If you assume the inside of your washer is the cleanest place in your home because you put detergent through it with every load of laundry, join the club. Most people think that—and that’s a really bad assumption. Have you ever wondered why there’s dirty residue on the agitator? Why do washed clothes sometimes come…
How to Drive Greed From Your Life and Change It for Good
When Gordon Gekko, the main antagonist in the 1987 film “Wall Street,” declared in no uncertain terms that “Greed is good!” people flocked to the theaters. And cheered. Please don’t base your belief system on a movie line that might have been memorable and entertaining but is dead wrong. Greed is like cancer that, when…
How to Stop Making Bad Money Decisions
I saw the funniest sign, but it wasn’t funny for long because I started to think about it. Suddenly, the humor melted away. The sign read: “Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is you’re stupid and make bad decisions.” Ouch! Those 15 words hit hard because I’ve made more than my share of…
Face to Face With the Junk Drawer
I’m going to go on a limb and assume that you have a junk drawer. We all have one, and I don’t know about you, but I’m not about to get rid of mine. After all, where else would we put our junk? Recently, a reader wrote asking how to conquer his junk drawer. “I…
Should You Lend Money to Family and Friends? Read This First
Over the years, I’ve heard from dozens of readers who have lent money to friends and family members, only to become outraged when the deal goes sour. The problem is, they write to me after they’ve made the loan. By now, they’ve been waiting months, even years, for repayment without success, hoping I can wave…
A Machine That Gets Pet and Human Hair Out of Carpet Like Magic
How often have you been vacuuming and then turned off the vacuum only to see stray hairs—your own or your pet’s—still on your carpet? No matter how hard and often you vacuum, they’re still there. Now imagine all of the hairs you cannot see because they’ve worked their way below the surface. Experts tell us…
Secrets to No-Fail Tender, Juicy White Meat Chicken
They’re convenient and, we’re told, healthier. But there are few things quite as boring or more difficult to prepare well than boneless skinless chicken breasts (BSCB). Here’s the problem: Chicken skin helps keep the chicken moist, and the bones add flavor. Remove both and what do you have? The potential for dry, tasteless, tough chicken….
8 Little Words That Can Change Your Life
You hear it all the time, but do you know what it means to live below your means? Have you figured out how to do that? To live below your means is to choose a lifestyle you can pay for with the money you have and still have some left over. Living below your means…
Giving Is Good for You
Fundraisers and requests from charities used to bother me. So did the collection plate at church. I felt guilty because no matter how much money we made, there was never enough to give any of it away. And with all the debt we had (it was plenty!), how could I be expected to help others…
4 Rules to Get Out of Debt
If you’re in debt, you have to get out. The best way to do that is to put together a plan—but remember, a plan is only as good as your ability to stick with it. Just like diets, all of them work: The true test is sticking with one. No matter how effective the plan…
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