Ever since Henry Ford came up with the idea of using moving assembly lines to build automobiles faster at lower cost and at higher quality, efficiency has been the driving force in industry. Unfortunately, it’s the wrong approach for modern businesses. We’re no longer in an industrial economy. Today, information …
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What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.1. Frustrated by advantages of others2. Social Security reduces retirement fears3. Family’s takeout when I’m gone4. Daughter’s 529 is barely …
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Photo by Burlingham / Shutterstock.com Drug price hikes tend to happen at the start of every year, and 2020 is no exception, according to GoodRx. The website — which gathers prescription drug prices from pharmacies nationwide — tracks these annual drug price hikes. The GoodRx research team tracked 2020 drug …
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What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.1. Tax refund concern2. Stay at home decision3. Hanging your clothes to dry4. My price book5. Don’t make retirement your …
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In the hierarchy of vegetables, the best choices are fresh, in-season, and local. Realistically, though, that’s not always going to happen. For one thing, you might live in a climate where access to a variety of local and in-season vegetables just isn’t a thing. It’s also well established that lower …
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