Drink wine! And other important steps toward beating rising prices. Big news this week: the cost of living is higher. (No duh.) Since last year prices rose by 3.9 percent - that's inflation for you. But the truth is that prices for all things are rising by the same amount. In fact, some delicious delicacies are actually cheaper. (That's right.) It all means you [...]
Will Congress Swipe Your Next Tax Savings? Maybe. Like powerful wizards with the potential to zap money from our pockets, Congress - which is searching high and low for cash seeing as they've got very little to work with at the moment - is considering helping themselves to a stash that's always been reserved for us homeowners. Yes, they're thinking of taking money from [...]
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There are ways to find a mentor. By Cindy Krischer Goodman Recently, a friend called me, frustration in her voice. She wants to move up the career ladder but feels no one in her office has the time or interest to groom her. ``They're too busy,'' she told me. So for now, she toils away in [...]
Yes, that headline is about money and author Marianna Olszewski wants to help you to make tons. When it came to the idea of making millions (and millions) of dollars, the odds were stacked against
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These things are small enough to creep into your cart but they pack a big price punch at checkout. By The Home Economist These every day buys could be making you go broke. Peanut butter is pushing up your supermarket bill Peanut Butter It's not only a lunch box staple but whip out a [...]
