Susan Alexander

• Alexander: Kicking costly habits Published 11/16/2009 at midnight

  Bad habits are expensive. So are good ones.

• Alexander: LawTalk programs can prove valuable Published 11/09/2009 at midnight

  If you love a bargain like I do, boy, have I got a deal for you.

• Alexander: Recent books help with agreements, money Published 10/12/2009 at midnight

  Once upon a time, when our children were much smaller, we took in a college student as a boarder for the summer.

• Alexander: Addition comes from loss Published 09/28/2009 at midnight

  Gather around, students, for a little lesson in Alexander family math:

• Alexander: Churches reach out with help Published 09/14/2009 at midnight

  Two local churches are responding in new and different ways to the stress of the current economy.

• Alexander: Churches reach out with help Published 09/14/2009 at midnight

  Two local churches are responding in new and different ways to the stress of the current economy.

• Alexander: Cash for clunker? Hope not Published 08/31/2009 at midnight

  I'm driving a new old Honda to work for the first time this morning. As you know if you saw my column two weeks ago, our old reliable Odyssey ended its 10-year odyssey as our family vehicle when I got ...

• Alexander: A detour straightens things out Published 08/17/2009 at midnight

  It's been a frustrating few weeks, money-wise, and I feel like my brain just won't shut down with its worries.

• Alexander: Debt won't disappear without extra effort Published 08/03/2009 at midnight

  Following my last column about how to spend some extra money hubby and I had available, I had lots of e-mails encouraging me to buy a mattress, one of the two choices we were considering.

• Alexander: Debating two ways to more zzzzz's Published 07/20/2009 at midnight

  I'm looking for a better night's sleep. I'm just not sure how to get it.

• SCORE offers advice to budding business starters Published 10/19/2009 at midnight

  Pearl Dorsey and her son, Jason Nelson, have had their fair share of challenges this year: Both of them were laid off from their jobs. But they hope to turn the layoffs into a new opportunity. They’d like to start ...

• Auction to clear out Clarence Brown costumes Published 10/11/2009 at midnight

  Sixty-seven wigs. Fur jackets. Bridal gowns. Shakespearean masks. Kanga and Roo costumes. The Ghost of Christmas Past. And a pair of rubber boots. That's just a handful of the items among the dozens of costumes, shoes, hats, belts and fabric ...

• Homestretch: Restoration of governor's mansion concludes with final unveiling Published 09/27/2009 at midnight

  Six years after it was announced, the restoration of Tennessee's Executive Residence in Nashville - home to eight former governors and their families - concludes this week with the unveiling of Conservation Hall, a new 2,800-square-foot underground meeting space built ...

• Easy veggie recipes make healthy eating a habit Published 09/24/2009 at midnight

  The problem, I think, is the vegetables. We start a new healthy eating plan (every Jan. 1? monthly? weekly?) resolved to triple those fruit and vegetable servings, eat lean meat, keep the desserts to a minimum.

• AT trails on: Thru hikers say the experience lingers on Published 08/14/2009 at midnight

  For Applejack, it was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. For Futureman, it was a great adventure, both physical and spiritual. For both friends, hiking the Appalachian Trail continues to be a part of them, even seven years after the ...

• A short vacation idea close to Knoxville: Nashville dining Published 08/09/2009 at midnight

  We used to go to Nashville to visit my son. He's since moved to Atlanta, but Nashville's still calling us. To dinner. The city has almost as many great Southern food restaurants as it does Broadway honky tonks. On a ...

• Couples struggle with society's mixed messages Published 07/11/2009 at midnight

  Society's expectations and reality aren't lining up, says Knoxville psychologist Richard Driscoll. And our families are paying the price.

• Be ready for surprises Published 07/06/2009 at midnight

  I got to eavesdrop on a financial planning session last week.

• 25 things you don't know about Sarah Moore Greene Published 06/07/2009 at midnight

  25 things you may not know about Sarah Moore Greene, civil-rights activist and retired teacher.

• 25 things you don't know about Pam Fansler Published 06/07/2009 at midnight

  25 things you may not know about Pam Fansler, East Market President, First Tennessee Bank.

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