– If you speak English in your home, your kids are not likely to come out speaking Italian. Kids learn

– A recent column brought a flood of messages to my inbox, most of them with the same message that

– Since Mother’s Day is less than two weeks away and since I have a feeling you’re as surprised by

– We Americans are bent on spending and that is supposed to be a good thing. It drives our economy.

  It’s been seven years since I became a bread maker. I read a book, gave it a try and

  The Wall Street Journal has estimated the annual yield from garage sales to be around $2 billion. Isn’t it

  To the person drowning in debt, a debt-consolidation loan looks a lot like a lifesaver. But reaching for it

  This morning while waiting for my car to fill up I put the time to good use. I read

  I was way off base when I guessed “egg-gathering basket.” Leslie Hindman, host of the TV show,  Appraisal Fair,

  Dear Mary: I traveled for a living for many years and racked up quite a few frequent flyer miles

  If you’re confused by the world of digital books and eReaders, here’s a quick tutorial to get you up

  I travel a lot—nearly 1.4 million miles on American Airlines alone. I can’t claim to be an expert on

  The most powerful financial tool you have at your disposal is your ability to control and choose your thoughts.

  Faithful readers may recall from a recent column that one of my staff members, Max, has been contending with

  WEDDING BARGAINS. When I worked in a bridal shop in Florida, we bought all of our jewelry, gloves, veils

  Recently I spent a few days on the campus of a private university in the mid-west. I was there

  Dear Mary: Today a Sears repairman came to put a new part in my washing machine. He saw soap

  We get so many earthquakes in Southern California, we’re on first-name basis with the world-renown seismologist at California Institute

  Food prices have increased so dramatically in recent years, a trip to the supermarket is enough to ruin your