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7 Smart Reasons to Use Vinegar in Laundry Feb. 07, 2022

Everyday Cheapskate

Using inexpensive distilled white vinegar in the laundry is smart because it will whiten, brighten, ... Read More

Dress For Success? Jan. 22, 2022

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm a junior in college, and recently in one of my business classes, my professor start... Read More

Secondhand Clothes, First-Class Style Jan. 13, 2022

Everyday Cheapskate

While most retail stores are hanging on by a thread due to COVID-19's assault on the U.S. economy, t... Read More

Please, Can't Someone Make a Decent Steam Iron?! Dec. 30, 2021

Everyday Cheapskate

I just asked Siri, "How do most people relax?" She rattled off a list of activities including "Nosh ... Read More

College Looks Like a Fifth Year of High School! Dec. 15, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I just turned 19 and am now attending my first year of college about two hours from my ... Read More

7 Reasons You Would Be Smart to Add Borax to Every Wash Load Dec. 14, 2021

Everyday Cheapskate

Borax, a combination of sodium, boron and oxygen, is a natural substance mined from the earth in its... Read More

How to Stop Drying Your Clothes to Death Nov. 08, 2021

Everyday Cheapskate

You should see the big wad of lint I just plucked from the trap of my clothes dryer. Ack! Where does... Read More

How To Regulate a Chemical so Popular it's in People's Blood? Oct. 26, 2021

Daily Editorials

The Environmental Protection Agency has launched a welcome effort to determine the extent of health ... Read More

October Is the Best Time to Buy These Things Sep. 29, 2021

Everyday Cheapskate

And just like that, autumn has arrived! Oh, how I love this time of year! Cooler weather, sweaters, ... Read More

Style Imitator Aug. 29, 2021

Dear AnnieĀ®

Dear Annie: After going to college out of state and graduating a few years ago, I moved home with my... Read More

Classic Ann Landers Aug. 08, 2021

Classic Ann Landers

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More

July 1, 2021 Jul. 01, 2021

Classic Annie's Mailbox

The following column is a classic "Annie's Mailbox" column from 2005. Want the same expert advice fr... Read More

JUNE 27, 2021 Jun. 27, 2021

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My 55-year-old daughter is a hoarder. She cannot pick up her clothes or keep them in ord... Read More

June 12, 2021 Jun. 12, 2021

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: Yesterday, a store clerk complimented my ear cuffs, then had the gall to ask whether any... Read More

8 Things That Should Never Go in the Dryer May. 26, 2021

Everyday Cheapskate

Clothes pinned to a clothesline flapping in the breeze and drying in the sunshine is a visual that b... Read More

I Used To Be an A Student Feb. 27, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I have been a straight-A student ever since I was in the eighth grade, and now I'm a ju... Read More

Hamper Damper Jan. 23, 2021

Katiedid Langrock

Four years ago, when I got my treadmill, the worker installing it said, "I see you got yourself an e... Read More

Sweater Pants Dec. 19, 2020

Katiedid Langrock

"I'm ready!" My 5-year-old walked in with her legs through the sleeves of a sweater. "Um," I said, l... Read More

7 Easy Ways to Slash the Cost of Clothing Nov. 25, 2020

Everyday Cheapskate

Clothing is not optional, but spending a lot of money on it is, says author Gregory Karp in his book... Read More

How to Make Your Own Laundry Softener Nov. 03, 2020

Everyday Cheapskate

Fabric softeners — liquid added to the final rinse in the washing machine or softening sheets ... Read More