Accuracy is important in carpentry. For framing projects, reading to the closest 1/8-in. will do, but for cabinet or trim ...

When you buy a stock, you own a piece of the underlying business. It’s important to understand the quality of the business you own, for the same reason you would test-drive a new car before buying it.

Katherine Peach is a well-caffeinated, Brooklyn-based writer, who focuses on all things coffee for CNET. Peach's reviews and writing have appeared in Tasting Table, Mashed, LAist, Yahoo Life, MSN and ...