October is Eat Better

Be discriminating with the pricey items. It may sound unfair,

but if you’ve ever had a hungry teenager, you know that the

boundaries are… well, fungible. If you’re entertaining and

purchase some expensive items for that occasion, do not tempt

fate; hide the gourmet meats and fancy cheesecakes until the

event – and then, by all means, include your kids if they

are so inclined. Similarly, know your guests; while my kids

would eat most anything, not all of their friends were

adventurous eaters and to avoid wasting food, I stuck to

crowd pleasers when I knew I’d be feeding groups.

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Favorites?)

October is Eat Better, Eat Together Month which provides an

opportunity to come together as a family to share good food

and enjoy meals in each others’ company. It’s also a good

time to look at your family food budget, engage your kids in

conversations, and come up with sound financial strategies to

ensure your food spending makes good sense.

De Baca is vice president of wealth strategies at Ameriprise

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Apparently, Scotland Yard doesn’t believe a big ol’ neck

tattoo epitomizes professionalism. So London’s Metropolitan

Police service has banned all officers from going on duty

with visible tattoos anywhere on their bodies.

The Met already had a rule that limited tattoos that could

easily offend, such ink showing violent or intimidating

images or anything rendered as offensive to religious

beliefs.

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