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HEIRLOOM HISTORY. On the back of every piece of heirloom furniture that I own, I’ve recorded the following information with a permanent marker: who it used to belong to, and how and when I acquired it. (You could write this information on a card and tape it in an envelope to the back of the furniture, too.) On the furniture that I’ve given to my adult children, I added the date and the name of whom I gave it to. My hope is that when I’m gone it will be easier for my kids to decide what to keep and what to sell. I’ve also included notes in the china cabinet and in my jewelry box. Doing this should help my kids save a lot of time when they have to go through my things. -- Mary Ann, Michigan COIN JAR FOR VACATIONS. We keep a jar that we put all our change into during the year. At vacation time, that change becomes spending money for the kids. They contribute all the change they have during the year, too. This teaches them to save for something they want on vacation. Before we leave, we cash in the money and divide it between the two of them. They get to spend it how they want during our vacation. We’ve saved between $200 and $400 each year, just in change! -- Angie, email Would you like to send a tip to Mary? You can email her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2099, Cypress, CA 90630. Include your first and last name and state. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 20 books, including her January 2012 release “7 Money Rules for Life.” To find out more about Mary and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www. creators.com.

either side of a gigantic length of rope. Mind you, this is no ordinary rope. Made with sturdy strands of woven rice straw, the massive rope is over three feet in diameter, several hundred feet long, and weighs over 40 metric tons. A series of smaller ropes that can be grasped by hand are tied on at intervals. Symbolizing the battle between East and West, teams of several hundred men on each side struggle to pull their opponents a distance of 15 meters as throngs of enthusiastic spectators cheer them on. If, after 30 minutes of teeth grinding and grunting, neither side has succeeded, the side pulling the other the farthest is declared the winner. • An ex-slave is the focus of the African holiday called Matilda Newport Day, celebrated in Liberia on December 1. The elderly Matilda Newport was a brave lady who changed the fate of an entire country with a single act. As the story goes, a colony of freed American slaves was attempting to form its own nation in Equatorial Africa. In a battle between the colonists and hostile indigenous tribes, the tribes were winning, and all but a few colonists had retreated. That’s when pipe-smoking Matilda approached an abandoned old cannon that had been ignored by the colonists. Out of curiosity, Matilda set her pipe to the wick. Amazingly, it ignited and the cannon fired with a deafening boom startling everyone. Believing the colonists had unveiled an arsenal of weapons, the terrified invaders fled in defeat, making Newport a most unlikely war hero. ■

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And absent professionhistory of diabetes. al intervention and the right environment, it’ll get Most contentious are recommendations worse. for cancer screening. The task force recommends Everybody wants to save the dog. But what mammograms every two years for women in the 50does that mean? Does it mean keeping the dog alive? 75 age group. Mammograms should be done annuPeriod. Or does it mean more? Helping the dog to ally for women 40 to 50, only if there is significant better get along in the world? Finding the dog a increased risk. A routine pap smear to screen for the world that better suits her? Matching the dog with a If you are over 50, it is time to have an an- human papillomavirus and cervical cancer should person better equipped to accommodate her needs? nual physical. At an earlier age, provided there are be done every three years in sexually active women For Zoey, the right match is her best hope. no known medical conditions, a screening every two up to age 65. The task force states that screening for You could save a dog like this with the right environto three years may be adequate. Not every 50-year- ovarian or bladder cancer is of no proven value. ment. Zoey needs space and exercise. She needs to For men and women, a colonoscopy should old receives an annual physical, and when they do, live in a house with a large yard. She requires a sethey often receive more testing than needed. It is im- be done at age 50 and every five years thereafter cure fence and a strong handler, someone who either portant, therefore, that everyone know what should until age 75, and screening the stool for microscopic is a professional dog trainer or behaviorist, or is able amounts of blood should be done annually. Of all the and should not be included in the examination. to hire one. 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