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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
When Holiday Debt Lingers Long After the Gifts Are Forgotten
Got debt? I could be wrong, but if you’re revolving a big credit card balance, I’m guessing at least some…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Oodles of Hotel Toiletries, Lawn Mower Agreement and an IRS Goof-up, Too!
Lots of mail this week, but who’s complaining? Not me, that’s for sure. I love hearing from my readers, and…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
A Frugal Solution for the Heartbreak of Melted Ice Cream
Some people are born frugal. They come into the world with a bent to use it up, wear it out…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Little Known Ways to Get Free Seeds, Tools, Gardening Supplies
There’s nothing like spring and the promise of warmer summer days right around the corner to awaken one’s inner gardener.…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Shocked at the Pump!
Yesterday I filled up at the gas station and I was shocked. Shocked! Cost to fill up? $87.12! I really…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Extended Warranty — Good Deal or Rip-Off?
Recently, I stopped into a popular toy store to get a little something for my grandkid, Sam. Yes, I am…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
How to Move from Overspending to Spending Less
Even the mention of words like “frugality” and “thrift” send some people over the edge because for them, those words…
Read More » How to Set Up an Automatic Payment Plan
Creditors, especially banks and credit card issuers, are unbelievably sensitive to whether you pay your bills on time. So is…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
How to Keep Your Iced Coffee Strong to the Last Sip
The arrival of warmer weather marks the reappearance of various things, with my personal favorite being iced coffee season. It’s…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Worst and Best Ways to Grill Chicken
Grilled chicken should be delicious, moist, tender and full of flavor. But all too often it turns out charred on…
Read More » You Can Weather the Storm
Perhaps the fact that I have never lived in a hurricane state gives me a pass for thinking hurricane season…
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Columnists
You Really Can Recover From Dumb Money Mistakes
During the 13 years it took for my husband and me to get out the horrible debt mess of my…
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Columnists
How to Take the Pain Out of Saving Loose Change
I am not one to spend coins. I prefer to save them. In fact, I go out of my way…
Read More » This Is What Happens When Financially Immature Students Get a Credit Card
Our kids are fortunate to be growing up in the most exciting time in history. Sadly, the very culture that…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
My Sincere Apologies to Pawnshops Everywhere
In the wake of America’s big economic wake-up call back in 2008, dollar stores and thrift stores saw a big…
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