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Baby Boomers Like the Savings but Hate the Phrase ‘Senior Discount’ — Dollars and Sense
With age comes wisdom — and eventually, senior discounts. But while the older set likes those cost-saving perks, they’d rather call them something else.
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Colorado Shooting Suspect James Holmes Charged with 24 Counts of Murder
James Holmes, the former neuroscience graduate student suspected of killing 12 people and wounding dozens more during a July 20 shooting rampage at a movie theater in Aurora, CO, has been formally charged with 24 counts of murder and 116 counts of attempted murder.
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Are You Getting the Overtime Pay You Deserve?
If you’re working overtime and aren’t getting the pay required by law, you’re part of a growing number of Americans who are now filing wage complaints against their employers under the Fair Labor Standard Act.
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How Long Should a Nap Be to Make You Feel Oh-So-Refreshed?
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Are ‘Blue Mondays’ a Myth?
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Could Texting Make Kids’ Grammar Worse?
We already know texting while driving is bad, but new research seems to indicate that even before kids are old enough to get behind the wheel, texting might have another downfall: it’s making their grammar worse.
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Economic Woes Drive US Birthrate to Its Lowest in 25 Years — Dollars and Sense
Recent estimates say it costs upwards of a quarter of a million dollars to raise a child to adulthood, and it seems many people have taken those numbers to heart: a new survey indicates the American birthrate is at is lowest point since 1987.
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Guess What? Your Company May Soon Stop Offering Medical Insurance — Dollars and Sense
Thanks to soaring health care costs, a new study finds that nearly 10 percent of American companies will stop providing medical insurance to their workers within the next few years.
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Study Reveals Women Experience More Road Rage Than Men
A new study has found women are lazier than men.
Maybe they’re saving up their energy for when they get behind the wheel.
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Bank of America Eliminates Thousands of ATMs — Dollars and Sense
If you’re a Bank of America customer and finding an ATM seems harder these days, it’s not your imagination. In a cost-cutting move, the North Carolina-based banking giant has eliminated nearly 10 percent of its teller machines — more than 1,500, to be exact.