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Oct 06 2008, 06:45 PM
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Karen Datko
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We've already seen "the incredible shrinking Doritos bag." Now, The Detroit News reports, the price of those handy vending machine snacks is on the rise -- in some places up to 15 cents per item. Blame the cost of ingredients (including that mainstay of bad nutrition -- high-fructose corn syrup), plastic packaging and energy -- and flat demand as job layoffs cut into the vending machine companies' customer base. As for the people who still go to work every day, they're getting the message that it's a lot cheaper and can be less fattening to bring snacks from home.
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Oct 01 2008, 08:20 PM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from Xin Lu at partner blog Wise Bread. A while ago an article at Wise Bread talked about how complaining via a letter is much more effective than complaining with phone calls. This made me think about all the other ways good writing skills could be financially beneficial to a person. Here is a list of ways good writing skills could save and earn money for you. Good writing skills make you more desirable to employers. In many instances, the first impression you make on a potential employer is with a cover letter or resume. An interesting and well-written cover letter could potentially lead to an interview and eventually a job. Even when you do not have a formal cover letter, there are often many e-mail exchanges during an interview process. E-mails that are clearly written generally make you seem more intelligent and responsible to a potential employer.
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Sep 24 2008, 07:47 PM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from Myscha Theriault at partner blog Wise Bread. Are you needing to look the part, even if you'd rather not be bothered? Having to save some scones while still playing the game? I hear you. And sitting on the sidelines isn't always an option. Particularly when your network is directly related to your net worth. A few tips were covered in my previous article, "How to be a high-end cheapskate." Here are a few more suggestions to help you survive on the corporate playing field and still bank some bucks.
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Sep 17 2008, 01:38 PM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
Here's an idea for additional income that never occurred to us: You can make $20 or more an hour by stringing tennis rackets. In fact, Scott at The Passive Dad tells you how to take a crash course. We all know about selling stuff on eBay and having yard sales. But what about some alternative sources of income that everyone else hasn't thought of, like renting out your driveway as a parking space. Here are a few more.
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Sep 08 2008, 05:45 AM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from J.D. Roth at partner blog Get Rich Slowly. Multitasking has killed my productivity. At this moment, on this computer, I have: -
Five open browser windows with a total of 59 open browser tabs. -
79 open text documents -- I am not joking. -
14 open images (in Photoshop). -
55 unread messages in my mailbox (and 48 flagged for response). -
Three open chat sessions. -
Seven open word-processing documents. -
And 10 other open applications. That's 227 discrete tasks awaiting my attention. That doesn't count the dozen or so books submitted for review, the eight unread personal-finance magazines, and the pile of papers spilling onto the floor. Do you know how many tasks I can focus on at a time? Only one.
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Sep 05 2008, 10:19 AM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
I.C. Jackson's experience with unemployment benefits is enough to make anyone cringe. After she lost her job, she took her mother's advice and applied for benefits -- even though she had been fired for being chronically late. Her claim was approved. Months later, her former employer apparently won an appeal. "I was ordered to pay back every dime of a benefit that I was told legally belonged to me," I.C. wrote at Debt Blog. "... Who knew that just like buckshot spraying from a barrel, applying for unemployment benefits could blow up in your face?"
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Aug 15 2008, 02:22 PM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
"Frugal Zeitgeist" is a very professional person, so it irritates her to no end when she hears young women talk, like, they're, like, unsure of themselves. She also hates it when their voices go up at the end of every sentence, even when they're not asking a question. This is no way to promote yourself and land a good job. "Stop it. For your own good, I'm begging you to stop it," FZ writes.
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Aug 12 2008, 07:15 PM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
In honor of that upcoming blessed event known as the start of the NFL season, we'll point you to RacerX's post "What the Green Bay debacle can teach us" at Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Money. Backstory, short and sweet: Green Bay icon Brett Favre retires, changes his mind, but the Packers have already transitioned to another quarterback. Favre will wear green this season, but the logo will be that of the Jets.
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Aug 01 2008, 01:24 PM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This guest post comes from ConsumerReports.org. With elevated gas prices, many commuters are looking at alternatives to save money. Some people are opting to downsize their vehicle to a smaller, more fuel-efficient car, others are moving to two-wheeled transportation like motorcycles and scooters, and many other commuters are choosing to forfeit the car and take public transportation. However, for those who can't change their means of transportation or don't have access to public transit, a car pool can be a great way to save money by sharing gas and toll costs, providing driving companionship, and, when you alternate driving, saving wear and tear on your car. To gauge the impact gasoline prices have had on American motorists, the Consumer Reports National Research Center recently conducted a random, nationwide Auto Pulse survey.
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Jul 14 2008, 07:00 AM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This guest post comes from Silicon Valley Blogger at The Digerati Life. Our family has experienced a few changes over the last couple of years, which has required us to become much more watchful over our finances. My spouse left his job a couple of years ago to start his own company, while I worked at a stable job to assure ourselves a reliable income stream. I stayed with my job for quite a while despite a killer commute. But things got even tighter when I resigned this year due to the commute, for health reasons and in order to seek a better work/life balance. At first, it seemed like a frightening decision that would impact our finances significantly. But it turns out, we've been able to roll with the punches. Savings we built up through the years (particularly during the dot-com boom) plus changes we've made to our spending habits have helped us adjust to a life with less income.
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