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I read a post here a while ago from someone who mentioned shopping at ethnic markets for produce. I tried it and am amazed at the price differences. Of the three ethnic groceries I tried, all three had nice selections of fruits and vegetables on sale for 50 cents a pound or less. These were no...

My husband and I went in person to our cable provider's office recently. We ended up getting extra options on our TV and internet cable service plus got our bill reduced by $40 dollars a month, or $60 a month if we would have just added in the new options without asking to have our rates...

Advice for the Poor Rich: Everybody Hates Todd Henderson advice-for-the-poor-rich: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance Any other suggestions for woe-is-me Todd? He is a lawyer, his wife is a doctor and they can't seem to make ends meet. They pay $100K in state and federal taxes but...

CNN had a video on Florida condos that sold for over 100K a few years ago now selling for 35K or so. I really haven't been into real estate as an investment much up until now, as I barely keep our own house repaired. But wow, those prices are intriguing, maybe even for a vacation or retirement...

On of our kids' friends is attending military school this year. We were on vacation before he left town and didn't get a goodbye gift, so I thought I'd send him something at school. A friend suggested a CARE type package like for college kids. Evidently he is at a school where he is not...

I would like to get rid of all the paper I have in the office, especially things like receipts for tax purposes. Does anyone here just keep scans of these? If so what kind of scanner do you recommend?

I have not had very many people I know pass away, so I have a funeral question to ask here. How long after someone dies does the funeral usually take place? When are funeral arrangements usually finalized? We had a trip planned for the holidays but now I think at least the two of us who were...

My husband's work 401K allows after tax contributions. It isn't a Roth, the contributions are from taxable income and the earnings are tax deferred. I haven't been able to find too much information on the pros and cons of doing this. I know it is good to max out the pre-tax 401K...

We were looking at new SUVs and crossovers last weekend. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has the Subaru Legacy (small SUV) and Outback (midsize car) rated as two of the safest cars in their classes for 2010. However, an older article from the IIHW notes that drivers had the least...

It looks like we may have to cancel our current vacation plans due to rain. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to get discounts on last minute travel packages? We may need to switch our plans to some place with a better weather forecast. I've looked around and so far for places like...

We are refinancing our home to get a lower interest rate. I had a home equity line of credit (HELOC) with a credit union prior to refinancing. The refinancing bank did a rapid appraisal for under $100. The problem is that the value came out fine for the refinance but too low to keep the...