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"Every month, my pay check goes to 3 places: my mortgage payment, nanny for my kid, and Costco! " — a new mom. "The other day, I was at Costco. Someone asked me if I wanted to upgrade my membership to ‘Executive Membership’ — it’s $50 more, and they told me that I would get [...]

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I knew very little about how auto insurance company worked until very recently. During the labor day weekend, I took the kid to the park. We parked the car legally on the street near the park. A few hours later, when we returned, the entire rear end of the car was smashed. There was a [...]

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In my start-up of 80 employees, we had 7 babies born this year! There must be something going on in the water in the office. To celebrate the births, I have bought my shares of gifts for new moms. If you’re looking to buy something, I highly recommend Bebe au Lait: Ivory Eyelet . My [...]

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Scenario: Bought a small house two years ago. Got a 5-year ARM at 6% interest rate — had a growing family with young kids, planned to upgrade to a bigger house in 5 years. Can we sell the house within the next three years and still make a profit? Given the recession and layoffs, we [...]

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The bad news: Starbucks 4Q profit drops 97 pct on closure costs According to Nouriel Roubini, a New York University business professor who had correctly forecasted the current financial crisis, "There is going to be negative growth all the way to the end of 2009. The surprises from now are going to be on the [...]

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