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I’ll admit I used to think frugality was a distasteful lifestyle forced upon the poor. I believed it was synonymous with never buying new clot…
The Heartbreak and Effects of Filing for BankruptcyDear Mary: Please give me some pointers on bouncing back from bankruptcy. Will this have an…
Are you feeling jittery about taking a family vacation this summer? You’re not alone. Whether it’s your family’s safety abroad, the high cost …
Is there anything more gratifying than a beautiful garden when you just happen to be the gardener? But one trip to the garden center to pick u…
The heat of summer will soon be bearing down, giving millions of window-mounted air conditioners a real workout. Many owners of said units are…
Saving by Choice, Not by ChanceA question that I answered in a previous column brought a small avalanche of mail, mostly from readers who were…
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It used to be that young people reaching adulthood could not wait to leave home and be on their own. And their parents longed for an empty nes…
Yesterday, I filled up at the gas station, and I was shocked. Shocked! Cost to fill up? $64.12. I really haven’t been hiding under a rock. It’…
Nearly everything at the store, from beef and cereal to fruit and veggies, costs more than it did a year ago. Inflation is the culprit eating …
Recently I got a frantic letter from Barbara, who lives in Florida. It seems that her teenage son has taken up bodybuilding and her husband is…
The wedding was beautiful and fulfilled your fondest dreams. But it’s over, and now it’s time to settle in and enjoy your new life together. L…
Clothes pinned to a clothesline flapping in the breeze and drying in the sunshine is a visual that brings me back to my childhood. And oh, tha…
By a show of hands, let me see how many of you have a credit card in your name. Uh-huh, I see those hands. It appears that my audience falls r…
It’s summer — the best time to get away for some family fun. This weekend, why not load up the car, fill the tank and take the family on a roa…
”Sorry my place is such a mess!” If you have to pull out that one every time you welcome friends or family into your house, it might be time t…
Have you noticed? The cost of everything is climbing, and not just a little bit. Lumber prices are up 250% in just the past three months. The …
Most of us think of spending money in the least painful terms. I suppose that’s only natural. If we could see clearly how a simple purchase fi…
It was shocking, if not surreal. The email message was from a woman I’d never met and whose name I recognized only because, a few months earli…
Shortly after takeoff, the pilot circled over the Great Salt Lake, tipping the wings ever so slightly so we could witness the unusual reddish-…
If I asked you to deduct your monthly expenses from your monthly income, I have a feeling you’d look pretty good on paper. The mystery for man…
So, this is a first for me. Honestly, Heinz ketchup is about as common a product as any in the Hunt refrigerator. So why on earth would I even…
While we have lots of DIY cleaner recipes in our “Everyday Cheapskate” arsenal, a reliable upholstery cleaner was missing. Now we can check it…