Hints from Heloise

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BRANSON MO NEWS: Change for the betterDear Readers: What are your uses for spare change? Asked and answered! Here are some of your responses:• I save it toward a vacation. — Janet in New Hampshire
• I saved my coins for 13 years — the total amount was $4,216.55! — A Reader, via email• I have a prescription bottle in my glove compartment that holds exactly $10 in change — for tolls or drinks. I also keep change on my dresser, which goes to the Sunday school mission. No heavy purse to carry. — M.M. in Whitehouse, Texas• We save our change for birthday and Christmas presents. — Betty M., Crown Point, Indiana• We secretly give spare change to someone in need. — Sandra S., Timberville, Virginia• My husband quit smoking cold turkey. He used that money for a wagon and a bike for the children. — Jan M., Rogers, Arkansas• I read your column every day in the Orange County (California) Register. I have a ceramic piggy bank and use it daily toward our yearly trips to Branson, Missouri. — G.T., Midway City, CaliforniaThank you for your responses! — HeloiseTerms of salesDear Readers: Do you know some basic sales terminology? The Federal Trade Commission says that a sale must offer merchandise at a ” …