When I needed to know how to fix something or how to properly use an item, the manual was always lost or probably tossed out.

Dear Heloise: Arthritis and stiff fingers can make fastening buttons a daily struggle, but one of my friends found a simple ...

How much longer do we have to put up with tubes of toothpaste that we can’t empty like we used to by rolling up the tube? I have ...

How do I get lipstick out of my favorite T-shirt? — Kay E., in Frankfort, Kentucky Kay, rub the area with cold ...

Arthritis and stiff fingers can make fastening buttons a daily struggle, but one of my friends found a simple solution: Instead of unbuttoning a blouse, leave most of the buttons fastened. Then slip ...

I know you warn people never to give out personal information, but since this past Christmas, I have been blasted with phone ...

I know you warn people never to give out their personal information, but since this past Christmas, I have been blasted with phone calls from callers who claim to be from some fake government agency ...

Dear Heloise: I noticed several people have written about items that you can give to a graduating student to take to college (a hammer, nails, a tool kit, etc.). Has everyone forgotten that the ...

Dear Heloise: I bake a lot of bread to give as gifts. I use nonstick cooking spray to grease my loaf pans. My husband suggested that I open the dishwasher and spray the pans over the top rack. This ...

Dear Heloise: My mother-in-law taught me a neat little trick that helped me get a fire started in my fireplace. She saved every toilet roll (the cardboard center) and all her laundry lint in a large ...