Health and Lifestyle
Trump Admin Flips Food Pyramid On Its Head
New Dietary Guidelines for Americans endorse embracing whole foods and limiting highly processed foods, added sugars and artificial additives, ending a nearly 50-year emphasis on low-fat and high-carbohydrate diets that many…
Don’t Rely on Vinegar to Disinfect
Dear Mary: What is a safe disinfectant for colored clothes, such as underwear and bath towels? I can’t use chlorine bleach, and since I usually wash my colored clothes in cold water, I do not feel like I am getting them…
How Getting Through Hard Times Makes Us Stronger
Discouragement plagues all of us from time to time. If you’re discouraged about your situation — be it financial, family, job or just basic uncertainty about the future — there are some things you can do to counter those…
Ask Cheapskate | CDN
You should see my email inbox. Yikes! It’s overflowing with questions, tips, stories, feedback, rebuttals and all kinds of love from you, my dear readers. Today, I’m making a tiny dent in the pile with these responses to a…
From Beer To Avocados, Adam Carolla Roasts Democrats’ Failed Trump Predictions
Comedian Adam Carolla ridiculed Democrats for fear-mongering about President Donald Trump’s policies with predictions that did not materialize during a Sunday episode of “The Adam Carolla Show.”Senate Minority Leader Chuck…
Cheap Yet Quality Sunglasses in the Unlikeliest Places
If you’ve ever left a perfectly good pair of sunglasses in a restaurant bathroom, dropped them off a boat, or sat on them in your car, you know the sinking feeling: There goes $50, $75 — maybe even $200 — down the drain. I’ve…
Best Places to Buy Eyeglasses
There are a number of ways to buy prescription eyeglasses, including from local opticians, independent optometrists, optical departments in big-box retailers and online-only vendors. Regardless of the option you choose, the…
A Letter From 13-Year-Old Abby
Dear Mrs. Mary Hunt: My name is Abby. I am 13 years old. So, my mom got your book, “Raising Financially Confident Kids.” She is on Chapter 9, and she wants to do that — give your kids money and make them buy their clothes,…
Help! I Have Issues With Your Tub and Shower Soap Scum Cleaner
If I were keeping track of the number of responses from my readers that are filled with praise and gratitude, there would be thousands of hash marks next to Tub and Shower Soap Scum Cleaner. And the word used most often to…
Why I Keep Binder Clips in Every Room
There are a few things I like to keep handy at all times — nail file, a good pair of sunglasses, and binder clips. Yes, binder clips. The small, black ones with shiny silver handles that come in myriad sizes. The kind you can…
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