Health and Lifestyle
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…
Drowning in Scraps of Fabric
Longtime readers of this column may remember the reader who wanted to know where she could donate her fabric scraps. I offered details on a small organization in Texas that turns new fabric scraps into quilts for shelters,…
12 Ways to Simplify Your Life
Would you be willing to accept a reduction in pay if you could work fewer hours to spend more time with your family? It is a lovely thought, but how realistic is it? Working less usually means earning less — hardly an option…
What To Do If You Don’t Have Enough Money to Pay All of Your Bills
It might be the rising cost of groceries, or perhaps you’ve lost your job or have already been living paycheck-to-paycheck with no cushy emergency fund to fall back on. For whatever reason, suddenly this month you can’t pay…
10 Houseplants That Can Improve Your Quality of Life
I used to think houseplants were nothing more than expensive dust collectors. Then I bought a pothos, neglected it shamelessly and watched it grow anyway. That’s when it clicked: Maybe these leafy roommates are doing more for…
How to Help Someone You Love Build a Good Credit Score
Dear Mary: I’ve heard that adding someone to your credit card will help that person establish a credit history, even if they do not use the card. Is that true? How would I go about doing it? — PatDear Pat: It is true. You…
Surprising Ways to Use Cornstarch to Save Time and Money
Cornstarch is a low-cost, readily available, humble miracle found in the baking aisle of just about every supermarket and grocery store in the country, and online. Extracted from corn and then processed into a very soft,…
Clean Up the Cloudy Headlight Covers
Well, you’ve done it again! You clever readers have come up with another batch of fabulous ways that you save time and money every day!AUTO CLEANERUse plain old baking soda on a damp rag to remove bugs, tar and anything else…
7 Out Of 10 Americans Say Health Care System Has Major Issues, Poll Shows
A combined 70% percent of Americans have a negative outlook on the nation’s health care system as Congress remains in deadlock over the issue, according to a new Gallup poll released Monday.The survey’s participants had…
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