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  • Can't decide what to do with your work life? Who says you have to? We meet Sean Aiken, who is trying 52 jobs in 52 weeks. This week: stock picker.

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  • Aug 30, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    In this edition of Getting Personal, Chris and Tess talk about saving for a child's education, getting a mortgage in retirement, American Depositary Receipts and providing health care for a family member.

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  • Aug 30, 2008

    Americans in Dubai

    Nearly 80 percent of the people who live in Dubai are ex-pats, including 20,000 American citizens. Sean Cole brings us a few of their stories.

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  • The business of online networking is growing, partly because people are using their networks to recruit and job-seek. As Jeremy Hobson reports, just like offline, it's not what you know, it's who you know.

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  • A new study says uninsured Americans will spend upwards of $30 billion on health care this year. Economics editor Chris Farrell sets the story straight on the prospects for real reform.

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  • Linda Babcock, James M. Walton Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon's Heinz School of Public Policy and Management.
    Carnegie Mellon

    Sometimes it's hard to ask for what you want, but as author Linda Babcock tells host Tess Vigeland, getting over your fear of negotiation could literally mean millions of dollars over the span of your career.

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  • Did you know that if you borrow from your Social Security early and pay it back later, the government will call things even? Bob Moon reports on an option that almost sounds too good to be true.

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  • A pink house in New Orleans still displays the X with coded numbers that rescue teams used to indicate when the house was searched and how many bodies were found after Hurricane Katrina. It's a scar that still marks tens of thousands of homes across the city.
    Tess Vigeland / Marketplace

    Tess Vigeland reflects on her time in the Big Easy, her emotional connection to the people whose stories she heard, and her sadness over the devastation that still haunts the city.

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  • Aug 23, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    Chris Farrell and Tess Vigeland give advice to someone dealing with a fiery homeowners association, and a couple investing in renewable energy.

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  • Commentator Robert Reich proves that a first job isn't always a step in the right direction. His gig at an ad agency in New York went to the dogs.

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