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As we enter March in a tough economy, here are some useful tips to help you with savings, your home, and more. These features can also be vastly entertaining, whether you follow Tiger Woods back on the course or just want a daily dose of cute puppies.

Take control of your own economy with budget and stock tips.

Get info on how the housing crisis affects you.

In hard times, photos of puppies can be the best medicine.

Watch Oscar winners and hidden gems on video.

In honor of Casimir Pulaski Day, check out unusual holidays daily.

In the wake of the octuplets story, keep up on pressing news about parenting.

As Tiger Woods returns, follow all the players and results.

Jay
My Yahoo! Editorial

Drama falls on almost every day this week, including the Oscars and the NFL Scouting Combine. But fans of gardening, astrology, and astronomy will also find information that will provide insights on events this week and into the future.

NFL Scouting Combine drama is only one part of the NFL saga.

Keeping your garden beautiful is easier with year-round advice.

See Oscar winners now, get Hollywood news every day.

Follow space spectacles like this month’s planetary conjunction.

Meet your need for a daily dose of U.S. history.

Enjoy rumors, finale reactions and more for the TV sensation.

As Pisces becomes a sun sign, read up on the zodiac daily.

Jay
My Yahoo! Editorial

Let’s call this the Week of Heavy Topics. As if Charles Darwin’s anniversary, Friday the 13th, and Valentines Day weren’t enough, My Yahoo! offers unusual takes on politics, bargain-hunting, and more.

In honor of Darwin’s anniversary, dive into fun science facts.

Even Friday the 13th’s bad mojo can’t spoil these lucky lotto winner stories.

Savor the Valentine’s sentiment all year with daily love poems.

The Daytona 500 is only one reason to follow NASCAR action.

As stars leave “Grey’s Anatomy,” get advice from fellow TV lovers.

Stay on top of the new administration’s changes with informed political analysis.

Jay
My Yahoo! Editorial

Many of you write in and request that we share more tips and tricks for using My Yahoo!. So I’ll start by sharing how I customize the appearance of my feeds to my liking. I do this by using the Options feature, which you can see by clicking the wheel icon . It’s smart enough to detect the kind of feed I have and shows as many as four display options.

For some of my feeds like this one from Zappos.com, an online store, I find an Image Only display to be the most useful.

If an item catches my eye, I hover over it with my mouse to read the summary. I’ve found Image Only displays to be a great way to conserve space on my page.

For other topics, I prefer to view the summary instantly, so I’ve set my preferences accordingly. An example is my Stock Markets News feed from Yahoo! News. With this view, I can quickly catch the headlines when I’m short on time.

Go ahead and play around with the feeds you already have on your page. We’d love to hear about the tricks you use to get the most out of your page. Comment on this blog post with your tips if you want to share a tip of your own.

Eve
Yahoo! Marketing