Mary Hunt

Every summer it happens. The weather turns hot, the lawn starts looking a little tired, and otherwise sensible people begin dragging sprinklers

Every summer it happens. The weather turns hot, the lawn starts looking a little tired, and otherwise sensible people begin dragging sprinklers

If you have a bathtub with a slip-resistant bottom that still looks dingy, grungy and downright grimy no matter what you use to clean it, I have really good news and at least one surefire solution that will even bring an older tub bottom back to being clean and like new! Since the Americans with […]

When your local supermarket has ground beef on sale, it’s time to get inventive.

Years ago, I made a terrible mistake. I froze 10 pounds of ground beef. That big block of frozen burger languished in the freezer for years. What was I thinking? I should have browned it first and then frozen it in usable portions. But browning beef can be so messy. Lesson learned. A few weeks […]

The single most important factor in marriage is authentic, complete, mutual trust.

Of all the things I've ever dreamed of being, advice columnist was never on the list. But here I am, playing one every day. That's because while my inbox loads up with tips, hints and questions related to frugal living and getting out of debt, many questions spill over into dilemmas — family, life and […]

If your Monday mornings feel like a scavenger hunt mixed with a fire drill, you’re in good company. Somebody can’t find a shoe. The lunchbox is still sitti

“Moneymaxxing” is the new social media buzzword for trimming bills, chasing points, and boosting savings. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? I’ve been teaching t

After weeks of watching tiny armies march across the patio, tunnel through the lawn, or pop up between steppingstones, you located the ant hill and treated it.