Charlotte Allen's fed up with guidance offered by the "spend-more crowd," who decry inexpensive consumer goods and advocate for local food. In a piece for the Los Angeles Times, she calls out the "spending enthusiasts" for sending the wrong message in a down economy.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Op-Ed: Hands ...

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I do very little stock trading. In fact, the only individual stocks I hold are Microsoft (MSFT) and Akamai (AKAM), both of which I purchased with free money for opening a brokerage account. Naturally, I think free cash is a perfect candidate for experimentation with the stock market and I most likely would not have ...

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Growing fast and furious Photo from money.cnn.com courtesy of Jollibee Foods. Though higher-end restaurants are struggling as people try to scrimp and save, fast food restaurants in the United States are doing as well as ever. In fact, more foreign fast food restaurants are opening locations in the United States, even during this recession. CNN Money wrote a ...

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The truth… plus success in New Hampshire Stop worrying, people. Cash For Clunkers isn't taxable (Photo: flickr.com) Cash for Clunkers has come to an end long before the Obama administration initially anticipated. They’re calling it a success (as are some dealers, save for those with the largest paperwork filing nightmares), yet questions remain as to why it ...

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‘Reading Rainbow’ had a good, long run Image from media.npr.org. When I first heard that “Reading Rainbow” would stop airing today, my first thought was “That show is still on the air?” My second thought was that, given that it is, or was, still on the air, I can’t remember a time before “Reading Rainbow.” Turns out, that’s ...

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