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What Kids Need to Know About Giving Sep. 14, 2023
If you are committed to teaching your kids how the world operates, and you should be, teach them abo... Read More
Get Your Kids on the Road to Financial Independence Sep. 13, 2023
Have teens? Are they always hitting you up for money? The next time they come sweetly beseeching you... Read More
Readers Offer More Creative Ways to Save Time and Money Sep. 12, 2023
Sometimes, the best way to stretch a buck is to look in the most unlikely places. I'm a huge fan of ... Read More
Semi-Homemade: How to Combine Quick-Service Foods with Home Cooking Sep. 11, 2023
On those super busy days when you just don't have time to cook at home, but eating out is too expens... Read More
Danger Signs You're Headed Into the Debt Trap Sep. 07, 2023
Debt. It's a four-letter word and certainly not ideal under any circumstances. Being debt-free is al... Read More
Don't Break the Rules of Self-Employment, Removing Rust and More Sep. 06, 2023
Dear Cheapskate: My husband and I have really gotten ourselves in deep this time. At the time, we th... Read More
How to Ditch the Plastic Bottled Water Sep. 05, 2023
The trouble with plastic bottled water, experts say, is not the water. It's the plastic bottles the ... Read More
Channel Your Inner Second Grader Sep. 04, 2023
So, how is that investing for the future coming along? What, you're confused? I understand. Most of ... Read More
What Do You Need to Be Happy? Aug. 31, 2023
When a University of Michigan survey asked people what they believe would improve their quality of l... Read More
15 Minutes to Financial Freedom Aug. 30, 2023
The email contained a single-word subject: "Help!" The sender, I'll call her "Emily," had been asked... Read More
Fabulous and Super-Cheap Homemade Cleaner Recipes for Eyeglasses, Windshields, Counters and Floors Aug. 29, 2023
I pretty much hate to buy things I know I can make for less money and in a fraction of the time it t... Read More
Lost Wallet, 529 Plans and Dubious Credit Aug. 28, 2023
Today's batch of reader questions reminds me how complicated our lives have become since the introdu... Read More
Back to School Brings Out Shopping Lists and Fundraisers, Too Aug. 24, 2023
Have I been sleeping in a cave for 100 years? It sure feels like it. I just read that as a nation, w... Read More
End-of-Life Preplanning Brings Joy and Peace of Mind Aug. 23, 2023
Planning for their parents' end-of-life expenses is about the last thing most adult children want to... Read More
Encouragement Is One Thing I Need to Keep Going Aug. 22, 2023
Encouragement. For me it is a basic need or perhaps a character flaw. I'm not quite sure. All I know... Read More
Don't Rely on the Unit Price Alone to Get the Best Deal Aug. 21, 2023
As prices continue to climb while incomes continue to lag, if there's one thing we know how to do it... Read More
How to Hedge Against the Gloom-and-Doomers Aug. 17, 2023
When people ask me where they should be investing, I tell them my two favorite sectors are canned fo... Read More
Don't Let Lunch Eat a Hole in Your Future Aug. 16, 2023
If you were to be hit with a major economic crisis right now, would you be prepared? The vast majori... Read More
With Retailer Gift Cards, Think: Use 'Em or Lose 'Em Aug. 15, 2023
Gift cards have become the go-to gift for millions of people. They seem like the perfect present bec... Read More
5 Steps to Take When You Feel Like Giving Up Aug. 14, 2023
Ever feel like you've reached the end of your rope and you just cannot hang on another minute? You'r... Read More
