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Predictions of the lowest January temps in ten years in the Midwest helped cattle leap a massive seven cents per pound on the week as cold temps threaten the animals’ health.

From pasta to vinegar, there are all kinds of things in your kitchen pantry that could save you all kinds of money — and frustration too! You’re going to wonder why you didn’t think of that.

Dear Dave: I’m 38, and after looking and waiting for years, I think I’ve found a rental property scenario I like. My plan is to take $30,000 out of my retirement account, and use it as a down payment on a property. My loan payment would be $1…

Let me guess: There’s an old can of car wax lurking in your garage, possibly next to a stash of mystery keys and a box labeled “random screws.” Well, it’s time to dig it out, dust it off and hope it hasn’t turned into fossilized goo. By the t…

The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the increase was approved in 2019.

What I love even more than the genius tips my readers send in are the little love notes and thank-yous tucked in alongside them. Honestly, I’m a complete sap for that kind of friendship, and it means more to me than I can say. Knowing there’s…