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Want Your Own Well-Written, Fully Cited Wikipedia Page? That’ll Be $300

Wikipedia’s tagline is “The Free Encyclopedia.” But that’s only if you don’t hire these two guys to create a page for you.

Mind Over Money

Why (Bill) Size Really Does Matter

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New research reveals that the kind of cash we carry around with us affects how generous or thrifty we are when we spend money.

Kiss Mistletoe Goodbye? Poor Weather Blamed For Holiday Shortage

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But we’re not going to let this stop our normal routine of awkward holiday kissing.

Home Affordability Near Highest Level in 20 Years

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It’s easy to drown in real estate statistics, but looking at “affordability” — the homes that someone on a median income could buy — is a fascinating gauge of housing markets. (Plus, it’s a statistic that can be fine-tuned to the local level). The recent release of the Housing Opportunity Index from the National Association [...]

Travelers Charged $1,000 by Hotel in Irene’s Wake

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While Hurricane Irene didn’t do as much damage to major cities like New York as forecasters had feared, some unlucky travelers found that the storm packed a hefty wallop to their wallets, thanks to some hotels that saw the storm as an opportunity to rake in some extra cash. The New York Daily News is [...]

Top 10 Most Spectacular Beach Homes

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TopTenRealEstateDeals.com presents 2011's Top 10 Coolest Beach Homes currently for sale on the U.S. market.

The Case Against High-End Rentals

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A real estate piece in today’s New York Times made the case that demand is robust at high-end rentals, where monthly rent starts at $10,000. The picture is half-right. As an agent who has a sub-specialty in these kinds of properties, I’d argue against that.

The Nation’s Most Fiscally Responsible Citizens Hail From … New Jersey?

My home state, much derided as a haven of McMansions, malls, and obnoxious, tanning-booth-crazed reality TV stars, and a place regularly accused by its own residents of having one of the country’s most fiscally irresponsible governments in the land, actually boasts the country’s most financially capable and responsible people. Who says guidos aren’t good with [...]

Living with the Recession in Detroit, Atlanta, NYC, and Iowa City

In case you missed it, this past Sunday’s New York Times had a four-pack of fascinating, off-beat stories about how people are coping with the recession and troubling local economies in their respective cities: Iowa City, Atlanta, New York, and Detroit.

Need a Job? What a Laugh!

So who actually is hiring? New grads might look at the Container Store, Target, UPS, and Starbucks, according to Kiplingers. It’s not Wall Street money, but it’s something.