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Many of you are proud to have in your homes a new college graduate. He doesn’t have a job yet, but surely that will come soon. In the meantime, you have a new roommate. That’s right. These days, as young adults live at home with their parents for years after they leave school, 50something and [...]  One of the joys of getting older is offering young people sage advice, whether they want to listen or not. As graduation time nears, I can’t resist offering today’s graduates the advice I wish I’d gotten when I was their age. Or maybe I got the advice and didn’t listen. I should have. Last year [...] When it comes to financial advice, you may not think to ask Elmo. But the furry Sesame Street character is the latest advocate parents can call upon to teach their children about money. April is Financial Literacy Month, so there’s no better time to start. PNC Bank has teamed up with Sesame Street on a new initiative to teach [...] Summer is nearly upon us. In South Florida, that means high electric bills. Except for a hardy few, going without air conditioning is probably not a practical cost-cutting measure. Still, there are ways to save energy and cut your electric bill. We consulted the websites of Florida Power & Light and the U.S. Department of [...] As you read this, I am driving across the country with four cats. If you are considering this, my first piece of advice is: Don’t. But circumstances don’t always let us take the course we’d like. A road trip of four or five days, of course, is going to mean some expenses: motel rooms, meals, [...] t’s spring, and for many of us that means allergy season. And that can be expensive. Last year’s $94 eye drops are $107 this year for a bottle half the size. If things get bad, I have a prescription for something stronger, at $89 a bottle. If you have conventional insurance through your employer, you [...] |
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