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I'm old enough to remember when a piece of bubble gum was a penny. In fact, it was a penny for most of my youth--and had been a penny for a couple decades before I was born. As i
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The humble black bean is so much more than than a low-cost staple. Try some of these delicious (and ingenious) ways to prepare the healthy Latin legume.
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Ask the Readers: What Are Your Holiday Traditions?
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Should your standard of living rise?
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Is Layaway Still Worth It?
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Five Ways VHS Tapes Still Rock
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