For most of my life, I’ve believed that taking care of what you have is simply common sense. Long before people started talking about sustainability and carbon footprints, many of us were taught to fix things instead of replacing them, avoid unnecessary debt, and make the most of every dollar we earned. As a man in my fifties, I've noticed that some of the best money-saving habits are the same lessons our parents and grandparents practiced every day. They weren't trying to sa

May is Lyme and Tick-borne Illness Awareness Month, a time to highlight the importance of preventing tick bites to guard against the viruses, bacteria, and parasites ticks carry and can transmit. While most people have heard of Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a lesser-known tick-borne condition that is becoming more prevalent in the region. Also known as alpha-gal allergy or red meat allergy, AGS is an allergic reaction to red meat, dairy, and other animal products

There is a recipe going around for homemade laundry detergent. Three ingredients, fifteen minutes, a few pennies per load. The version below comes wrapped in a lot of alarm about carcinogens and supply-chain collapse, and you can take or leave the chemistry. What you should not leave is the underlying point, because the underlying point is one of the oldest in economics and almost nobody states it plainly anymore. You have been taught that the things you use every day must co