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Could you save money by better meal planning?

By Nataleigh Palmer The typical family of four spends between $568 and $1107 a month on food, according to the official USDA Food Plans Cost of Food at Home for July 2014. Check online and see where...

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Food for Thought

By Nataleigh Palmer Anne Frank wrote: “Hunger is not a problem. It’s an obscenity. How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” My husband’s...

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Windfall Wishes and Caviar Dreams

January is the miracle month of champagne wishes and caviar dreams. It’s the time when you can promise yourself anything you want – nearly limitless possibilities for personal change. For the first few...

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Should you try the Food SNAP Challenge?

The Food SNAP Challenge was created to spotlight the difficulties of making ends meet on the daily allotment of Food Stamps. According to The Kaiser Foundation, the average Food Stamp benefit for a...

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Be a Real Einstein

Many urban myths surround Albert Einstein. One of my favorites was a very heartfelt mathematical message on the front of his office door. “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything...

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The Economy of a Mole

A healthy glow broadcasts our beachside lifestyle. While busy catching that next wave or trimming back that last tree we can forget to reapply sunblock. Sunburns can sour a vacation and ruin a weekend....

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One Less Car Trip

Dad told us as teenagers to plan on spending at least $20 each time you get in the car. Perhaps $20 is a high estimate, but he had a point. Every time you buckle up, the car depreciates, parts wear...

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Wayback Machine-Retro Money Saving Ideas

My grandmother is nearly 90, a great dresser, and can put on a party for 50 without batting an eyelash. She knows how to pinch a penny and how to splurge on a nice vacation every couple of years. The...

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Reducing Food Waste

  The CNBC reported last April that Americans spend $165 billion dollars a year on wasted food. The average American household wasted roughly $2,000 a year. After a long weekend with the family, I’m...

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Christmas Creep

Time again for crowded malls and deck the halls. If Christmas has snuck up again like the Grinch down your chimney, there’s still hope. Christmas budgets might be as appealing as low fat sugar-free...

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Super Stealthy Giving

My friend Amy used to share a lunch break with a co-worker, Debbie, who was struggling. She sat at a different table and never spoke to each other. Amy overheard that Debbie had a divorce and worried...

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Easy Resolutions

January is a time for making, and sometimes breaking, New Year’s resolutions. Our ideal selves versus present reality face off in an epic battle of wits and attempted quits. Keeping and following a...

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Stay In The Game: Rust Out, Wear Out or Stand Out

    Fitness can be achieved and maintained at any age. Diana Nyad, Chuck Norris, and Christie Brinkley are some of the best examples. Traditional wisdom says we all lose some function as we get older....

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