You’re finishing up this year’s income taxes and wondering how long you need to keep those old returns? The IRS says the average filer should keep tax returns for three years because a typical audit is a three-year lookback. But keep your W-2’s for four years and if you’re self-employed or a freelancer you should hang on to your tax records for seven years. Source Link
If you want to train yourself to not crave junk food there’s an app for that. The Food Trainer for Android smartphones shows you pictures of foods with some that are healthy and others that aren’t. You tap the image for healthy foods and skip those with a red stop sign. Developers say some people found improvements in willpower after a few weeks of use. Source Link
Science may finally have an answer to that age-old question, “Why is cracking your knuckles so loud?” Researchers using a computer-designed virtual model of the knuckle found that bubbles created in the fluid between the bones make a sound when they collapse that can be as loud as 83 decibels. That’s what it sounds like when a diesel truck passes by at 40 miles an hour. Source Link
