Dear Heloise: I recently read that one in four Americans can’t make a basic meal, and I found this to be surprising. If you can read, you can follow instructions in a cookbook. If your mother cooked most of your meals, just ask yourself, “What did she make for dinner?” You don’t need a ...
Dear Annie: I have a family problem for which I would appreciate your opinion. My wife and I are Americans living in a small village in Italy, in an area popular with tourists. Recently, I contacted my sister and her husband from the States and expressed our interest in having them visit ...
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Dear Annie: My husband and I have one daughter, and family has always been important to us. She has several cousins around her age, and we've always hoped they would grow up close. Over the years, we've been the ones reaching out to make plans, but the effort is rarely reciprocated. I don't ...
Dear Car Talk: What can you tell me about buying out a lease? -- Steve If you mean buying a car outright at the end of your lease agreement, that's easy. You simply get in touch with the leasing company, tell them you want to buy the car (the end-of-lease price was pre-set when you ...
Dear Heloise: If you don't own a paper shredder, here's a second solution: For a large amount of paper with personal information on it, you can place it in a dish pan and fill the pan with water and a cup of bleach. The ink will mostly dissolve, and the paper will become mushy. Then you can ...
