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Report: U.S. cattle herd shrinks to smallest size since 1958
Jan 28, 2011
Americans soon could be crying 'Where's the beef?' -- until the cows come home.
Cattle herd may be the next casualty of the struggling U.S. econ...
The odd prices we pay for some things
Jan 10, 2011
We talked to Eduardo Porter today, author of "The Price of Everything." He says, price is always measured against something else -- an option...
Paper or plastic?
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Kai Ryssdal
Dec 8, 2010
This final note today: Some solace the next time you get stuck behind somebody paying by check in the grocery store. Yes, Mom, I'm talking to you....
What to do with mortgage payoff?
Dec 23, 2009
Question: Hello, @ 78 yrs of age, am looking for the best place to put a mortgage payout, besides the coffee can in the garden. {Hope you don't...
Go on trip
Oct 6, 2009
Question: My wife (30 yrs old) and I (31) have been saving for multiple years to take a 6 month world trip and I am hoping you'd give me your...
Money and emotions
Sep 2, 2009
Question: You know how we often despise in others the qualities that are most like our own? Well, I have always been very critical of my mother for...
Yes, I'd like to report spending stupidity
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Scott Jagow
Mar 30, 2009
Uncle Sam wants you to be on the lookout for waste, fraud and mismanagement of the stimulus package. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is...