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Q: I live in a small condominium community. About five years ago, I planted an avocado pit in a common area landscape island in the parking lot, which has since grown to be a lovely tree. I came home yesterday and noticed one of the residents decided to cut it down on his own. Our condo docs are silent on this issue. Do I or the Association have...Read more

Recently, I've been on yet another of my seemingly never-ending quests to pare down and clean out. I got this surge of energy after reading how Graham Hill is living with less. A lot less.

Hill, a self-made young millionaire who decided he really didn't need lots of stuff, wrote about it in the New York Times. He lives in a 420-square-foot ...Read more

It’s the dream of many to become a millionaire, and even those with just a little dough to start can achieve this goal with careful planning. While selecting the right investments is important, one other factor is still more important if you’re starting out with a relatively small nest egg: time.

Bankrate spoke with a wealth adviser to get...Read more

An annuity offers a stream of cash flow and the safety that you won’t outlive your income during retirement. Annuities are a popular retirement strategy, and you can buy them from an insurance company with a variety of features, depending on your specific financial needs and goals.

Here’s how to purchase an annuity and get passive income ...Read more

Being wasteful is easy, especially when everything seems to be so plentiful and simple to replenish. Just order more. Or run to the store, right?

Sure, we love to buy things on sale, but that's not the only way -- or the best way -- to cut costs. Discovering simple ways to make things last longer is the surefire way to save time and money.

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Let's be honest -- keeping a home clean sometimes feels like trying to shovel snow in a blizzard. No matter how much you scrub, wipe and mutter under your breath, there's always another mess waiting in the wings. But over the years, I've discovered a little miracle in a can that keeps my sanity intact. It's called Bar Keepers Friend Cleanser, ...Read more

Q: As a single mom, I bought a house with my son about a decade ago. We used both incomes to qualify for the mortgage and split the costs. A few years later, he began a relationship, and his significant other moved in. Eventually, I met someone, and we want to buy a house. The problem is that we can’t qualify for the loan because I have the ...Read more

What would you do if you had to use -- let alone actually enjoy -- everything you own?

Truth be told, most of us will never live long enough to accomplish such an overwhelming requirement. Instead, we pack it, stack it and pile it away -- even pay rent to store it. Then we keep right on accumulating, acquiring and attaining even more. More ...Read more

When asked to describe the perfect bath towel, most people would include the words "thick" and "thirsty." Cotton Inc., a research and marketing company, agrees and goes on to say that the perfect towel can also stand up to constant use and laundering for at least a decade.

The secret to buying the perfect towel is in understanding fibers, loops...Read more

Before you toss that steam iron because it refuses to steam and the soleplate is sporting a brown, burned-on, gross mess -- you might want to give it a little love with a good cleanup. It's not difficult to bring a tired steam iron back to working like a dream!

As always, check the owners manual before proceeding with any cleaning process so ...Read more