11/26/10
Marketplace Money for Friday, November 26, 2010
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Marketplace Money for Friday, November 26, 2010
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Getting Personal: Shoebox finances, early retirement savings
Tess Vigeland talks to the L.A. Times' David Lazarus about savings for early retirement and shoebox finances.
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Are consumers really abstaining from credit cards?
As we come across another holiday season, a new study reveals that consumers plan on holding back from using credit cards. Is this really true? Nancy Marshall Genzer investigates.
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Too much money can be a problem too
Fort McMurray, Alberta may be the only town that breathed a sigh of relief when the recession came. Fort McMurray is a modern day boomtown that's struggling to keep up with near 10 percent a year growth and the flood of money from the nearby oil sands.
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The recession for African-Americans
Marketplace's Jeremy Hobson reports on another recession -- the one hitting African Americans. The recession hit African Americans more acutely, because of factors such as less savings and higher incarceration rates, which deters many from looking for jobs.
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Googling and Facebooking to a job
Social media more often seems to be a way to get kicked out of a job -- unseemly photos, an off-color post -- but some job-seekers are using it to land their dream jobs.
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Mexicans were the original frugalistas
It's trendy to be frugal now -- canning your own jellies, altering your own clothes -- but commentator Gustavo Arellano reminds listeners that Mexicans were being frugal long before the recession.
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Marketers like that you "Like"
The ubiquitous, but innocuous "Like" button on your favorite retail and media websites is a boon for marketers. Just one click and they access to a full range of your personal details -- and your friends' too.
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SLIDESHOW: Tomato Sauce Canning Recipe and Instructions
Kevin West runs the blog Saving the Season where he writes about the joys of canning. West recently taught a canning seminar at Surfas Restaurant Supply & Gourmet Food test kitchen. Here is a step-by-step photo tutorial that shows you how to can your own tomato sauce.
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