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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Confused About Seed Oils? Oh, Yes We Are!
If you’ve ever stared at a grocery aisle full of cooking oils, wondering if you’re picking a kitchen staple or…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Are High-Efficiency Washers Worth It?
It’s time once again to reach into the mailbag to answer a question from my dear readers. It’s kinda my…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Why Houseplants Turn Brown and How to Stop It
Not only do houseplants bring warmth and a sense of calm to a home, but they are also an inexpensive…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Debt and That Squished Feeling
Dear Mary: We would like to enlarge our small two-bedroom bungalow. Our kids are reaching the teen years, and we…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
How to Make the Most of Your Money in 2025 (Without Feeling Like You’re Living in a Bunker)
Let’s be honest — nobody wakes up thinking, “Today, I’d love to pinch every penny so hard Abe Lincoln winces.”…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Must-Follow Steps When You’re Out of a Job
These days, it’s practically inevitable that you or someone close to you will face a period of unemployment. Consider these…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Use Your Tax Refund to Make Your Life Better
Discovering that you’ll be getting a tax refund is certainly not the worst news you’ve had in your life. In…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Your Money Temperament and Why It Matters
Whether you’re aware of it or not, you have a money temperament. Everyone does. It’s the way you naturally think…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Be on the Alert for These Insurance Scams
Let’s face it — insurance is already one of those necessary evils, like flossing or assembling IKEA furniture. You pay…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Feeling Rich and Living It Up
Dear Mary: My husband and I have been out of debt for approximately five years. It’s great. The problem is…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Simple Strategies to Improve Your Credit Score
A credit score is a three-digit number between 300 and 850 generated by a mathematical algorithm (a mostly secret formula)…
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Opinion
How Much and What Kind of Life Insurance Is Best?
Dear Mary: My question is about life insurance. My wife believes that I need life insurance because I am the…
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Opinion
Protect Yourself From Tax ID Theft: Keep Scammers Out of Your Refund
Ah, tax season. That magical time of year when we all attempt to decipher the mystical language of IRS forms…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Stop Paying for Things You Don’t Need
A big coordinated garage sale in my neighborhood gave me a surprising wake-up call. It’s one thing to see a…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
4 Good Reasons to Kick the Credit Card Habit
There are many reasons not to carry credit card debt. The most obvious is that it’s really expensive. And here’s…
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