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Make Frequent Flier Miles Work Better for You, in Just 2 Steps
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Not Buying a Home Was the Best Life Move I Ever Made
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2014's Top Travel Brands Will Help You Escape This Winter
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Consumer Reports Ranks the Best and Worst Prepaid Cards
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Special Needs Kids Need Special Financial Planning
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Honda Widens Air Bag Recall After Malaysia Death
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Four Americans: How Obamacare Affected Them
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Walmart Takes on Amazon by Matching Online Prices
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Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire P&G's Duracell
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The Cost of a College Education Continues to Creep Higher
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One-Third of Part-Timers Want Full-Time Jobs, Can't Find Any
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After Recent Gains, Mortgage Rates Head Back Down
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Sears Holdings' Proposed REIT Won't Right the Sinking Ship
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Pay Less for Pet Care -- Savings Experiment
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Here's Where to Find Your Own 0% Financing Deals on a Car
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The Home Equity 'Piggy Bank' Is Back, But Not the Attitude
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300,000 More Air Exchangers Linked to House Fires Recalled
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FTC Shuts Down Huge Medical Alert Scam Targeting Seniors
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N.Y. Mall to Fine Stores That Refuse to Open on Thanksgiving
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Market Wrap: Seventh Dow Record in Eight Days
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