Buying an espresso machine can feel like a smart way to cut back on pricey coffee shop drinks, but if you're not careful, you could end up spending just as much chasing café-quality results at home.

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

This Lent, will you "unplug " and "recharge" your religious "batteries"? Try to find the "bandwidth" for daily Mass? "Rewire" your prayer life or "reboot" your spiritual reading? Lent is, after all, a ...