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Call Me, Maybe Apr. 18, 2023

Lost in Suburbia

"Hello?" I said, picking up the phone from an unknown caller. "We're calling about your car's extend... Read More

8 Things You Can Do to Survive Tough Times Jun. 21, 2022

Everyday Cheapskate

Current headlines and world events serve as a grim reminder of how quickly one's personal economy ca... Read More

Romance Scams Target Lonely, Older Mar. 05, 2022

Diane Dimond

The woman's Facebook page reveals she is a high school graduate, fit and trim-looking and nicely dre... Read More

Americans Are in Debt and the Vultures Are Circling Jul. 31, 2021

Diane Dimond

Americans are now deeper in debt than at any other time in our nation's history. Especially acute ar... Read More

Being Kind Shouldn't Cost You May. 05, 2021

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: Please help me convince my 72-year-old husband to stop engaging in conversations with te... Read More

Hard to Listen to Friend's Complaints Dec. 02, 2020

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My good friend, who happens to be in her 40s, moved back in with her parents over five y... Read More

LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- GOSSIP Oct. 31, 2020

Lynda Hirsch on Television

There is a fan scam going around. I was almost a victim, and I do not want you to fall under the cro... Read More

Wary of Wading Into Dating Waters May. 16, 2020

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: In the current COVID-19 crisis a lot of people are online dating. I've never done it bef... Read More

7 Shopping Triggers We All Fall for Oct. 08, 2019

Everyday Cheapskate

I blame my suspicious nature on my neighborhood grocery store. The store used to be a logically arra... Read More

Food Insecurity Sep. 16, 2019

Dear Doug

Q: Due to my arthritis, I've been having a harder and harder time getting around. I finally started ... Read More

Medicare Fraud Aug. 05, 2019

Dear Doug

Q: This year, I've been surrounded by requests for my DNA to do genetic testing for Medicare. I rece... Read More

Everyone Agrees. Robocalls Are a Scourge May. 07, 2019

Froma Harrop

I oversee the care of an ailing man who's pushing 90. When I'm with him, the sound of his phone ring... Read More

Assault Victim's Unusual Reaction Jul. 06, 2018

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: About six months ago, a friend confided in me that he had been sexually assaulted a year... Read More

'Tis the Season to Get Scammed Dec. 12, 2015

Diane Dimond

It's that time of year again. People want your money. Charities know folks are in a giving frame of ... Read More

Three Helpful FREE Websites You Can Trust Mar. 04, 2014

Everyday Cheapskate

Three Helpful FREE Websites You Can Trust With its incredible and constantly growing reach, the Int... Read More

More Internet Lies About Social Security Jan. 15, 2014

Social Security and You

There is a silly, dumb and totally misleading email about Social Security that is floating around th... Read More

Tragedies Spawn Crime Mar. 17, 2011

Diane Dimond

Another tragedy born of Mother Nature — this time a 9.0 earthquake and a gigantically devastat... Read More