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Why We Need to Start Planning for Christmas Now Oct. 25, 2021
Brisk mornings, fall colors, pumpkin pie and apple cider. Autumn is just the best time of year, righ... Read More
Readers Need to Know: Pay Down Debt or Invest? and Help! Horrible Odor in Leather Couch Oct. 14, 2021
I love it when readers send me their questions. Today I pulled the following letters from the EC mai... Read More
Crash Course for College Freshmen Oct. 13, 2021
All across this great country, college campuses have welcomed a new class of freshman. These young p... Read More
The Best Sweet Corn Tricks Ever Plus More Great Reader Tips Oct. 12, 2021
Last week's mail certainly proved my theory that we have the best expert community going on here at ... Read More
3 Money Savers That Will Pay for Themselves Over and Again Oct. 11, 2021
I have to admit to being a bit of a gadget freak. I'm drawn to tools and devices that do cool things... Read More
Do We Need a Will? And More Great Reader Questions Oct. 07, 2021
Dear Mary: My husband and I just had our first child, and now that we have a new little life dependi... Read More
Stop Making These Dishwasher Mistakes Oct. 05, 2021
MISTAKE: YOU NEED TO PRE-RINSE Scrape off all the chunks of food from the dishes, but don't pre-rins... Read More
10 Minutes to Financial Freedom Oct. 04, 2021
Recently, I got a message from Natalie, who explained that as part of a financial preparedness event... Read More
A Surprising Reason to Use Fresh Ginger in Homemade Marinade Sep. 30, 2021
The nicest thing happened to me one day as I rifled through the mail. I got a letter from Dr. C. Eug... Read More
October Is the Best Time to Buy These Things Sep. 29, 2021
And just like that, autumn has arrived! Oh, how I love this time of year! Cooler weather, sweaters, ... Read More
What to Do When You Have Too Many of These Things Sep. 28, 2021
Before we get going here, and in the interest of full disclosure, I have an inner hoarder who puts u... Read More
Cleverly Delicious Ways to Use Up Leftovers Sep. 27, 2021
If your refrigerator is at all like mine, it harbors an odd assortment of leftovers and "almost gone... Read More
Knowing Your Cleaning Products Is Good for Your Health and Wealth Sep. 23, 2021
Two women. Different locations. Same accident. Both were using an ordinary commercial toilet bowl cl... Read More
Ask Me Anything: Christmas Clubs, Bank Sale and Credit Counseling Sep. 22, 2021
Dear Mary: Whatever happened to bank-sponsored Christmas clubs? — Ted Dear Ted: They all but d... Read More
With Meal Planning, Think Cost Per Serving, Not Price Per Pound Sep. 21, 2021
Pop quiz: Which is the better buy? Pork tenderloin for $2.97 per pound or boneless pork chops at $3.... Read More
Widen the Gap with Homemade Bread Sep. 20, 2021
If you've read my book, "7 Money Rules for Life," you know that rule number one is so simple it woul... Read More
Flavored Vinegars Make Elegant Holiday Gifts Sep. 16, 2021
Just as I was wondering what on earth I would do with all of the basil, oregano and chives in my gar... Read More
4 Ways To Avoid Impulse Buying at the Grocery Store Sep. 15, 2021
Perhaps you've noticed that it's not easy to get out of the typical American supermarket with exactl... Read More
6 Ways to Give Yourself a Tax-Free Raise Sep. 14, 2021
These days, with the cost of just about everything going up, who isn't looking for ways to increase ... Read More
How to Regrow Scallions and Other Vegetables from Scraps Sep. 13, 2021
At our house, we're getting much better with storing and using up produce. In fact, we've all but co... Read More
