"Now, instead of hiring real people, the stores are expecting me to do the work – and for no pay."
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Short-distance routes such as Houston to New Orleans and Sacramento to Las Vegas are on sale for $39 each way on Southwest Airlines. Tickets must be purchased by Thursday, February 11.
If so, you're in the minority. All of these expenses traditionally fall into the entertainment category, as "discretionary" spending. But more and more, they're viewed as indispensable, right up there with electricity, water, and food.
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Even before you got your first piggie bank, you may have been witness to events that permanently affected your relationship with money—including, obviously, how you spend it. These events might be quite dramatic, like your father losing his business, or more mundane, such as being teased at school for wearing ragged hand-me-down clothes. Either way, these experiences have the power to unconsciously lead you to make bad decisions, from blowing your savings in a crazy weekend to hoarding and extreme, misguided, and irrational attempts to never spend money on anything, ever.
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It wasn't 2009. Not by a long shot.
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From 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9, Denny's restaurants are giving away free Original Grand Slam breakfasts (pancakes, eggs, and bacon) to all customers.
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Figuratively speaking, that is.
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It costs a fortune to advertise during the Super Bowl. So it's interesting that so many of the commercials seem aimed not at the spendthrift rich, but at folks who are still shell-shocked by the recession, and who remain reluctant to open their wallets.
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The tax code is over 60,000 pages long. No wonder there's a little confusion as to what's taxable, who is most likely to get audited, and what you can claim as a deduction.
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In time for your Super Bowl Sunday party, here are some promotions on pizza, Chinese food, appetizers, sports gear and memorabilia, and more.
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