Dear Mary: Is there a law that says how long the grace period must be? (And if you don't mind,…
Dear Mary: My wife and I have been married for three years. She has memorized my credit card information. This…
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Dear Mary: We've just received notice that the rent on our three-bedroom house is going up from $950 to $1,200…
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Some time ago, I got a message from Elaine G., who had recently joined a mom's group. With all of…
This week, as I reached into the mailbag, I pulled out two questions, neither of them with easy answers. I…
Dear Mary: I have been dating a woman for about two years. Getting to know her, I have learned that…
Recently, I've been on yet another of my seemingly never-ending quests to pare down and clean out. I got this…
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