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Hybrid Cars Are Worth The Extra Cash (For City-Dwellers, Anyway)

June 18, 2013 - 10:52 pm

According to a new study, hybrid cars are worth the extra $4,000 or $5,000 – but only if you live in the city.

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Company Allows Workers to Buy More Vacation Time

June 11, 2013 - 10:40 pm

A construction company in Chicago is dealing with employee vacation time in a creative way by allowing workers to buy more time if they need it.

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MOONSHINE IS BECOMING BIG BUSINESS

June 7, 2013 - 3:53 pm

Because of relaxed liquor laws and changing tastes of consumers, more and more big-name whiskey distillers are experimenting with moonshine.

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POWERBALL WINNER: 84-Year-Old Woman Finally Steps Forward

June 6, 2013 - 10:48 am

The winner of the record $590 million Powerball picked on May 18th has finally come forward — she’s an 84-year-old woman from Zephyrhills, Florida.

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Disneyland Raises Ticket Prices to Start at $92

June 4, 2013 - 10:02 am

Maybe they should call it the most expensive place on earth. Disneyland has raised the price of one-day, single-park tickets to the famed theme park to $92 for adults and $86 for children under 10. That’s a $5 increase.

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SAY GOODBYE TO CASH – EVENTUALLY

June 2, 2013 - 10:57 am

According to a new British survey, people are doing less and less shopping with paper money and coins, with the number of cash transactions decreasing a full 10 percent just last year.

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People Spend a Lot of Money on Their Pets

May 27, 2013 - 10:16 pm

According to a new survey, Americans spend an average of $500 – or one percent of their annual budget – on their pets.

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Man finds comic book worth $100,000 being used as wall insulation

May 24, 2013 - 9:52 pm

While remodeling his newly purchased home, a Minnesota man found a rare comic book being used as wall insulation.

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HARRY POTTER: First Edition Sells for $227,000

May 22, 2013 - 10:23 pm

If you think interest in Harry Potter has waned now that the film series has wrapped up, think again.

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Americans Care More About Pursuing Personal Passions Than Wealth

May 20, 2013 - 5:07 pm

While recent studies have supposedly shown that money can buy happiness, a new survey says more Americans believe success and happiness don’t involve money.

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