound I completely ignored anything my brain had to say about it.

Of all the areas a woman can struggle with when it comes to clothing, purchasing a fabulous pair of jeans consistently ranks high on the list.

Let’s be honest ladies. Where did you fail in 2012? Did you have absolutely no style, wandering aimlessly in a cloud of horrific style and surrounded by mom jeans and oversized t-shirts? Did you fail to move to the next level in your style, mastering the essentials like colorful pants with stretch and jersey cotton tees, but never moving to the next level with prints and accessories?

We’ve put together a handy list of the subtexts attached to some of the year’s most popular gifts — just in time to make you second-guess everything you already bought!

Are leggings pants or thick tights?

Let’s delve into how you truly go about pulling off a fabulous holiday look, and how you do it without wasting your precious resources.

Here’s how to make it easy for friends and family to return these (or any) unwanted items — and what recipients should know about taking them back to stores.

At the end of the style day, are we just mindless drones without a single unique thought that only know how to purchase what’s put in front of us each season? Let’s break it down shall we…

The search for the sources of the rising tide of obesity continues. Could cooking shows, with their telegenic celebrity chefs, perfect produce, and amazing kitchens be partly to blame? Or are they just symptoms of a preoccupation with food and cooking?