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$265,986 Paid to $1,650 Students For Good Grades In Chicago

Posted by acmaurer 1319 days ago (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: economy education incentives money
1,650 Chicago Public Schools students are cashing in on a new program offering money to freshmen at 20 schools for good grades[...] read more »
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A very bad year for restaurants

Posted by acmaurer 1319 days ago (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: business economy food restaurants
Skyrocketing food costs, imploding stock market and high fuel prices are making 2008 the worst since 1980, a report finds read more »
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Do black customers demand more, tip less?

Posted by acmaurer 1320 days ago (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: economy money personal finance
One columnist wonders if people of different races tend to tip better than others. Interesting because many readers weigh in and comment. read more »
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Is college worth it?

Posted by acmaurer 1322 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: college economy jobs loans
The earnings gap between college grads and high school grads has been shrinking the past few years, and now with college costs increasing and the eco[...] read more »
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5 Ways to Sell Social Media to Your Boss

Posted by OnlineMarketer 1322 days ago (http://onlinemarketerblog.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: business marketing social media
Your boss isn't stupid (necessarily). S/he just needs help with understanding social media. Here are 5 quick tips to help them get it. read more »
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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley to cut city services over six days to save money

Posted by coloneltribune 1322 days ago (http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: chicago chicago tribune chicagotribune
Mayor Richard Daley said today he will shut down "non-safety-related city services" for six days abutting holidays over the next two years to save [...] read more »
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5 Oldest Banks In The World

Posted by ritubpant 1322 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://blog.mint.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: banking educational
With so much focus on the demise of banks of all sizes, its easy to imagine the worst doomsday scenarios and wonder if your own bank is next. However[...] read more »
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"You have to shoot yourself to get help"

Posted by MafiaDon 1322 days ago (http://freepersonalfinance.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banks budgeting housing investments
This is a summary of a story that occurred October 1st 2008 about a 90 year old woman who shot herself because her home of 38 years was being foreclo[...] read more »
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Consumer Inflation Hits 5.2%

Posted by socker 1322 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.money.co.uk)
Category: Economy | Tags: consumer inflation market money
Inflation broke the five percent barrier last month, according to official figures. The consumer price index reached 5.2 percent in September, up fro[...] read more »
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Differences Between US and UK Bank Recapitalizations

Posted by FtblGuy 1322 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.marketwatch.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout bank recapitalization banks
In both cases, governments are issuing preferred stock. Sure, the terms are different -- taking on the Brit preferred incurs a steep 12%-a-year payou[...] read more »
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Why People Do Not Reach Their Potential

Posted by voicesdotcom 1322 days ago (http://blogs.voices.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: careers jobs professional work
In personal and professional development everyone has a seed of success within them, but few ever realize their success potential.
Why i[...] read more »
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Sales Of Home Safes Climb Amid Financial Turmoil

Posted by adesalvo 1322 days ago (http://www.npr.org)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy safe safes sentry safe
About the same time Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and the Dow Jones industrial average began plummeting last month, one of the nation's leadi[...] read more »
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57 Ways To Increase The Value Of Your Home In A Tough Market

Posted by scoreboard 1322 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.sanantoniorealestate.net)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: homes real estate tips
Here are 57 tips and ideas we have compiled to help you maximize the sale of your home in this extremely difficult housing market. read more »
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Bush: Partial Nationalization Not An Abandonment of Free Market

Posted by zaibatsu 1322 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout banking bush credit economy
President Bush said this morning that the administration's "unprecedented and aggressive" plan to partly nationalize nine major banks was an "ess[...] read more »
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Why it's stimulus time again

Posted by DaveC 1322 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: government money stimulus taxes
When the financial crisis lifts, a bleak job market will need some overdue attention. This article examines the prospect of the government issuing ye[...] read more »
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