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Most of us have assets worth insuring -- our homes, our cars, our health. Celebrities are no different, but they must protect their most important assets -- themselves. So who's buying insurance on their fingers, legs and even smiles and hair? Check out our gallery:

With unemployment on the rise, there's a growing interest in ways to make money -- preferably how to make money fast.When you don't have time to go around filling out job applications and taking night classes, your best bet for how to make quick cash might be to pay tribute to the King of Pop...

A diamond is forever, according to a long-time De Beers advertising slogan. Well apparently the King of Pop's hair may last forever, too. Chicago-based LifeGem plans to turn pieces of Michael Jackson's singed hair into diamonds. The company will use hair that caught fire 25 years ago during the...

Would you spend $60 for a hair brush for your dog? No, you say? Well, that's probably because you've never seen the FURminator. The groundbreaking undercoat-removing device with the bright yellow handle is a must-have for pet owners. Really. I was skeptical at first. Sixty bucks for a dog brush! My...

Comedian Steven Wright once said that he planned to leave his body to science fiction. Today though, many Americans are opting not to wait until they're dead; and they aren't leaving it for free either. Rising unemployment has more Americans looking for odd jobs to scrape together a living, and...

When you're laid off, your personal appearance takes on new importance. It's always good to look good but when you're interviewing for jobs in a competitive market, your hairdo can be the difference between an offer and unemployment. NBC reports on one New England hair stylist who is offering free...

In the heyday of Friends, Jennifer Aniston's hair-do was all anyone talked about. It was all about layers, and she had a lot of them. I wasn't immune: I brought the photo into my hair cutter and asked for "The Rachel." She wasn't quite so skilled, and I ended up looking more like Florence...

The other day I went to get my hair cut at a place I hadn't been to before -- I'm new in this town. After the haircut, I asked how much it would cost to have my eyebrows done. The stylist told me $10 and, while I consider myself a penny-pincher in most respects, I do occasionally indulge in...