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	Title	Issue
	Nine tips to save energy Here are nine tips to save energy... By Angela Gorman	April 2013
	Six tips to save at the pump Here are six tips to save at the pump... By Angela Gorman	April 2013
	Eight tips to keep your house cool this summer Here are 8 tips to keep your house cool this summer for less money... By Angela Gorman	April 2013
	The money’s in the walls I used to watch home makeover TV shows, the ones where the homeowner drops $50,000 on a new state-of-the-art kitchen with double ovens and an eight-burner range. While the “afters” were almost always exquisite, I would sit on my couch and yell things at the television. “Who has $50grand lying around for a new kitchen?” Robyn Passante	July 2012
	School piggy banks feeling the pinch Balancing a budget during challenging economic times can be one of the more difficult tasks a family faces. Decisions usually boil down to making certain that the necessities are paid for... David F. Salter	July 2012
	Saving for college? Not so fast Somewhere in the back of most parents’ minds we’re all fretting about the same thing: How are we going to pay for our kid’s college tuition? We know higher education is a must these days; we also know it’s exorbitantly expensive. Nobody wants to saddle their child with tens of thousands of dollars in school loans, but with today’s cost of living and tomorrow’s uncertainties, who can afford to set aside much of anything to help pay for it? And where should we set it aside? Robyn Passante	June 2012
	'Less Is More' does not apply to piggy banks In a society that deals with so much paperless money, where debit cards and automatic bill payments are far more common than pocket change, do children today still need a piggy bank? No, says Laura Fisher, executive director of the American Bankers Association’s Education Foundation. They don’t need one piggy bank—they need three or four... Robyn Passante	April 2012
	Cafeteria plans help your family year-round When I was a full-time employee of a fairly large media corporation, I passed on the opportunity to open a flexible spending account. Too much paperwork, I thought. Too much trouble to keep track of medical and health-related expenses, I surmised. Not worth the hassle, I reasoned. Boy, was I wrong... ROBYN PASSANTE	February 2012
	You Really Can Afford a Vacation With any luck you’re not drowning in new debt from the holidays, but chances are you’re feeling the money pinch from a bit of overindulgence in December. So when faced with mounting debt and frigid temps, what better thing to focus on than vacation? Looking at your current budget might make it seem like the chance to get away with your family is a thousand years... Robyn Passante	January 2012
	Teaching Kids in Pennsylvania the Value of Thankfulness We know Thanksgiving is about more than turkey and pie, but often in the rush to set a pretty table and buy the ingredients for the perfect meal we don’t stop to make sure our kids know that, too. It’s not until we’re sitting down with family ready to dig in to the turkey that we think about offering a prayer of thanksgiving or talking about what we’re thankful for this year... Robyn Passante	November 2011