Strange weather here in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. We had a nice mid-August hot spell, which is to be expected, but ever since, it’s looked very much like autumn: rain, wind, and clouds. Coupled with our late spring, this is wreaking havoc o… [ more ]

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By Nora DunnI recently found myself living out in the countryside near Melbourne Australia. And aside from gas being referred to as “petrol” among other Australian idiosyncrasies, living out here could be equated with life in the countryside … [ more ]

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By Andrea DicksonI understand the need for clean, sterile packaging of food. We live in an era (soon to be ending, mind you, if you believe the peak oil people) in which food travels great distances before it arrives in the massive grocery st… [ more ]

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Every once in a while, I get an email from a reader that rips my heart out. Through a long series of choices and decisions and life events, they’ve reached a financial situation that’s almost impossible for them to dig out of. It usually in… [ more ]

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Everyone reading Free Money Finance is likely aware that college costs have been going up at a good clip for years and are predicted to continue doing so. But what actually makes up "college costs"? When most people discuss the... [ more ]

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