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  • Katie Swindler waited tables along with designing websites while her husband was unemployed.
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    This week's winner learned some valuable lessons on money-making and management while her husband was unemployed for eight months — and came out of it credit card debt free.

  • It's easy to give up on the job search, especially if you've been at it for months. But one woman finds the will to keep trying through marathon running.

  • Mary Barnes reveals she secretly bought MORE gym clothes. We're told she spent about $300.
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    For richer or poorer, in sickness and in health… There's nothing in wedding vows that promises eternal honesty about how we spend our money. And couples lie about it all the time.

  • Getting Personal: Money and your parents
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    Tess Vigeland and Marketplace's economics editor Chris Farrell answer listeners' personal finance questions.

  • The Kogi Barbecue truck is often credited with kicking off the gourmet food truck craze in Los Angeles. Chef Roy Choi shares how Jack Kerouac's seminal work pushed him to start the truck.

  • A bricks-and-mortar bookstore in an online world
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    These days getting a book to read just takes a few clicks on your e-reader or computer. But author Ann Patchett argues that real, physical bookstores are still necessary today.

  • It's a frustrating gamble many travelers make: buy now or hope for a lower ticket price later? Annoying as it is, dynamic pricing is spreading to everything from electronics and concert tickets. Learn more about the practice.

  • "Spousonomics: Using Economics to Master Love, Marriage, and Dirty Dishes" by Paula Szuchman and Jenny Anderson.
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    Marriage is no walk in the park. So authors Paula Szuchman and Jenny Anderson analyzed romantic relationships through the lens of economics to find solutions to everyday marital issues.

  • Marketplace Money host Tess Vigeland and David Lazarus, consumer columnist for The Los Angeles Times answer listener questions.

  • Anna McGuinn's hand and her 1.5-carat diamond engagement ring.
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    A husband slogs through a dumpster to recover a lot of monetary and sentimental value.

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