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Personal Finance

What Minecraft is teaching your kids about money

If your kids are chattering non-stop about things like emeralds, pickaxes and creepers, you may have a unique opportunity to turn a video game addiction into a life lesson about money.

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How to avoid expense-report hell

If work hell exists, then Amanda Larrinaga experienced something like it a couple of years ago.

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Food fights: Keeping that grocery bill trim

It was a revelation for Vanessa Ali when she took her boyfriend Kevin Tomas food shopping for the first time. He took one look at the prices and told her to put everything back.

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Entry-level punch lines: Comedians' first jobs

If there's anything this crazy world needs right now, it's more laughs.

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Don't let fantasy football foul the family finances

Allison Lodish used to be a huge football fan.

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Want to save big money? Consider the no-booze budget

Would you give up alcohol to help balance the family budget?

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Single moms by choice: Making the finances work

Monica Kipiniak doesn't think of herself as a statistic. She just thinks of herself as a doting mom.

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What your college kid isn't telling you about money

It is an American rite of passage. Little Johnny finally grows up, goes off to college, and starts handling money on his own. He probably spends a little too much, and racks up some debt.

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Alaska Air Acquires Hawaiian Airlines in $1.9 Billion Deal

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