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Business and finance camps aren't just for the nerdy and precocious anymore. Because, let's face it: The survival skill your child is most likely to need isn't knowing how to build a lean-to -- it's understanding how mortgages work. And these camps make learning those skills fun.

I know what a daunting task it is to pay for college. But it's not impossible -- even on a paperboy's income. I did it, and hopefully some of what I learned on the route to college graduate will help inspire you, your kids, or your local paper carrier.

Dani Johnson is an entrepreneur, author and mom who was featured on the ABC program Secret Millionaire. Raised on welfare, pregnant at 17 and homeless at 21, Johnson became a millionaire at 23. She talks about overcoming economic hardship and raising money-smart kids with DailyFinance columnist Laura Rowley.

So you want to own a nightclub? Take some advice from Peter Gatien, whose party palaces ruled the NYC scene in the '80s and '90s. With the documentary Limelight, chronicling Gatien's long reign, opening this weekend, he offered The Price of Fame seven ways to rule the night in a recession-proof business.

Kelly, 51, a mother of five who lives in the Midwest, wants to get back into the workforce after a 20-year absence -- a challenging prospect in today's weak hiring environment. But with the right focus and preparation, she can still transition from stay-at-home mom back to paid employee.

Mike Reinhardt and Nate Watson met a decade ago on a dry campus and bonded over beer. Today, they're on track to open Wilderness Brewing Company. And while trying to break into the craft beer business amid an economic downturn might seem counterintuitive, they're actually riding a wave of sudsy popularity.

If all you need is $5 worth of expert help, Fiverr has your number. For the price of a fast-food combo meal, this online marketplace will connect you with someone to proofread your business plan, repair an HTML bug, or whatever you might need. With 500,000 listings, it seems almost any service can be sold in $5 increments.

A new study by Babson College found "overwhelming evidence" that even just a few elective courses in entrepreneurship can inspire students to later launch their own businesses, a result that puts another dent in the old argument that entrepreneurship cannot be taught.

Google has been dead money for the last year -- up just 3% vs. 12.6% for the S&P 500. The Internet giant's biggest problem is its inability to diversify its revenue sources. Author Peter Cohan pulls out his Innovation Quotient to suggest how new CEO Larry Page might correct that.

Suggesting to parents that they should not send their kids to college is controversial, to say the least. But financial writer and investor James Altucher offers several alternatives, from seeing the world to starting up a business to mastering stand-up comedy. And he begins to wonder, himself, "What if...?"