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  • Even when we go on vacation, we stay tethered to the office. Marketplace's Sam Eaton investigates why American workers have such a hard time cutting the cord.

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    Would you hand over your keys to complete strangers in order to stay in an exotic locale for free? Tess talks to house swappers about their travels.

  • Is your desire to get away bigger than your vacation fund? Marketplace's Stephen Hoffman has tips for traveling the world on a budget.

  • Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers your burning money questions. This week — college loans, value investing, cleaning up credit snafus and index fund vocabulary.

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    Unpredictable weather and overbooked flights could make this holiday travel season a nightmare. Tess asks Scott McCartney for tips to get through the gridlock.

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    Are debt collectors harassing you? Their actions might be criminal. Tess asks Lauren Saunders about what creditors can and can't do and how you can fight back.

  • Nov 17, 2007

    The 411 on HSAs

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    There's a new kid on the health care block this open enrollment season. Tess asks Paul Fronstin to give us a crash course on Health Savings Accounts.

  • Nov 17, 2007

    Shopocalypse now

    Reverend Billy has a message for you: the end is near for our consumer culture. Marketplace's Lisa Napoli enters the fold of the Church of Stop Shopping to bring us the gospel.

  • Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Marketplace Money breaks down a phrase making headlines this week: "quarterly forecast."

  • On this week's "A Day in the Work Life," our regular look at how folks trade time for money, we learn how trends make their way to the kitchen from Del Monte nutritionist Laura Molseed.

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