Lori, 44, has been a domestic violence caseworker for the YWCA of the Sauk Valley for 10 years. She helps victims of domestic violence find employment, housing and domestic violence education.

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When Air Force Tech. Sgt. Larry Kight was a young recruit eight years ago, he got his first taste of an enemy he hadn't reckoned with: money. Just 18 and flush with his first full-time paycheck, Kight said he immediately went shopping for a used car.

The day after Thanksgiving, many will go shopping, hoping to cash in on deep discounts. Others will rest and recuperate from the effects of the feasting.

COLUMBIA , Mo. -A makeover of your shopping habits could offset rising food costs, said a University of Missouri Extension nutrition and health education specialist.