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  • On this week's "A Day in the Work Life," we go under the needle with tattoo artist Albert Sgambati.

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  • Jul 12, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
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    In this edition of Getting Personal, Chris and Tess talk about insurance options, suspiciously high interest rates and education savings.

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  • In these tough economic times, investors are running from stocks to commodities. This enthusiasm has bred a whole new crop of commodities just waiting to be uncorked. Caitlan Carroll reports.

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  • Credit cards that offer perks are enticing consumers left and right. But who's really gets the rewards — you or the credit card company? Jeff Tyler reports.

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  • Checking the balance on your retirement account is more cringeworthy every day. Economics editor Chris Farrell sets the story straight on the sinking market.

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  • We're taking you back to the basics with our summer refresher course on finance terms. Today, what exactly is a barrel of oil?

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  • Oil rigs in Culver City, Calif.
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    The cost of oil continued its rise this week. Where's the tipping point? Host Tess Vigeland asks oil analyst Tom Kloza how high the price of a barrel of oil will have to go before demand lessens.

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  • A scan of Tess Vigeland's brain (with a little editorializing)
    Tess Vigeland

    How much of our desire to spend, spend, spend is willpower and how much is hardwired? Tess submits herself to scientists at Stanford to try to discover the answer.

  • Most people are aware of the challenges troops face in combat, but what about their struggles with managing their finances? That often puts them in a whole different battle. Jeff Tyler reports.

  • On this week's a Day in the Work Life, we follow pro wrestler Kurt Angle from the Olympics to primetime.