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In college sports, do big games lead to big fees for students?
11:15AM 11/09/2010
It's not a stretch to say that, for many college students, the best moments of their university years rage by in a blur of tailgaters and giant foam fingers.
At most major universities nationwide, college campus culture and athletics exist like conjoined siblings: fused from the moment of...
Health Care Reform Arrives as the Cost Debate Rages
6:30AM 9/23/2010
Changes to the U.S. health care system take effect today. But while the measures will clearly benefit many Americans, the new law's real price tag is still a subject of fierce disagreement.
Least Costly Cities for Business: Tampa, Atlanta, Miami Top List
8:44AM 3/31/2010
Moderate office leasing rates, low taxes and competitive labor costs make Tampa, Atlanta and Miami the largest U.S. cities with the least expensive operating costs. Expect them to be the first to benefit from increased activity when the economy turns around, as savvy business owners shop around for the best deals.
Traditionally, when you went to purchase a cell phone you had a few features to compare but it all boiled down to the price of the phone, price of the service and ultimately network coverage.
This method of evaluating a purchase -- looking at the actual costs -- has been greatly complicated by...
A bitter pill for taxpayers: Drug ads do nothing but boost drug prices
4:40PM 11/24/2009
Company News, Health Care, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sanofi Aventis
A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that direct-to-consumer drug advertising may be associated with increased drug prices -- and little else. Specifically, researchers looked at blood-thinner (anti-clotting) drug Plavix, which is commonly prescribed for heart...
Talking your student out of college may be a worthwhile discussion
8:00AM 10/05/2009
Right now, while high school seniors are being encouraged to work on college applications, 40% of parents should be asking themselves whether their son or daughter is a good risk for college next fall.
That's right, 40% of parents should be asking whether college is the best next step. Then, the...
Until this summer, I didn't consider a domestic flight a good deal unless it was under $100 for a one-way ticket. Since June, though, I know I'm lucky if I can find a flight anywhere that won't cost more than a mortgage payment. A new study from USA Today shows exactly how much those prices have...
How $20 saved me time, money and sanity on laundry
10:00AM 10/09/2008
Laundry has always been a chore I have a hate-hate relationship with. It seems that no sooner do I get a load out of the dryer that I'm doing the whole darn process all over! Not only do I seem to waste lots of time on laundry but I've found that we also waste a lot of room in washer loads which...
Track and compare your MPG with Fuelly
9:00AM 8/10/2008
Even though Fuelly seems to have too many vowels to be a web 2.0 application it has hit the ground running and provides users with a cool new way to track fuel usage. I had previously written about Fuel Frog, which lets you track your gas usage online at each fill up and it does a great job, but...
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