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For the past 22 years an increasing number of homeless, American vets walk for hours, in some cases days, to reach National Stand Down, a life-changing event set in a temporary, horseshoe-shaped encampment of military-style canvas tents, camouflage netting and "water buffaloes" on the dusty fields...

With the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, there's a renewed interest in being prepared for disaster. Even a power outage of a day or two can wreak havoc, especially in colder climes, so it pays to be prepared for an emergency. Stocking up on the following essentials now will mean you and...

Forget about putting that wad of rainy day cash under your mattress, many agree it's one of the first places thieves look -- but what about tucking the loot in a dusty "book safe" or decoy safe? It's worth considering. Of course as one reformed burglar admitted in The Best Place to Hide Money:...

It doesn't take a flood or fire to put you in need of new copies of your birth certificate, Social Security card or other vital documents. How many times have you gone to look for an important document only to realize you have no idea where you put it? Replacing such information can be a daunting...

In my neighborhood, word of an estate sale spreads like wildfire, and according to president John Buckles of nationally-franchised senior moving company Caring Transitions, in an interview with SmartMoney we are not alone in our enthusiasm. In fact, he estimates consumers are spending approximately...

Using creative heating options, you can keep Old Man Winter on the run without burning a hole in your budget. I stumbled onto my top hint by inhabiting a Hell's Kitchen shoebox of an apartment that sucked in plenty of tour-bus fumes but let out all the heat during the three Pleistocene winters I...

Any family can live on one income, and while I believe this to be true without exceptions, there are certainly situations where the lifestyle changes would be so objectionable as to keep many Americans from diving in. But for most, especially those with young children, a home in need of work or...