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Today’s Home Spun Wisdom Archive


Helping Your Child Deal with Friends Who Get Mean

RISMEDIA, July 16, 2011—(MCT) —A girl at your daughter's lunch table is aiming some petty barbs at her. ("Who invited you to the conversation?") How should you coach her to respond?


Do Your Part: Top 5 Ways Chemicals Sneak into Your Home

RISMEDIA, July 16, 2011—(MCT)—We bring dangerous chemicals into our homes every day. It could be from our shoes, new furniture, or even our vinyl shower curtain. Here are my Top 5 Ways Chemicals Sneak into Your Home and the solutions


Hot Properties

RISMEDIA, July 15, 2011—(MCT)—"Project Runway" host and executive producer Heidi Klum and her husband, singer-songwriter Seal, have sold their Beverly Hills Post Office-area estate in an all-cash deal for $7 million. Listed at $6.9 million,


Travel Dilemmas: Paying the Airlines for Doing Things Yourself

RISMEDIA, July 14, 2011—(MCT)—Q: I've been trying to find a good fare to Europe, but I'm not finding anything for less than $1,000, and that's without taxes and fees. It seems the more I pay in fees, the less I get. I have to find and book my flights myself,


Tips to Avoid Online Scams

RISMEDIA, July 13, 2011— Like the TV commercials say, “Free is better.” The only problem with the Internet is that it’s not always free, and sometimes the price can be steeper than you’d ever want to pay.


Claim Financial Independence All Year Long

RISMEDIA, July 12, 2011— (MCT)—With your Fourth of July cookout and fireworks watching over, why not take some time to reclaim your financial freedom?


Do Your Part: Know When It’s Time to Repair or Replace

RISMEDIA, July 11, 2011—(MCT)—We never seem to realize our dependence on our appliances until one of them suddenly stops working. It could be that one day the microwave quits heating, or we catch on to the fact that our refrigerator isn't quite keeping


How to Grill Corn

RISMEDIA, July 9, 2011—(MCT)—Summer is a time for food and fun, and we want you to savor every minute of it—that includes delicious corn hot off the grill.


Bike-Sharing Gears Up in US as Gas Prices Soar

RISMEDIA, July 8, 2011—(MCT)—As gas prices continue to take a toll on Americans' pocketbooks, a growing number of people are embracing a more old-fashioned, cheaper and greener way of getting around: bicycling.


Diggin In: Grow Your Own Cutting Garden

RISMEDIA, July 7, 2011— (MCT)—Simple, natural and sustainable. It's how organic gardener Lisa Ziegler grows healthy, prolific crops at her cut-flower farm in southeastern Virginia.


Security of the Future

RISMEDIA, July 6, 2011—(MCT)—Whether flying for business or leisure, a universal truth endures: Security is a pain. Which is why the International Air Transport Association unveiled its security "checkpoint of the future" in early June. Its model could be the airport security standard in less than 10 years, and on paper, it looks like quite an improvement.


Busy As a Beekeeper, In Your Own Back Yard

RISMEDIA, July 5, 2011—(MCT)—Pam Burton gets a little depressed during cold winter months. Yet, when one of those fluky 50-degree days happens in mid-February, she looks out her window, smiling when she sees bees flying around.


Your Place: Why Did the Cedar Deck Rot After Eight Seasons?

RISMEDIA, July 2, 2011—(MCT)—Q: Eight seasons ago, I had a cedar deck built on the back of the house. I went with cedar because I was told that its life expectancy was greater than pressure-treated pine.


Shop Carefully to Find Deals on Home Upgrades

RISMEDIA, July 1, 2011—(MCT)—The situation: You want to make some improvements to your house, but don't want to spend money you don't have. Nor do you want to waste the money you do have by buying something inappropriate


Your Place: Pointers for Painters Who Want No Do-Overs

RISMEDIA, June 30, 2011—(MCT)—An expectant colleague sent word to me that she and her husband had visited a chain paint store in recent weeks, searching for the right color for the baby's room.


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