Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Transformative Travel: I look at how travel can change lives. For most people, there’s nothing more stressful than writing a thank ...

Timeliness is key when writing thank-you notes. Ideally, you should send your note within a week of receiving a gift or ...

It's not common to receive a thank-you note for a gift these days. It's not common to receive a thank-you note for a gift these days. There are a few ways that I perennially disappoint myself as a ...

A thank-you note got me my first real job. As a newly minted college graduate with no work experience, I was having a tough time finding my first grown-up gig. I thought I’d never get a break until I ...

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A few months back a friend volunteered to dog-sit for me while I was out of town. When I arrived home, I thanked her for her service and handed her an envelope with a few bills inside. What was ...

One of the coolest features of the Samsung Galaxy Note series is how you can take out the S Pen stylus and just scribble on the lock screen of the phone, even without unlocking it. Well, you can do ...

Many folks avoid writing thank-you notes because they don’t know how to put their thoughts on paper. They fear they’ll say ...

John Israel began writing thank-you notes in October and hasn't skipped a day. John Israel, pictured here with wife Monica and sons Anderson and Rohn, is on a mission to write five thank you notes a ...

Lindsay VanSomeren is a personal finance writer based out of Kirkland, Washington. Her work has appeared on Business Insider, Credit Karma, LendingTree, and more. If you’re lending someone a large ...