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A Savvy Shopper’s Secrets for Buying in Bulk: How to Tell a Bum Deal from a Real Steal Buying in bulk is an article of faith in these cost-conscious times, and judging by the boom in discount warehouse paradises and mega-markets, the trend is showing no sign of slacking. But is bulk buying really the answer to our prayers? That depends.

Today is the 108th day of 2023 and the 30th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1775, Paul Revere began his famous ride, warning, “The British are coming!” In 1906, the Great San Francisco Earthquake struck, killing an estimated 3,000 people and destroying 80% of the city.

It’s just one poll, conducted by SSRS Research for CNN, but it provides interesting evidence about where voters are on issues, and it isn’t glaringly inconsistent with other survey research. So “which political party’s views are closer to” yours on each issue? Answer: mostly the Republican Party.

Dear Annie: I’ve had the same woman, “Veronica,” doing my hair for several years now. She also does my pedicures and massages. I love her shop and all of her co-workers, but I’ve never been very happy with how she cuts and colors my hair.

The journalists at Pro-Publica are proud of their scoop about Justice Clarence Thomas accepting scads of luxury gifts over the years from a billionaire pal, Harlan Crow. Many who never liked Thomas’ jurisprudence are piling on and declaring a four-alarm fire. Writing in The American Prospect, Max Moran intones that Thomas has “broken the law, knowingly and repeatedly, for two decades” and thus must face impeachment and removal from the bench. A representative of Accountable.US told the Guardian that “this is an unprecedented story of corruption at the highest levels, and those involved must be held accountable.” Court watcher Dahlia Lithwick and her Slate colleague Mark Joseph Stern argue that Justice Thomas violated the law “and it isn’t particularly close,” while the always measured and sober Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for impeachment to save the reputation of the Court, which she asserts, has become known for “rank corruption, erosion of democracy and the stripping of human rights.”

In 2020, the year that the COVID pandemic -- which originated in the People’s Republic of China -- hit the United States, Americans imported $61,689,114,229 in “cell phones and other household goods” from that country.

Dear Annie: I’m a very concerned mother of a 30-yearold son, “Jesse,” who’s in an abusive relationship with his girlfriend “Adriana.” They share a newborn child together. Adriana is divorced. Not long ago, her ex-brotherin- law physically attacked Jesse, because Jesse exposed the secret affair that Adriana and her former brother-inlaw had been having. I’m convinced that she is a narcissist. She has caused so much unnecessary grief, having Jesse arrested under false pretenses, manipulating the law to fit her sick, twisted selfishness and greed.

What do you want your bank to be? I want mine to be nearby. I want it to have nice tellers.

© 2022 Creators Syndicate The Best Money Advice You’ll Ever Get What we all really need is the money-saving knowhow that will stand strong throughout life and help us build a nest egg. So I asked some prominent experts how they save.

Dear Annie: It will soon be my 40th birthday, and I’m feeling a tremendous amount of anxiety with this pending milestone event. Intuitively, I understand that it is an arbitrary number. My body feels the same as it did yesterday, and nothing appears to be changing. However, emotionally, it feels like everything is changing. And I feel that when I wake up on my birthday, all will change, suddenly.