Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

The 80% Solution

Provided that your basic life needs for shelter, food and clothing are being met, more money is not going to…

3 months ago

The Frugal Frittata

It's been a hectic day. The family's hungry, the fridge offers little more than eggs and leftovers and you're fresh…

3 months ago

A Big Belching House Guest

Our house is not haunted, but just try to tell that to our guests. "Our water heater makes funny noises,"…

3 months ago

Little-Known Airline Rules That Can Trip You Up

Imagine this: You're off on a dreamy New York-London-Paris adventure. Somewhere over the Atlantic, someone swipes your carry-on. The airline…

3 months ago

How to Soften New Denim, Make Homemade Eyeglass Cleaner and More

Dear Mary: I used to buy a packet of "blue jeans softener" in a store that has since gone out…

4 months ago

Frugality on the Fun Meter of Life

I was not born with a natural bent toward frugality. Everything in me cries out to spend, acquire, spend, achieve,…

4 months ago

Financial Planners and Other Mysteries of Life

I am noticing a growing trend in my mailbox — readers in search of financial planners or advisers. Or assistants.…

4 months ago

The Cheapest Mother’s Day Gift Might Be the One You Don’t Buy

Mother's Day has become one of those occasions that comes with a lot of expectation — and a lot of…

4 months ago

RFK Jr.’s Call For Early Alzheimer’s Screening Could Stop A Fiscal Crisis

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced that “it is regulatory malpractice that we don’t have early…

4 months ago

A Shelter in the Time of Storm

The most important thing you can do to make your personal economy strong is to have an umbrella — a…

4 months ago