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We’ve always felt that the sums of money being spent on professional sports – and the attendant industries of endorsements and entertainment – were a little obscene, and the good folks at Forbes recently confirmed that suspicion with a listicle of the most valuable franchises in the world.
So try not to think of the number [...]

A recent Consumerist listicle on smart money habits for the recession advised us to buy used. That suggestion, coupled with the plummeting real estate market, made us think that perhaps we’d be better off investing in homes that aren’t tied down to any local market. So, in that spirit and just in time for the [...]

Here’s some advice from a child of the eighties: this Christmas season, give your kids the gift of lowered expectations. Because no matter what Monopoly says, we’ll never be homeowners. Not even on Baltic.
10. Let’s Be Safe!: The geniuses at Milton Bradley were sitting in a room in 1986 and were all, “You [...]