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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
The Great Paint Rescue and Other Clever Reader-Submitted Tips
PAINT FOR PICK-UP Most counties have Hazardous Household Material programs and collection sites where residents can drop off items that…
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Saved by My Credit Card
Have I got a story for you, and when I say “you,” I refer primarily to my readers who are…
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An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth Money in the Bank
Today’s topic is not pretty, but unless you have $8,000 earmarked for dental care, it could prevent a lot of…
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Why Concentrated Anything Makes Me Suspicious
It seems to me that nearly every household product has at some time decided it needed to become “concentrated.” Concentrated…
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Ask Me Anything: Cost of Ice, DIY Whipped Butter, Elderly Turkey, EC en Espanol
Dear Mary: My husband says that it costs more to make ice in the freezer than to buy it in…
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How to Repair Your Credit and Improve Your Credit Score
Your credit score is a three-digit number between 300 and 850, generated by a mathematical algorithm (a mostly secret formula)…
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Credit Card Tips and Tricks
There’s no doubt that credit cards are convenient. They’re compact, easy to carry and work just about anywhere. And that’s…
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What I Prep Once in June to Save Time and Money All Summer
Every summer starts with good intentions: This will be the year we stay ahead of things. The year we don’t…
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Buckle Down and Save Up for Home Improvements
Today is a good day to reach into my virtual mailbag and pull out letters from two of my dear…
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Home Equity Scams
Homeowners beware. These days, home loan scam artists are lurking around every corner. They’re hungry, they’re determined and they’re coming…
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Dreamwash Your Mind to Reach Your Goals
In today’s offering of tips from your fellow readers, you’re going to get a bonus: a new vocabulary word. Read…
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The $5 Summer Comfort Trick Nobody Talks About
Every summer, right about the time the house starts feeling like a toaster oven with furniture, people begin searching for…
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Readers Share Creative Solutions for Chains, Stains, Sprains and More
I call it my mailbag, but in truth its my email inbox and lately, it’s been loading up with creative…
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13 New Uses for an Old Credit Card
Before you cut up an expired credit card — or toss that silly fake one you got as junk mail…
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Sticky Situations: Bankrupt Mortgage Lender and a $10,000 Engagement Ring
Dear Mary: I just read that that the company that holds my home mortgage is under investigation by the feds…
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