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The Motley Fool December 26, 2006 Mary Dalrymple	Grocery Bill Creep You may be noticing your grocery bill getting a little bloated. The Consumer Price Index statistics show that the price of food and beverages have been going up as the cost of other goods, like transportation and energy, have been falling.
The Motley Fool December 26, 2006 Mary Dalrymple	Flex Your Health Muscles The end of the year marks a deadline for many people to use money stashed away in flexible health savings accounts. Review your plan's allowed purchases before running out to the drugstore.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2006 Elizabeth Brokamp	5 Minutes or Less It's time to ban the excuses and make some important changes in your life for 2007. Here is a list of action items -- most of them financial -- that can be done in less than five minutes.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Tim Beyers	Beware of Credit Card Gotchas Credit issuers aren't evil by nature, but their products can be, if used improperly. So watch out for the traps -- especially those offers that seem just too good to be true.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Brian Richards	The Crisis in Our Future Fiscally savvy Americans need to sit down with their friends, relatives and co-workers and preach the importance of saving, investing, and other money issues -- no matter how young or old they may be.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Mary Dalrymple	Dodge Disaster, Part 2 Our financial lives have become extremely complicated, too complicated to keep all the information in our brains. That's why, in the event of an emergency, you should have a packet of financial records prepared that you can grab on the go.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Mary Dalrymple	Dodge Disaster, Part 1 Safeguard your documents in case of emergency.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Elizabeth Brokamp	Ask Mrs. Riches: Adult Case of the Gimmes When did the Christmas wish list turn into an order form? Get your financial relationship questions answered here!
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Sarah Erdreich	All That Sparkles ... If you're considering buying diamond jewelry and want to make sure you're not inadvertently supporting the conflict diamond trade, there are several steps that consumers can take.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Mary Dalrymple	10 Rules for Smart Spending To save more and save steadily -- the essential habit for reaching many financial goals -- you must learn to spend wisely on purchases large and small. So, here are 10 rules for spending to help you make the most of your money.
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