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  • Meg Favreau of WiseBread.com says that you don't need to break the bank this Valentine's Day. She shares some tips on what do come February 14th.

  • When commentator Jen Miller's love hit the rocks, she did something unusual — she called a mortgage broker. But she didn't lose her head.

  • Author Ramit Sethi discusses his belief that it's possible to network your way to a dream job and offers some tips on how.

  • The settlement between states and banks is worth $250 billion, but few homeowners benefit.

  • Models walk the runway at the Rebecca Minkoff Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City.
    Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

    Ever wondered why a few scraps of cloth end up costing $5,000 on the catwalk? Or how designers manage to sell a $5,000 dress for just a few hundred bucks in stores like Target? Tess Vigeland pulls back the curtain on the fashion biz.

  • Untangling whole and term-life insurance

    Senior Producer Paddy Hirsch and CBS MoneyWatch's Jill Schlesinger break down the different types of life insurance.

  • Home decor businesses are following the fashion world's example, finding artists who'll mass produce their works and sell them in retail stores for a fraction of the cost.

  • For saving, not splurging potential income
    Albert Sabate/Marketplace

    Listeners share what they would do if Congress were to pass legislation to make home refinancing easier — putting more money in homeowners' pockets.

  • People coping with elderly parents in failing health face tough decisions. But there are warning signs indicating when loved ones should step in.

  • For starting a ‘What happens next?’ Fund

    This week's winner thought ahead and created an emergency fund for her and her husband.

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