ByLaura Snyder I've often wondered what God was thinking when He made the human body. There are strokes of genius combined with what couldn't be anything other than a practical joke. We've long known that He has a healthy sense of humor. That is where all the irony in the world ...

Want to live better on the money you already make? Visit to find hundreds of articles to help you stretch your day and your dollar! Copyright 2010 Dollar Stretcher, Inc.Saving HerbsSometimes recipes call for small amounts of herbs and produce. I used to throw away so much produce, especially ...

ByLaura SnyderNothing tells the story of your family more accurately than your refrigerator. Not what's inside your refrigerator necessarily, although that would certainly tell a story, but it's what is hanging all over the outside of it that really speaks volumes.Refrigerator magnets have got ...

ByJill PertlerD-day minus four and counting.I started keeping track at four days because I couldn't bring myself to count before this. I didn't want to. Anything larger than four is a big number; ask any kindergartner.Four days and counting; we buy a collapsible hamper and launder new sheets. ...

BySenatorCharlesGrassleyQ. What are Constitution Day and Citizenship Day?A. Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17, because the Constitution of the United States was signed on September 17, 1787. Constitution Day is also Citizenship Day, a day that recognizes all who have become U.S. ...

ByLaura SnyderSo I found myself in the self-improvement section of a bookstore. If I was honest with myself, I'd have to say that I wasn't there to improve myself, I was there to find something that would improve everyone else.In today's world women have been led to believe that we are always ...

Want to live better on the money you already make? Visit to find hundreds of articles to help you stretch your day and your dollar! Copyright 2010 Dollar Stretcher, Inc.Individual PortionsWhen you have leftover pasta and sauce, put in a microwavable container and freeze it in individual ...

ByJill PertlerI've heard it said that a family is like a country. If that's the case, you might say mine is struggling with border issues. Yours, mine and ours where does one begin and the other end?Many of our squabbles center on a key area of the house: the bathroom. The bathroom is an ...

BySenatorCharlesGrassleyQ. Will the reforms created by the new health care reform law be easy to implement?A. No. Implementation of the federal programs in health care reform will require the creation of dozens of new entities, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. Some ...

ByLaura Snyder A public bathroom in the United States is called a "restroom." I have a South African friend who thinks that the word "restroom" is misleading because nobody goes in there to rest. She has a point. I asked her what she calls it. She told me they call it a "loo." So do people ...