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Double Payments to Slash Mortgage Principal -- How Does That Work? Dec. 19, 2023
Dear Cheapskate: Would you please explain how making double mortgage payments works to reduce the pr... Read More
2024 Audi A8 Dec. 19, 2023
Modern full-size luxury cars are something of an anomaly in that they're not as full-size as they us... Read More
Tipping Points Dec. 18, 2023
There's a beautiful recreation center in our community complete with a ginormous indoor swimming poo... Read More
Let's Be Clear -- This Is About Joe Biden, Not Hunter Biden Dec. 15, 2023
When James Comer wondered on CNN whether special counsel David Weiss had indicted Hunter Biden on ni... Read More
The Secret to Staying Out of the Red and in the Black Dec. 11, 2023
When I am not writing about personal finance and consumer debt, I knit. Something about the gentle r... Read More
A Short History of Joe's Long Record of Lying About Biden Inc. Dec. 08, 2023
After being asked the other day why he's interacted with "so many" foreign associates of his son Hun... Read More
Concerns About the Current State of College Football Dec. 08, 2023
The College Football Playoff committee's recent decision to deny undefeated ACC champion Florida Sta... Read More
The High Cost of My Bad Habit Dec. 07, 2023
I did something really dumb that cost me $750. It's so dumb, I'm a little embarrassed to even tell y... Read More
No Money, No Christmas? No Way! Dec. 06, 2023
What would you do this holiday season if you had absolutely no money to spend and no available credi... Read More
Request for Family Time Is Refused Dec. 06, 2023
Dear Annie: I am very close to my daughter and granddaughters, even though they live in Wisconsin an... Read More
It Really Is the Thought That Counts Dec. 05, 2023
Are you worried that your gifts are never good enough? Certain that your friends and relatives will ... Read More
Green Groups Are No Longer Promoting a Cleaner Environment Dec. 05, 2023
The late, great humorist P.J. O'Rourke used to quip that everyone wants to save the world, but no on... Read More
Borax vs. Washing Soda: Which Laundry Booster Wins? Dec. 04, 2023
When it comes to doing laundry, sometimes you need a little extra help to tackle tough stains, elimi... Read More
Putting Our Feet Down and Giving My Brother Tough Love Dec. 02, 2023
Dear Annie: My brother has a chronic mental illness. For all his life up until two years ago, he liv... Read More
Estranged Due to a Car Loan Nov. 29, 2023
Dear Annie: I have a gift-giving dilemma. In recent years, we had a falling out with our child's spo... Read More
Will Speaker Johnson Balance the Budget? Nov. 29, 2023
Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson has posted on his congressional website what he calls "The ... Read More
Live Your Life for Half the Price Nov. 28, 2023
It's a benchmark, a goal, a mindset — a kind of game I play with myself. Whatever the price ta... Read More
Keeping Things Frugal Definitely Pays Off Nov. 27, 2023
As the cost of basic consumer goods continues to be much higher than a year ago, frugality is fast b... Read More
Going Cardless, Misleading Deals and More Reader Questions Nov. 23, 2023
Dear Cheapskate: I hardly ever carry cash and rarely use credit. I use only a debit card. But still,... Read More
The Tyranny of the Company Store Nov. 22, 2023
If we sang it once, we sang it a thousand times. "Sixteen Tons" was No. 1 on the Lowell Elementary S... Read More
