Go figure, working at the IRS can make a person snap. 46-year-old Roland Moore of Tewksbury, Massachusetts works in customer service for the IRS, so you can imagine what his day-to-day life is like. And the police got a call last week from a Homeland Security agent who said Roland had an illegal stash of…… MORE
Rent an elf, whose also an investigator and a babysitter
If you’re throwing a Christmas party, don’t hire Santa — that’s so 2014. Instead, you’re gonna want this. There’s a guy in Boston who’s advertising his services as a real-life elf on the shelf. He dresses up just like the elf and sits somewhere in your house — preferably a shelf or a mantle, if…… MORE
We Care raises $411,820 for its community
43rd Annual fundraiser supports 5 Kokomo nonprofits By Lindsay Fisher Kokomo, Ind. — In 1973, an on-air radio personality took a call from a laid-off worker, who couldn’t provide Christmas for his family. That’s when the on-air radio personality, known as Dick Bronson, reached into his wallet for half of its contents. Then, he encouraged…… MORE
Social media rules for the holidays
“Real Simple” posted a list of social media rules you should try to follow around the holidays. And a few are pretty good. Here are the top five: 1. Get permission before you post photos of someone else’s kids. If it’s your niece or nephew, you’re probably fine. And most parents already flood their Facebook…… MORE
Words of the year
Does “word of the year” mean anything anymore? Last month, Oxford Dictionaries picked an emoji as their word of the year. And now, Merriam-Webster has made their pick — and it’s a suffix. Their 2015 word of the year is: “ism.” As in socialism, terrorism, and so on. They chose it based on a big…… MORE
Breaking up: Before or after Christmas?
Here’s the ultimate question for anyone who’s on the verge of ending their relationship: Should you break up now — or stick it out through Christmas and then end it? There’s no right answer, but there’s definitely a popular one. And it is . . . rip off the Band-Aid and dump ’em now. A…… MORE
If you get one of these gifts, it’s probably a re-gift
There’s more of a re-gifting epidemic going around than we realized. According to a new survey, 52 percent of people will re-gift something this Christmas. That means a majority of us are passing on a gift we didn’t like to someone else. Wow. Here are the top 10 things people re-gift: 1. Socks. 2. Underwear.…… MORE
The worst Secret Santa gifts
If you’re doing a Secret Santa gift exchange at work, your best case scenario is a gift card. Your worst case scenario is . . . well, literally anything else. A new survey by CareerBuilder asked people for the weirdest thing they ever got from a coworker in a gift exchange. Here are the top…… MORE
The most popular New Year’s resolutions
Right now is the best time to make New Year’s resolutions — you have permission to keep slacking for the next two weeks without feeling too guilty, since you just know things are going to change after that. A new survey found the top five most common New Year’s resolutions people are planning to make…… MORE
A company is loaning money for weddings
Ask any couple if their marriage will last forever, and they’ll tell you “Of course!” But how many would be willing to bet big money on that? There’s a crazy new startup that’s going to find out. A company in Seattle called SwanLuv will give you a loan for your wedding of up to $10,000.…… MORE
