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I’ve been doing a chore that no one likes to do, and it’s usually the same individuals who step up to the plate. It’s rarely a “want-to” but almost always a “need-t...read more

Learning and living Dear Dave, I’m a recently retired widow, and my husband always took care of most of our finances. We never had any debt, but after starting to learn a little bit about how ...read more

We have recently experience political theater from both the Republican and Democratic conventions. Both conventions provided a stage for their activists to create a vision of how they think our world ...read more

One of my goals in writing this article every week is to address the great questions that have bewildered the handyman (or woman) for decades. For example, last week we looked at the names of sizes of...read more

Steps in the process Dear Dave, My wife and I are on Baby Step 3 of your plan, and we’re about halfway to building our fully funded emergency fund. We don’t like our current home very mu...read more

As it winds its way through Arizona's Grand Canyon, the Colorado River is a study in contrast. The intense heat at the canyon bottom, regularly soaring above 110 degrees, contrasts with the chilly 48...read more

If you’re a person who often hears things like, “I’ve never seen that happen before,” or “If it’s gonna happen to anyone, it’ll happen to you,” or &ldqu...read more

What would the world be without nails? You can be sure that a lot of stuff would be falling apart, like that chair you're sitting in. Nails have a lot of history and have come a long way. But what is ...read more

Everything God touches becomes holy; because God is holy, heaven is holy: “And their prayers came to His holy habitation, to heaven”(2 Chronicles 30:7); “Look down from your holy hab...read more

Stay the course Dear Dave, Our daughter is a special-needs child who doctors say will live about half as long as the average adult. There’s also a good chance she will be under our care her en...read more

When following up on a classic film, no matter the genre, it is important to revisit old themes while expanding on them and taking the characters and story in new and exciting directions. Finding Dory...read more

Snowball switch? Dear Dave, We’re working the debt snowball, and together my husband and I make $93,000 a year. The amounts of our remaining three debts are so close that we wonder if we shoul...read more

Here, spot !! That's what I felt like yelling as I watched it rain just a few feet from my house. Isn't it amazing how those spotty showers can come through and leave you dry as a bone or almost washe...read more

There will always be mysterious things. Before men built airplanes and learned how to fly, the sky was a mystery. From the beginning, people watched the eagle sore thousands of feet high and a sparro...read more

It’s for everyone Dear Dave, My husband and I have seven kids. What parts of your program work best for large families? Karen Dear Karen, My entire plan works for a large family. Larger fam...read more