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How to Tell if a Garment Is Dry-Clean Only Decode the label. Most manufacturers are required to list just one way to clean a garment. If the tag says “dry-clean only,” obey it, but if it says “dry-clean,” that means it’s the recommended method, but not the only method. When dealing with garments where dry-cleaning is ideal but optional, you can use some gentle at-home methods to launder your items. Consider the fabric....

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Serve alongside roasted meats, at Thanksgiving dinner, or as part of a special brunch. Shopping tip: Look for potatoes—both the Yukon gold and the sweet—that are similar in size and shape, which will help make the layers even. Related Video

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On This Episode This week we’re revisiting conversations we’ve had with four past expert guests about the most common things people overlook when purchasing a home, as well as all the hidden costs of homeownership—to help you prepare for one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll ever make: buying a home. Meet Host Stefanie O’Connell Rodriguez Stefanie is a nationally recognized personal finance expert ready to talk work, worth, and money with unapologetically ambitious women....

To cook: A frisky lobster (which is how you want them) can make cooking a horrifying experience. There are two ways to slow it down. A few minutes in the freezer will stun it, or you can try to “hypnotize” it. Hold one by the base of the carapace (back), where it meets the tail. Stand the creature on its “nose” on the counter and stroke its back up and down....

Seafood Quality If you think that frozen seafood is of worse quality, think again. Often, fish are filleted and frozen immediately after capture. “Freezing, when done properly, is an excellent way to ’lock-in’ the quality inherent in the catch so that when thawed, you’re getting essentially the same quality you would have had if you ate it on the boat with the fishermen,” says John Burrows, seafood technical program coordinator of Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute....

Lopez took a classic nail trend—the French manicure—and added her own modification for a fresh, yet timeless look being dubbed “milky nails.” The final look, done by her longtime nail stylist Tom Bachik, was a soft, almond-shaped nail painted with an opaque, milky-white finish. So, what are milky nails? To be honest, it’s not too far from the glazed donut nails that are also trending on TikTok. “The milky nails look falls in between an opaque and a sheer white hue, with a creamy, translucent finish,” says Rachel Apfel Glass, founder of GLOSSLAB....

Who to invite: Friends with similar taste. For a good variety of merchandise, eight people is a manageable number, though anywhere from three to 20 is doable. How to e-mail: Send Real Simple’s free customizable Evite (available at realsimple.com/evite). Give guests two weeks’ notice to start gathering their belongings. ricotta and herb spread deviled eggs, four ways lemony almond macaroons Be clear about what’s swap-worthy. Ask friends to bring clean goods in gently used condition (that is, no ratty gym shorts or a Scrabble set missing the letter Q)....

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Help is on the way! Let us show you how to save money on holiday shopping and feel more in control of your expenses. We tapped experts in finance and shopping for their best tips to save money during the holidays so you can gift yourself a little less stress. Prep Before Shopping Sort promo emails like a pro. Email subscribers often score exclusive deals, but no one wants to crawl through a flooded inbox....

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the government has put a freeze on student loan payments and charging additional interest on student loan balances, which has helped many people stabilize their finances a bit. But this week’s announcement of a new student loan plan could help many of those families get a big step closer to a more stable financial picture. “This is a huge first step,” says Stefanie O’Connell Rodriguez, host of Real Simple’s Money Confidential podcast....

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Now that doesn’t mean you can only nosh on kale for the next 40 or 50 years, but it does mean you should approach healthy eating habits with consistency. “You’ll benefit most from what you do the majority of the time, over time,” explains Cynthia Sass, RD, CSSD, a Los Angeles–based sports and performance nutritionist. “So if your diet consists of whole, nutrient-rich foods 80% of the time, that 80% has a greater impact than the 20% that may be less optimal....

“Teens are feeling a lot of feelings right now—sadness, anger, relief, boredom, frustration, ease, irritation—the list goes on,” says Sarah Rudell Beach, chief mindfulness officer of Left Brain Buddha and a Mindful Schools certified instructor. “When all those emotions are present without awareness, it’s overwhelming. With mindfulness, we can recognize, ‘I’m feeling angry.’ And then we can pause and consider what support we might need in that moment.” But teens may need a little help figuring out how to be mindful, and building a mindfulness practice will help them manage their stress and mental health now and as adults....

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