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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
What to Do While You Wait for Things to Return to Normal
Life on earth has never been perfect, but you’d have a hard time convincing some people of that. It’s not…
Read More » A Letter From 13-Year-Old Abby
Dear Mrs. Mary Hunt: My name is Abby. I am 13 years old. So, my mom got your book, “Raising…
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Best Inexpensive Umbrellas
I wouldn’t even venture a guess for how many umbrellas I’ve purchased in my life. It’s not so much that…
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Help! I Have Issues With Your Tub and Shower Soap Scum Cleaner
If I were keeping track of the number of responses from my readers that are filled with praise and gratitude,…
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Drowning in Scraps of Fabric
Longtime readers of this column may remember the reader who wanted to know where she could donate her fabric scraps.…
Read More » 12 Ways to Simplify Your Life
Would you be willing to accept a reduction in pay if you could work fewer hours to spend more time…
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Dip-It for Percolators, Laminate Floors, Unscented Dawn
Growing up in Boise, Idaho (shoutout to all my Gem State readers), my parents had a percolator. I can still…
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Life Under Biden: What to Do When You Don’t Have Enough Money to Pay the Bills
It might be the skyrocketing cost of fuel and food, or perhaps you’ve lost your job or you’ve already been…
Read More » Vinaigrette on the Coffee Table
Not long ago I got a request from reader Kelly R., for a DIY recipe for furniture polish. She said…
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Clean Up Those Cloudy Headlight Covers
Well, you’ve done it again! You clever readers have come up with another batch of fabulous ways that you save…
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How to Help Someone You Love Build a Good Credit Score
Dear Mary: I’ve heard that adding someone to your credit card will help that person establish a credit history, even…
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Surprising Ways to Use Cornstarch to Save Time and Money
Cornstarch is a low-cost, readily available, humble miracle found in the baking aisle of just about every supermarket and grocery…
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Magical Solutions for Challenging Situations
Sometimes it’s the most unusual thing that turns out to be the magical solution for a household problem — things…
Read More » Like It or Not, You Need a Good Credit Score
In my perfect world, there would be no credit scores. And while I do not believe that credit is necessarily…
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Like Finding Money You Didn’t Know You Had
You know the feeling when you reach into the pocket of a coat or pants you haven’t worn for a…
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