Putting your aging parents’ wishes first

As your parents grow older, it may be time to talk with them about financial and aging issues, which may involve difficult conversations.You’ll want to be careful how you approach this.

Pancho Villa Plays Himself in a Movie

In an El Paso hotel room on the seventh day of January 1914, Pancho Villa came to terms with a Hollywood studio to make a silent movie about the role of the bandit- turned-rebel in the Mexican Revolution.

New Year’s financial resolutions: Making them stick

As the calendar flips to a new year, millions of Americans pledge to improve their financial lives. But without a concrete plan, those well-intentioned resolutions often fade quickly.Financial goals consistently top the list of New Year’s resolutions.

Counting scissors

I want to shake the hand of the person who only has one pair of scissors in their house. That’s a person who believes that four of anything other than tires on your car is unhealthy.

Let’s get it right this time

Ishould have given the man the $10. I had it in my pocket. It’s not like my family would’ve starved without it. But he asked me in the middle of a grocery store. On Christmas Eve. And it caught me off guard. I was looking for egg nog, and the next thing I knew, someone in need was asking for help.

Layne put on a Cotton Bowl show

The Texas Longhorns piled up the points on Jan.1, 1946 setting a Cotton Bowl scoring record that stood for 29 years. Bobby Layne played 17 more seasons in college and the pros but was never better than that New Year’s Day in Dallas.

Join the trend with these New Year resolutions

With the new year around the corner, many people are setting goals for 2026. After months of rising prices on everything from milk to mortgages, money-related resolutions are prominent.

Merry Christmas to all

Twas the night before Christmas and if I see a mouse in the house, it’s just another indicator that the cats are too lazy because we feed them too much. And I don’t expect the little rat terrier-mix to do any rat terrorizing, she barely has any teeth. But the cats?

Take control: Why budgeting doesn’t have to feel restrictive

Let’s be honest: The word “budget” doesn’t exactly spark joy for most people. It can feel restrictive or even generate feelings of guilt about past spending choices. But what if budgeting could feel empowering?

Cattle King came back from the dead

Deciding the gravely wounded captain was a goner, a Confederate general gave George Littlefield a battlefield promotion to major on Dec. 26, 1863.The Littlefields had lived in Gonzales County less than two years, when the head of the house suddenly up and died.