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  • May 29, 2010

    Getting Personal

    Host Steve Chiotakis and MSN Money columnist Liz Pulliam Weston take your questions on how to ask a parent to co-sign a student loan, what to do after a co-signed parent declares bankruptcy and why paying off debt too quickly doesn't have any drawbacks, despite urban myths to the contrary.

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  • If you didn't pay your taxes for the last 20 years and have a guilty conscience, Nina Olson, the IRS' taxpayer advocate, let's you know how to 'fess up, which may not be as painful as you'd think.

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  • It's tough enough trying to raise one child and see her through college, but Tab and Debbie Thompson did just that with quadruplets who graduated just graduated from Texas A&M.

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  • Raising kids today isn't a cheap endeavor — and some argue that you don't get your money's worth — but Chris Farrell thinks raising kids is more affordable and is worth the money.

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  • One software company is trying to to quantify who walking-friendly an area is and make it a more visible factor for people shopping for a home.

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  • Reporter Andrea Bernstein looks into the challenge of trying to strike a balance between work commute and cost of rent.

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  • With summer kicking off this Memorial Day weekend, Steve Chiotakis talks to Anne Banas of SmarterTravel.com to get a forecast on this summer's travel industry and tips on how to save before you hit the road or take to the air.

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  • Panera Bread Co. opened a new location in St. Louis and let its customers decide what they want to pay. Sounds like a free lunch, but as Steve Chiotakis talks to Vickie Morwitz, people still decide to pay.

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  • Got extra change? You'll need it this Memorial Day weekend when stocking up on your grilling supplies. Erika Aguilar reports beef prices are nudging up.

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  • Felix Salmon from Reuters and John Carney, senior editor at CNBC, talk with Bob Moon about what to make of the stock market plunging in May and the proposal for banks to report the true value of their loans.

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