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Simple Record-Keeping Sep. 15, 2020
If the paper monster has you buried under an avalanche of receipts, bank statements, ATM slips, inve... Read More
Changing Minds and Splitting Checks Sep. 07, 2020
Dear Annie: I liked your response to "MYOB" and "Freedom Lover" on the subject of reporting to autho... Read More
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Sep. 03, 2020
Closing a credit card account is not for the faint of heart. So, why bother? Oh, let me count the wa... Read More
Removing Pine Sap and Other Useful Tips Jul. 27, 2020
Whether it's removing pine sap from a new pair of summer shorts or keeping your drinks super cold, m... Read More
June 20, 2020 Jun. 20, 2020
Dear Annie: My mother had a stroke seven months ago and now cannot walk, read or speak. She will nev... Read More
How a Simple Request Turned Into $1,000 of Savings Jun. 10, 2020
Dear Mary: In a past column, a reader wrote saying it didn't work to call her credit card company to... Read More
May 27, 2020 May. 27, 2020
Dear Annie: My father recently passed away. Dad was helping to support my 43-year-old brother, "Ben,... Read More
May 25, 2020 May. 25, 2020
Dear Readers: Memorial Day has become a three-day holiday of picnics and cookouts. But there is a re... Read More
It Was Hard to Leave my Husband Sep. 30, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I want to thank you for telling the young bride from Oregon to leave her husband who wa... Read More
Liberals Were Very Wrong About Tax Cuts. Again. May. 10, 2019
For those of you who survived the Great GOP Tax Cut Massacre, things are finally looking up. The une... Read More
Think Sacrifice, Not Deprivation Mar. 20, 2019
I have what could be characterized as a dark financial past. I didn't set out to ruin my marriage, m... Read More
Quick and Easy Tips to Slash Your Home Heating Costs Mar. 12, 2019
Today, I have easy tips for you to cut your heating bill by 20 percent or more. None require more th... Read More
Not the Right Gift Feb. 16, 2019
Dear Annie: With Valentine's Day and Mother's Day coming soon, I would like to make a suggestion to ... Read More
10 Financial Resolutions to Make -- and Keep -- Year After Year Jan. 09, 2019
Dear Readers: Do you make the same financial resolutions every year? When it comes to your money, th... Read More
An Efficient Way to Slash Home Heating Bills Dec. 19, 2018
Just as I was knee-deep in researching, testing and learning all I could about electric space heater... Read More
From Your Table to Their Farm Dec. 16, 2018
WASHINGTON — Forget all the tongue clucking about Washington being so divided and nasty that D... Read More
If One of You Makes More, Can You Still Be Financial Equals? Nov. 28, 2018
Dear Carrie: We've been married for two years, and so far, my husband and I have pretty much split b... Read More
Supreme Court Just Helped Make Sure You Pay Online Tax Bill Jun. 26, 2018
The Supreme Court struck an important blow for fairness Thursday when it ruled that a state could re... Read More
Ask Me Anything: Mats for Vinyl, Programmable Thermostats, Work From Home Apr. 25, 2018
Just this past weekend, while selecting grout for my new laundry room floor, I did a double take in ... Read More
Unopened Bills Jan. 20, 2018
Q: While visiting our widowed mother recently, my sister and I learned she hasn't been paying her bi... Read More
