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Don’t forget the sunscreen, and don’t pay an arm and a leg for it, either. CONTRIBUTED

The best sunscreen is the cheapest

A March 2013 study from Consumer Reports has ranked sunscreens and found that you don’t have to pay big bucks to protect your skin from harsh UV rays.Here’s what so funny: The highest rated sunscreen turned out to be the cheapest one per ounce they tested!NO-AD with Aloe and Vitamin ...

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How to send expired coupons to the Military

Did you know that you can send your expired coupons to the Military? Military personnel and their families around the world shop at on-base stores called Commissaries, and can use coupons up to six month past their expiration date. This means that you don't have to throw out all of your expired ...

A Frontier Airlines Airbus A318 taxis to the runway at Dayton International Airport. Photo by Timothy Boone, contributing photographer

Frontier Airlines flights from Cincinnati begin Friday

Frontier Airlines will launch its inaugural flight from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Denver on Friday, the airline said. In an announcement Thursday, the airline said it will “lift off with much fanfare, including an early-morning party complete with music, balloons and a free breakfast for passengers.” It added that ...

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This week in deals: 30% off all baby and toddler at Old Navy

Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day!  I thought I was going to get waited on hand and foot, but boy was I wrong. In the morning, my husband had to go into work because one of the cooks was sick (no breakfast in bed :-(). And then, I was ...

Medicare drug tab $2.55B for older and disabled Ohioans

Elderly and disabled Ohioans were charged nearly $2.6 billion in drug costs in 2010, most of it spent on prescriptions for medications to treat hypertension, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to a report Monday from the independent investigative news organization ProPublica. Ohio pharmacies filled nearly 3 million prescriptions ...

Rampant cell phone thefts prompt legislation, anger

A pizza delivery driver was attacked in south Dayton by a group of teenagers who stole his iPhone. A jogger in north Dayton was robbed of his cell phone and a small amount of cash at gunpoint. Thieves broke into a Verizon Wireless store in Kettering and stole mobile phones ...

Don’t get scammed by work-at-home job offers

People are bombarded daily with advertisements for work-at-home jobs and they’re tempting. While they may promise easy money and flexible hours, many of these opportunities are run by scammers trying to empty your wallet. Your Better Business Bureau offers tips regarding work-at-home opportunities. Many job seekers look for a quick ...

Tips to manage student loan debt

Finding a job in a slow-growing economy is daunting enough without new financial obligations. Yet that’s the challenge many university students graduating over the next few weeks will face before too long. The clock on their student loans will begin counting down to their first payment due date. Both federal ...

Hospital charges vary widely for same procedures

New government data showing the amounts U.S. hospitals’ charge Medicare for certain procedures confirm what consumer groups have suspected for years: hospitals, even in the same or nearby communities, can charge wildly different amounts for the same procedures. In Ohio, for example, the average charge to implant a permanent pacemaker ...

This week in deals: 60% off at Easy Canvas Prints, plus more Mother's Day offers

Mother's Day is only 4 days away! If you haven't gotten your token of appreciation for mom which can be a variety of things, it's time to get moving. While Mother's Day shopping can be stressful because mom's got everything, it can also be a lot fun to see what ...

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