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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Channel Your Inner Second Grader
So, how is that investing for the future coming along? What, you’re confused? I understand. Most of us are total…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
What Do You Need to Be Happy?
When a University of Michigan survey asked people what they believe would improve their quality of life and make them…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
15 Minutes to Financial Freedom
The email contained a single-word subject: “Help!” The sender, I’ll call her “Emily,” had been asked by her community group…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Fabulous and Super-Cheap Homemade Cleaner Recipes for Eyeglasses, Windshields, Counters and Floors
I pretty much hate to buy things I know I can make for less money and in a fraction of…
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Lost Wallet, 529 Plans, and Dubious Credit
Today’s batch of reader questions reminds me how complicated our lives have become since the introduction of consumer credit. Some…
Read More » Back to School Brings Out Shopping Lists and Fundraisers, Too
Have I been sleeping in a cave for 100 years? It sure feels like it. I just read that as…
Read More »End-of-Life Preplanning Brings Joy and Peace of Mind
Planning for their parents’ end-of-life expenses is about the last thing most adult children want to deal with. At least…
Read More »Encouragement Is One Thing I Need to Keep Going
Encouragement. For me it is a basic need or perhaps a character flaw. I’m not quite sure. All I know…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Don’t Rely on the Unit Price Alone to Get the Best Deal
As prices continue to climb while incomes continue to lag, if there’s one thing we know how to do it’s…
Read More » How to Hedge Against the Gloom-and-Doomers
When people ask me where they should be investing, I tell them my two favorite sectors are canned food and…
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Don’t Let Lunch Eat a Hole in Your Future
If you were to be hit with a major economic crisis right now, would you be prepared? The vast majority…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
With Retailer Gift Cards, Think: Use ‘Em or Lose ‘Em
Gift cards have become the go-to gift for millions of people. They seem like the perfect present because they’re so…
Read More » 5 Steps to Take When You Feel Like Giving Up
Ever feel like you’ve reached the end of your rope and you just cannot hang on another minute? You’re not…
Read More »How to Fix Scratches on Glass
Our homes are well-accessorized with glass from windowpanes to shower doors to tabletops to lovely glassware. While glass is both…
Read More »Dare to Do the Unthinkable
On an ordinary hot summer day in rural Georgia, just weeks before heading off for his first year of college,…
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