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Sticky Situations: Bankrupt Mortgage Lender and a $10,000 Engagement Ring
Dear Mary: I just read that that the company that holds my home mortgage is under investigation by the feds and has a net worth of negative $63 million. This company holds title to my house. If it goes into bankruptcy, am I…
Memorial Day Without the Markups
Over the years it seems to me that Memorial Day weekend has developed a second identity. Officially, it’s a day of remembrance. Unofficially, it’s the kickoff to summer. A three-day event that requires burgers, new patio…
Little-Known Airline Rules That Can Trip You Up
Imagine this: You’re off on a dreamy New York-London-Paris adventure. Somewhere over the Atlantic, someone swipes your carry-on. The airline shrugs. “Not our responsibility.” You roll with it. London is fabulous. So fabulous,…
How to Soften New Denim, Make Homemade Eyeglass Cleaner and More
Dear Mary: I used to buy a packet of “blue jeans softener” in a store that has since gone out of business. Added to the first washing, it would make a pair of new jeans feel like they had been stone-washed. I can no longer…
Frugality on the Fun Meter of Life
I was not born with a natural bent toward frugality. Everything in me cries out to spend, acquire, spend, achieve, amass, spend, spend, spend! I am drawn to the extraordinary, the luxurious and the unique. I live with visions…
Financial Planners and Other Mysteries of Life
I am noticing a growing trend in my mailbox — readers in search of financial planners or advisers. Or assistants. The problem is that when taking in the message’s context it’s pretty clear that not everyone means the same…
The Cheapest Mother’s Day Gift Might Be the One You Don’t Buy
Mother’s Day has become one of those occasions that comes with a lot of expectation — and a lot of suggestions about what you’re supposed to buy.There are reminders everywhere — emails, store displays, last-minute “gift…
RFK Jr.’s Call For Early Alzheimer’s Screening Could Stop A Fiscal Crisis
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced that “it is regulatory malpractice that we don’t have early screening already,” saying “we now know that early treatment of Alzheimer’s can postpone…
A Shelter in the Time of Storm
by Mary Hunt at CDN - The most important thing you can do to make your personal economy strong is to have an umbrella — a contingency fund with at least enough money to pay all of your bills without a paycheck for three to…
Babies’ Screen Time Hits Dangerous Highs, New Study Shows
Over 70% of children under the age of two use screens for up to several hours a day, according to a new study released Tuesday.Commissioned by the U.K.-based 1001 Critical Days Foundation and conducted by the iADDICT research…
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