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• It was Pulitzer Prize-winning

American author John Steinbeck,

best known for “The Grapes of

Wrath” and “Of Mice and Men,”

who made the following sage

observation: “The writer must

believe that what he is doing is the

most important thing in the world.

And he must hold to this illusion

even when he knows it is not true.”

• If you’re planning a summer trip

to Maine, you won’t want to miss

the stunning tourist attraction to

be found on Peaks Island. There

you’ll find an entire museum

devoted to housing a rather

extensive collection of umbrella

covers.

• In the United States, January is

the least popular month for

weddings.

• If you’ve never heard of the

quagga, don’t blame yourself.

The creature, once found on the

plains of Africa, has been extinct

since 1883. An odd-looking

creature, this subspecies of zebra

was once thought to be half-

zebra, half horse. Though the front

part of its body had the zebra’s

stripes, those stripes faded out

mid-body and the rest of the

equine looked remarkably like a

common horse.

• It’s been claimed that 19th-

century English naturalist Charles

Darwin devoted eight years to

studying the lowly barnacle.

• We all know that the day after

Thanksgiving is commonly known

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wondered how it got that name?

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in 2012, little is known. Martin has declared he isn’t retiring. Tony Stewart has saidhe has made no arrangements to have Kahne join him and Ryan Newman, andother scenarios (JR Motorsports, also Hendrick aligned, moving up from Nation-wide to Cup being one) are similarly denied or, at least, played down. No oneknows whether or not Kahne will take his crew chief, Kenny Francis, along withhim — wherever that is.

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A: There are several excellent comic-book price guides. My favorite is The ComicBook Checklist & Price Guide, compiled by Maggie Thompson, Brent Frankenhoffand Peter Bickford. This massive book references 125,000 comics and is updated

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Anytime somebody talks about having a “strategy”to get out of debt, it pays to be leery. There are scamsgalore, including those that promise (for a fee) to takeyour payments and make arrangements with lendersto accept a smaller amount each month. (Unless yousend the check yourself, you really don’t know whereit’s going.)

However, there’s a new book out that talks aboutstrategy, and it’s one you can trust: “Debt-Free For-ever (Take Control of Your Money and Your Life)”by Gail Vaz-Oxlade (Collins, $14.95).

There’s a lot of no-nonsense tough love in Vaz-Oxlade’s plans, and there should be if a strategy toreduce debt is going to succeed. After all, the averageconsumer has $16,000 in credit-card debt. But underthe humor (yes, there’s that, too) is a sound plan. Shetells you upfront that it’s going to be hard work, rightin the first line of Chapter One, then moves quicklyinto the all-important first step: Find out where yourmoney’s going (spreadsheets are provided in thebook).

Step two, facing your debt, is where Vaz-Oxladetakes things beyond the typical “get out of debt” book.Not only are debts written down and categorized,they’re critiqued and analyzed for what they reallycost.

There is plenty of hands-on help. Focus on long-term goals. Decide what you really want, because withdebt control, it matters. Write down your core values,prioritize and set a goal. Find friends who are com-patible with that goal (spending less to have fun).Swap bad habits for good ones.

“Debt-Free Forever” explains how to get a handleon disappearing money (what happens when thepocket monster eats all the change when you break a$20), 401(k) plans, insurance, credit cards and more.There are worksheets, guidelines, instructions on howto make a budget — everything you need to becomedebt free, except for a pencil, piece of paper and acalculator.

Vaz-Oxlade has a television show called “Til DebtDo Us Part” (about couples in debt) on CNBC andhas written 11 books on finances. As she says on herblog: “Money is only a tool. You can use it to youradvantage or you can misuse it to your detriment. Youdecide.”

David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader ques-tions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write tohim in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].


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