5 ways to save on entertainment
As the recession grinds on and summer approaches, you may be trying to figure out where you can pinch more pennies and still enjoy what the season has to offer. Luckily, in the Capital Region summer...
View Article5 tips for maintaining your traveling family’s sanity
Soon it will be time again for families across the land to partake in a time-honored tradition: the summer vacation. Even if you’ll be traveling close to home this year thanks to the handiwork of all...
View ArticleWhat to do when your kid has “bad” friends
When our kids are little, we pick their friends — typically, the children of our own friends or people we like whom we’ve met through our children. The time comes, though, when they begin to choose...
View Article5 (or more) things to do this weekend
It’s a holiday weekend, and there will be plenty to do and see to celebrate the birth of our nation. Below you’ll find a mere handful of suggestions for things to do this weekend, whether you’re...
View Article5 ideas for dressing up your drawers
Dresser drawers are made for storage. But when it comes time to move your clothing to a new unit, you can give the old one a new life. Here are five creative suggestions from Minoo Hersini, an interior...
View Article5 ways to put $50 into savings each month
We’re still knee deep in this recession, but economic downturn or not, it’s always wise to curb unnecessary spending. The folks at moneyinstructor.com offer these five tips for squirreling away at...
View Article5 (+ 1) tips for raising happy kids
If only parenting really did come naturally. Are you having a day when you really wish your kids came with a manual? Robert Belenky, a retired clinical child psychologist and author of the recent book...
View ArticleAn Adirondack getaway
By Jack Leadley Jr. As a native of the village of Speculator — and its municipal historian — I am probably somewhat biased. But if you’re looking for something different to do this weekend, consider...
View Article5 “Staycation” ideas
Tightwad Tod is on the mark again: “With unemployment a reality for so many Americans, and with the fear of job loss weighing heavily on the minds of many more, the idea of a pricey vacation is out of...
View Article7 suggestions for butcher block beauty
Want to make your butcher block last longer? Barbecue.com offers tips on that and, of course, barbecues. I found these hints there. John Boos & Co. in Effingham, Ill., have been making butcher...
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