Rina Risper

Once December hits, it’s an eating and drinking roller coaster ride and I’m the first one lining up. Whether it’s the goodies in the office, the after-work parties, or the weekend get-togethers, I definitely get caught up in the moment and indulge. I have to remind myself that while it’s once a year, I don’t have to have everything…

 

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By Rick Garcia

 

This time of year, mailboxes and inboxes are filled with requests for charitable donations with the same message – financial support is needed now more than ever. But in these tough economic times, how can families ensure that their dollars will do the most good?

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services

 

I wrote recently about how you can start closing the gap between the life you are living and your best life … but I received some reader complaints.

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Media Services

 

 The holiday season is one of the rare occasions when we’re going to focus on spending money, rather than saving or investing it. After all, I don’t want to be known as “Scrooge McSchlesinger”! The following is a holiday grab-bag of ideas.

Mariachi Master Apprentice Program and its instructors travelled from the West Coast to the White House to share the stage with First Lady Michelle Obama during the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program 2012 Awardees.

 

Photo by Khalil Abdullah