06/08/12
Marketplace Money for Friday, June 8, 2012
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Teens across the country are breaking out the lawn mowers and ice cream scoops, hoping for a little extra cash in their pockets. But whose money is it, really? We look at how that hard-earned money should be managed. Plus money wisdom from the commencement pulpit. And we head out into the trenches for a little internship boot camp at "The Soup."
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Teen summer jobs: Whose money is it, anyway?
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The intern's life
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The Purple Squirrel: Is the hiring process broken?
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Prom spending keeps rising
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College grads, please don't hurt us
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Piggies for a mentor and mentee
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Soaring rhetoric: 2012 commencement addresses
With graduation in the air, here's a sampling of inspiring commencement speeches of 2012 featured in today's show.
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