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Chipotle Goes Local
One of the promising trends in the restaurant industry is the movement towards environmental sustainability. More and more businesses are seeking ways to become more eco-friendly, largely in response to customer demand. As part of that trend, we are seeing an increase in the number of restaurants that are buying their produce locally. Until recently,…
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WWYD: How do you handle server errors on restaurant bill?
‘œWhen you make a mistake, admit it. If you don’t, you only make matters worse.’ ‘“ Ward Cleaver Last night, Jeanine and I ran a quick errand at South Coast Plaza and as we were leaving we stumbled upon the new Charlie Palmer restaurant. We sat at the bar and ordered two glasses of wine,…
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Money: Explaining Wealth and Poverty to Kids
‘œWe don’t take that insurance anymore.’ ‘œYou don’t? But my daughter was supposed to get her shots today.How much will it cost if I just pay out-of-pocket?’ ‘œI don’t know. It depends on what else the doctor does today.’ (pause) ‘œCome on, Cindy; we’re going to the park. We’ll go to the doctor another day.’…
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Tahiti On The Cheap: Five ways to afford a South Pacific paradise
Kimber Chin writes romance novels based in the business world. She also loves the romance of French Polynesia and wanted to share her tips on how to enjoy Tahiti without breaking the bank. The South Pacific remains a popular destination! As we learned a couple of weeks ago, Moorea is heading there for her honeymoon…
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Seven ways to spend less on gifts.
When you are crunched for money birthdays and holidays are high stresses because you want to give the best or give them what they want because you love them, but you just can’t. Going into credit card debt for gifts is not the way to go, there are alternatives. 1. Baby Showers ‘“ Buying baby…
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Same-Sex Marriage: Five things to consider about your partner’s FICO score.
‘œWhen a man is in love or in debt, someone else has the advantage.’ ‘“ Bill Balance With all of the coverage about same-sex marriage in California, there have been fewer stories this past month about what happens after the wedding: when couples begin to merge finances, take on debt, etc. So last week, I…
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Queercents Weekly Roundup: Thinking about Careers
Any time I respond to someone’s inquiry that I’m a religious studies major, their first response is “And what do you plan on doing with that?” Typically I just delay answering by saying I’d like to attend grad school, but like most students facing the impending “real world,” I’ve been feeling a bit…
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Why did you cash out your 401(k)?
I’m doing research for a post and wanted to know if you’ve ever cashed out your 401(k). If so, why did you do this? What did you spend the money on? Did you understand the tax penalties? I’m looking for stories. Good ones! Even better than the mattress excuse. Please comment below knowing that I…
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Reducing Pet Costs: Tax Deductable Pets?
For the penultimate post in the Reducing Pet Costs series, let’s talk about another great American tradition (besides pet ownership) – Taxes! While we may treat our pets like our children, we don’t have the benefit of claiming them as a dependant on our tax forms. Is this fair? One of the most-emailed articles from…
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