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Missouri's sales tax holiday is back starting Friday, August 7. During this time there will be no state sales tax on certain back-to-school items.

For a lot of parents getting the kids prepared for back-to-school can be a financial burden. Believe it or not there was a day when you didn't have to purchase all the books that were needed each and every year. The school's passed the textbooks along to a new class every year. Yes, you could say it was a lot more simple back in my school days.

One of the toughest things in life is choosing vegetables and/or fruits from the store or an area vendor. You know, the ones that are the best of the best. Tomatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon...how's a person to know which one is the best? Well, when it come to watermelon I think I've come up with the answer to that age-old question.

A list of The Worst Attractions in Every States says the tourist attraction in Missouri to avoid is less than 90 miles away in Kingdom City.

We're just a week out of the Independence Day holiday weekend, and about three and a half weeks away from the 2021 Missouri State Fair. Probably, the last thing you're thinking about right now is shopping for school supplies for the upcoming year, but you may want to make a mental note of these dates-August 6-8. These are the three days where you can shop for back to school items with no sales tax.

With so many people eating more during the pandemic you'd think this is one item that wouldn't be available but it's true. The Girl Scouts have million of unsold cookies.

Do you have problems slouching in front of the computer? What do you do to fight it?

And as a household that does NOT make a second trip back to the car to get more groceries, I am all about bigger bags that are easy to transport.

It's finally come down to what is fair, is fair. Missouri is the last state to require charging of taxes on online out-of-state purchases. Time to level the playing field. In an online story from ky3.com: Bipartisan proponents have argued that it’s unfair that local Missouri stores have to charge sales taxes while out-of-state online retailers don’t. The Show-...

Well, get ready you summer BBQ-ers. Your grill may not be as full as it was last summer, and one of your favorite condiments may be hard to find too!