You may have met someone who says they don’t trust banks and shoves their money under a mattress. You write them off and go on using your debit cards and checking accounts. Then something like Wells Fargo happens and suddenly, mattressing your money doesn’t seem like such a bad idea.

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Reader thdoan submitted this highly customized second screen using Rainmeter to our Flickr desktop show and tell pool. Best of all there’s even a video showing you how it all works. If you like the look, here’s what you’ll need to make your own.

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Spending a little time on Sunday to prep meals for the week make weeknights easier, but consider making batches of healthy snacks at the same time. You’ll avoid the temptation to reach for chips or sweets, and you’ll always have a “snack pack” of healthy bites when hunger strikes.

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Normal Windows desktop applications—i.e. good old-fashioned Win32 apps not built on the newer, Universal Windows Platform—will soon be available in the Windows Store. Currently, all the apps in the store are either ‘UWP’ apps or old holdovers from Windows 8. That and more in today’s news.

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Meal planning is a great way to de-stress your week and save some money, but it’s a good idea to plan a meal or two to skip too. Just like with a diet or other long-term goal, it’s good to give yourself a cheat day so your motivation doesn’t wane.

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