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All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Every dollar makes a difference. Malte Mueller/Getty Images Weve all heard it before, but most of us dont even know where to begin giving that dollar. Stepping into ones philanthropic power takes time and planning in order tostrategically use money to make a difference....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Note: These Cyber Monday deals are available online only on 11/26 unless otherwise specified. Caiaimage/Paul Bradbury/Getty Images Apply on face, eyes or lips for day-to-night shimmer. And less than $30? This set from Tarte Cosmetics is definitely a Cyber Monday score. It includes a travel-size mascara, lipstick, perfume, and eye palette....

For one week, I challenged myself to follow a vegan diet. I wanted to try this for a few reasons, including thehealth benefits associated with following a plant-based diet. Surprisingly, I wasnt able to finish most meals because they were quite hearty and satisfying. Courtesy of Nazima Qureshi I did miss cheese, though, and realized through this experience how much cheese I actually consume. I impressed myself with how many more vegetables I was eating....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. It’s not very hard to find someone to commiserate with abouttight hips. Katie Thompson Tight hips are right up there withlower-back painandknee painas modern-day ailments many adults deal with on the reg. Like any pain or achiness, there are many potential causes. Sitting for several hours a dayis commonly cited as the main source of hip tightness....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Keeping extra cash in your walletand showing off your impressive newhomewill be well worth it. Maskot/Getty Images Buy it:$49 (originally $71),amazon.com

The following Tuesday, my husband took my father home. On Thursday, I sat down for dinner with my girlfriend from out of town. As I put the fork in my mouth to enjoy my first bite of food, the phone rang. skynesher/Getty Images It was my mother. Ill never forget the panicked voice on the other end that cried out, Dixie! I think something is wrong with your dad. I just came home and met him in the chair, and hes cold....

Amy says she was ill-prepared for how muchgriefshe experienced before her father passed away in 2015. You have to learn how to grieve losing someone while theyre still alive, she tells SELF. You have to learn to cope with the new reality, and then another change comes, Amy says. Oleg Golovnev/EyeEm/Getty Images When he passed, it was a whole different onslaught of grief. Amy wishes she had seen a grief counselor ortherapistwhile she was going through this....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. My dad owned a tanning salon when I was a kid. Photo: Heather Hazzan. Wardrobe styling by Yuiko Ikebata. Hair by Jerome Cultrera. Makeup by Ingeborg. I was his first employee and got a quarter for cleaning each bed after use. Doctors laud its results and the minimal downtime required for healing....

OnThanksgiving, it’s basically me versus my oven. Instead of going pie-less (perish the thought!) on Thanksgiving, I rely on alternatives like desserts baked in slow-cookers orInstant Pots. https://reciperunner.com And when I really want to make things easy on myself, I go the way of no-bake desserts. In fact, they’re often equally as delicious as their baked counterparts. And these days, there are no-bake versions of all the Thanksgiving classics. They’re so good, you’d even want to make them if youdidhave enough oven space....

Roasting a turkeyis one of those things that seems really hard, but isn’t actually that bad. Basically, it’s like roasting an oversized chicken. Let’s say, though, that you’ve neverroasted a chickeneither. skynesher/Getty Images At least, this was my particular predicament the first time I hosted Thanksgiving dinner. One said to me, “If you’ve roasted a chicken before, you’ll be fine.” Immediately, I started to panic, because I’d never roasted a chicken before!...

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Taking care of the skin around your eyes doesnt need to be complicated. Courtesy of the brands / Laneen Wells Here are our experts recommendations for the best eye creams for a range of skin concerns. Green tea and oak leaf tea extracts also contribute to this creams soothing, dark circle-busting effects....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. and then immediately stashed it in your closet or junk drawer? Courtesy of brands/Laneen Wells Too many times, we bet. Because sometimes, the best present solves a problem your loved one didnt even know they had. Grippy, slip-proof soles make them a great alternative to otherhouse shoes....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. And youre not overreacting, either. gradyreese/Getty Images The stress is real, and it can take a toll on your mental andphysical health, too. We asked 17 stressed out millennials how they make their homes a peaceful place to practice mindfulness and self-care. Theres no place like home…to hide from the world....