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High School graduates that may be leaving home soon should have a grasp on some of life's basic things. Here's 10 they should be working towards.

I went shopping at ALDI grocery store in Superior Wisconsin for the first time.  It's been open for just a few days.  I'll have more on the overall experience tomorrow.  If you are unfamiliar with ALDI, it's a discount grocery store offering generic brand products that …

Thanksgiving dinner for two, expensive you may think but thanks to Dollars Tree you can get your whole meal for under $10.

As a child, one of the highlights of our road trips was stopping at a cafe or truck stop.  But, with today's prices with food and gas, that is somewhat of a luxury.  So, how do you feed your family and still have money to stop at the World's Largest Ball of Twine exhibit?  H…

The Minnesota Legislature has just passed a bill to help correct the state's huge deficit.  The bill includes a $2.83 per pack tax on cigarettes, along with a one time floor stock tax on cigarettes.  This is an increase of $1.60 per pack of smokes.

Your utility bill is one of those few bills that can change drastically from one month to another.  With living in the Northland, we know this first hand.  In the summer time in our house, or bill can range usually between $100-$160 a month.  In the winter, it can reach nearly $500 a …

The state of Minnesota got unexpected news withe this $876 million state surplus.  However it looks like all Minnesota residents won't be receiving a check anytime soon.
Although they predict the state will end the two-year budget cycle with a surplus, the state's economic gurus are no…