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Do you know who bakes your chips and chops your salsa? THIS ARTICLE WAS PRINTED IN OVER 30 NEWSPAPERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE'VE INCLUDED A FEW FOR YOU TO CLICK. To help us shoppers stock up for summer barbeques, supermarkets will prepare displays grouping together holiday favorites. Think: Marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers for [...]

Yearly Expenses for Families of Four

By The Home Economist| 2013-07-06T22:01:49+00:00 July 6th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Food & Money|Tags: average annual expenses, Average expenses for families of four, budget, food budget for families, how much do families of four eat, how much does a family of four spend on food, how much should I budget for food expenses, supermarket|

Booze beats fruit, vegetables and even milk when it comes the money families of four spend each year? Take a look.

Townsend Farms Organic Yogurt Causes Hepatitis A Outbreak

By The Home Economist| 2013-06-03T19:33:06+00:00 June 3rd, 2013|Categories: Health & Money, Recalls and Scams|Tags: Hepatitis A, hepatitis outbreak, liver disease, outbreak, Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend|

Townsend Antioxidant Blend linked to hepatitis A. Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend - a frozen berry and pomegranate seed mix is linked to an outbreak of Hepatitis A, a contagious liver disease. More than 30 people from over five states - California, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada and Arizona - who have consumed this product have become [...]

How to Get a Gym Membership You’ll Really Use

By The Home Economist| 2013-05-28T13:11:25+00:00 May 28th, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Health & Money|Tags: getting the most from your gym membership, gym membership, gym rip offs. quiting your gym, how can i find a gym that works with my schedule, how do i find a good gym for me, how do you not waste money on a gym, questions to ask when joining a gym|

Summer workout season is here - here's how to make sure you won't waste a gym membership. Summer bathing suit-season comes with one certainty: most of us will join gyms we'll never use. Let's save ourselves some money and try to find a facility that works with our lives. Here's how: 1) Do you have to pay extra for [...]

8 Signs Your Husband’s Hiding Money

By The Home Economist| 2013-06-02T13:00:02+00:00 May 22nd, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, Money & Marriage|Tags: ACH, cheating spouses, financial infidelity, how can I hide money from my husband, How do I know if my husband is hiding money, how do you know if your husband is cheating, money cheating, signs your husband is hiding money|

You know to look for lipstick on his collar but do you know the signs signal he's hiding money. Here are eight. You know that lipstick on his collar spells trouble but are you familiar with the bank statement signs suggesting your husband is sneaking off with your money? Well, you're probably being paranoid - [...]

Mortgage Loans: Six Signs Your Low Rate is a Scam

By The Home Economist| 2013-05-24T12:08:56+00:00 May 21st, 2013|Categories: Econo-YOU, House & Money|Tags: Federal Trade Commission, How do I evaluate a home loan, How do I know if a mortgage rate is too good to be true, interest rate vs. payment rate, Low Fixed Rate, Low Mortgage Payments, Mortgage Scams, Very Low Mortgage Rates, what is the differernce between an interest rate and a payment rate|

Low rates are often too good to be true. A red hot housing market always brings tempting - but troublesome - mortgage offers. If we learned anything from the last crisis, well, rest assured, scammers learned even more. And they're using the knowledge to try and trick us again. Here are some government-released guidelines about how to read the advertisements. [...]

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