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Marketplace Weekend for Friday, October 2, 2015
Oct 2, 2015

Marketplace Weekend for Friday, October 2, 2015

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This weekend, Lizzie O'Leary explores all the ways stopping effects our lives and the economy. Lauren Lyons Cole talks about breaking bad financial habits, and we look at why a Pennsylvania budget battle is halting school funding.

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A certified financial planner weighs in on bad habits

Oct 2, 2015
Put down the impulse purchase and quit neglecting your 401k.

Big companies find new ways to evaluate employees

Oct 2, 2015
Say bye to those pesky performance reviews.

The high price of being a Chicago Cubs fan

Oct 2, 2015
The financial — and emotional — cost adds up.
Marketplace Weekend Senior Producer — and avid Cubs fan — Dan Szematowicz.
Courtesy of Dan Szematowicz

Bad tech habits were made to be broken

Oct 2, 2015
You might be guilty, too. Now, put the phone down and go to sleep already.

Pennsylvania's budget battle is hurting school funding

Oct 2, 2015
Some local schools are taking out loans to make ends meet.

Did MLB create an in-state rivalry in Texas?

Oct 2, 2015
For 40 years, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers fans didn't bother with one another.

This weekend, Lizzie O’Leary explores all the ways stopping effects our lives and the economy. Lauren Lyons Cole talks about breaking bad financial habits, and we look at why a Pennsylvania budget battle is halting school funding.