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  • For a lot of us, our entire lives are online these days. So how do we protect ourselves?

  • And some of the schools that have raised their tuition prices the most in the last few years will have some explaining to do.

  • Forget this weekend's box office opener, some people experience horrible bosses every day at work. We share tips for dealing with a bad manager.

  • Being called "frugal" isn't necessarily a bad thing anymore. But the way we become frugal might need to change.

  • A newly licensed 16-year-old from Alabama has a wallet full of receipts.

  • Berkshire Hathaway billionaire Warren Buffett
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    One example of someone who's successfully invested like a girl? The Oracle of Omaha, of course.

  • Marketplace Money host Tess Vigeland and Kiplinger's Kathy Kristof answer listener questions.

  • It's Little Brother too: That girl sitting across from you in a cafe with free Wi-Fi or even the guy who just brushed past you on the sidewalk can hack into your laptop or smart phone. The proliferation of easy hacking programs and spy gadgets make it easier than ever for someone to break into your online accounts.

  • First, it was simply the dollar signs. Then the numbers. And sometimes, prices disappear entirely on some restaurant menus. Reporter Ashley Milne-Tyte looks at why restaurants are making it more difficult to figure out prices.

  • Comedian Albert Brooks' outlook for 2030 is a little bleak — Social Security and Medicare are shot, the youth are tired of shouldering the burden of baby boomers. But hey, at least cancer is cured! But even that comes with negative consequences.

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