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So, I can think of a few ways to turn a $1 into a $100 bill in a few minutes. One would be to back a winning horse that has ridiculous odds. Another is to steal it. You could always ask your kind folks or other relatives for the money. [more]

In these days of mass-production and Wal-Mart's low prices and lower standards, it's great to see handmade artifacts making a comeback. Today, my wife introduced me to a site that is a meeting-place for buying and selling wonderful handmade items. [more]

Before you hit the dusty trail, you should know a thing or two — or 20 — about having a safe and enjoyable hike.

Every time you enter a new decade of life, ask yourself: Is my savings on track?

My job is crazy one week and snail-slow the next. During the slow times, it's easy to get sucked into the web, clicking from one page to the next, waiting for someone to have a fir

I can usually tell when it's going to rain because, as the barometric pressure builds, my face feels more and more like it's going to burst off the rest of my head. Over the ye

Allergy season has arrived. Is your home ready?

A while back I wrote a piece on Opting out of the money economy, a topic I've long been interested in. Because of that long inte

A recent study suggests that many workers can't afford a decent place to live. But is truth that we need to change our concept of a good standard of living?