Work + Money

Money may not be able to buy love, it's true, but it certainly can help a young business grow. When first selling your wares, it maybe be hard to strike the right balance of making your products affordable and paying yourself enough to keep going as an entrepreneur. Factor in cost of materials and market competition and it becomes even more difficult. It's hard to put a price on your life's work, but it's possible. Click through for 7 tips from Etsy experts on naming your price! -By Babble Editors

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Today feminist icon Gloria Steinem turns 79. In addition to her numerous contributions to the women's movement, Steinem is also quite the comedienne. Here are some of her funniest moments in celebration of her birthday.

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FOMO. Even if you haven't heard of it, you've definitely experienced it. That sinking feeling in your stomach when you see that your friends are all Instagramming photos of their fun night out, while your only plans involve your couch and Ben and Jerry's? Classic FOMO. It stands for "fear of missing out," and it's almost unavoidable in today's connected, competitive, share-it-all-online society.

Unfortunately, FOMO can be even more painful when it strikes our professional lives. After all, while you can quell your fear of missing out socially by making new friends or finding new hobbies, you're more or less stuck with your co-workers. The last thing that you want to do is watch from the sidelines while they get exciting opportunities, tackle the best projects, and make new connections at work.

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Aries (March 21 - April 19) Most daily annoyances can't be called 'tribulations' but yours definitely qualify today! You have more than your fair share of difficulties to deal with. But the good news is that these hardships won't translate into misery, at least not if you have any say in the matter! Today's Aries Reading: Free Sample Priority Shuffle Tarot Reading

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Cash is more effective than charm today -- sad but true! You have to grease someone's palm if you want to get that table away from the crowd or a seat by the window. Such is life among human beings, Taurus. Today's Taurus Reading: Free Sample Romantic Compatibility Reading for two

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Mock-up Ford ads using cartoon images of the Kardashian sisters and other women bound and gagged in trunks are causing a public-relations disaster for the auto giant.

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The three unapproved rogue ads for the compact Ford Figo, made in India by young creatives at ad agency JWT, were posted on the portfolio-sharing site Ads of the World last week and spotted by a Business Insider reporter, who called them “disturbing.”
 
One depicted Paris Hilton at the wheel, winking, with the three Kardashian sisters tied up in the car’s trunk. Another featured three bound and gagged women in the trunk and former Italian prime minister and infamous “Bunga Bunga” partier Silvio Berlusconi at the wheel, flashing a peace sign, and the following tagline: “Leave Your Worries Behind with the Figo’s extra-large boot.” The third put Formula One driving champ Michael Schumacher at the wheel with a trunk full of his longtime male rivals. They have since b

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