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Today’s Home Spun Wisdom Archive
By Edward M. Eveld
RISMEDIA, Sept. 10, 2008-(MCT)-It happened at a music festival, as you probably could have guessed. "There was a girl who let me borrow her hoop, and I haven't put it down since
By Pamela Yip
RISMEDIA, Sept. 9, 2008-(MCT)-There are very few life occurrences that don't have some sort of connection to money. Almost every stage and event in your personal life
RISMEDIA, Sept. 8, 2008-Before you go on your next trip, consider incorporating some of Avis's pre-travel tips. After you think through the logistics, think through
By Rebecca Cooney
RISMEDIA, Sept. 5, 2008-(MCT)-No one escapes the lobster in Maine. Its little red icon decorates place mats, adorns flags and mugs, even inspires sugar candies.
RISMEDIA, Sept. 4, 2008-Be sure to consider the timing and destination when planning your trip. On-season and off-season travel can require very different budget challenges.
By Liza N. Burby
RISMEDIA, Sept. 3, 2008-(MCT)-Though today's college students are more aware of the environment than their parents were at that age, creating an eco-friendly dorm
By Rachel Sutherland
RISMEDIA, Sept. 2, 2008-(MCT)-The slumping economy shows no signs of letting up. Even the most committed fashionistas are considering ways to trim spending.
By Danny Seo
RISMEDIA, September 1, 2008-(MCT)-Now's your chance to make summer last with an end-of-season picnic. With the right choices, you can make sure your outdoor celebration
By Erica Marcus
RISMEDIA, August 30, 2008-(MCT)-When it comes to frozen dairy treats, I favor American ice cream over Italian gelato. It's not that I dislike gelato. Made well, it is an elegant and delicious confection. But ice cream. Ice Cream.
By Carol Pucci
RISMEDIA, August 29, 2008-(MCT)-Rick Steves' followers have the Cinque Terre, the five cliff-hugging villages along the Northern Italian coast. European jet-setters
By Joanne Kempinger Demski
RISMEDIA, August 28, 2008-(MCT)-Gardeners aren't just planting posies these days. They're crafting spaces that reflect their personal style, all the while keeping
By Megan Sexton
RISMEDIA, August 27, 2008-(MCT)-It won't be long before the kids are dumping their backpacks on the kitchen floor and complaining about homework.
By Bethany Clough
RISMEDIA, August 26, 2008-(MCT)-A tight economy has some brides using homemade wedding cakes instead of bakery cakes and iPods instead of DJs.
By Lauren Chapin
RISMEDIA, August 23, 2008-(MCT)-Three years ago O'Fallon Brewery near St. Louis quietly launched Wheach-a wheat beer flavored with peach extract. At first the brewery made fewer than
By Patrick T. Reardon
RISMEDIA, August 25, 2008-(MCT)-Eleven o'clock on a bright midweek morning, and traffic expert Tom Vanderbilt is standing tall against the chain-link fencing