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Do-it-yourself isn't always cheaper
People will try just about anything to save a buck. But sometimes the best way to save money -- and avert disaster -- is to call the professionals to begin with. Sally Herships reports. (07/03/2009)
Family takes frugality to the extreme
People are taking more hardline measures as they look to drop debt. Maine-based author W. Hodding Carter and his family are taking this idea to the extreme for an entire year and documenting it all on Gourmet.com (07/03/2009)
Getting Personal
Host Stacey Vanek-Smith and Economics Editor Chris Farrell answer listeners' questions about annuities, affording a seaside condo, timeshare properties, and secured credit cards. (07/03/2009)
Imagine a world without credit cards
What would happen if we all cut up our plastic and switched to cash? Sean Cole reports on a hypothetical world without credit cards. (07/03/2009)
Vacation savings: Are we there yet?
Travel-book publisher Pauline Frommer talks with host Stacey Vanek-Smith about where good vacation deals can be found this summer. And Stacey looks into what it costs to camp. (07/03/2009)
France's eateries serve up tax reduction
Going to a restaurant in France just got cheaper. The value-added tax on meals has been reduced to 5.5% from 19.6%. Tess Vigeland talks with Mark Williamson, chef and owner of two dining establishments in Paris. (07/01/2009)
Credit card use is ripe for data mining
These days, credit card companies are taking plastic away from a lot of consumers. To figure out whose credit to cut, companies look at where you live, where you shop, and what you buy. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports on data profiling. (07/01/2009)
California nears budget-gap deadline
Lawmakers in the state have until today to close the $24 billion budget deficit. Tess Vigeland speaks with Evan Halper, Sacramento bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, about the state's fiscal problems. (06/30/2009)
Fee hikes bounce to debit cards
Companies may have found a way around new laws that limit fees on credit cards. Now it could be debit cards that cost you a little extra. John Dimsdale reports. (06/29/2009)
Where did credit-card junk mail go?
Credit card offers aren't clogging up the mail like they used to. Those that do come in aren't the zero-interest, zero-fee deals of the past. Rico Gagliano reports. (06/26/2009)
