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Think Up | 10/29/2009 2:00 am

Savvy Small Business Owners: Do You Know What's Tax Deductible?

From coffee filters to cell phone minutes, here are a slew of (often forgotten and unsuspected) deductible items … Don’t just sit there … Think Up!

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Question of the Day | 10/22/2009 3:00 am

What's your No. 1 tip when asking for a promotion or a raise at work?

And does it involve getting in the ring? Join Liz Smith in sharing the effective tips of getting ahead in your career …

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Liz Smith | 10/22/2009 12:00 am

Liz Smith: 3 Ways to Get a Raise

Just put your best foot forward …

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Cartoon of the Week | 10/21/2009 3:30 am

Liza Donnelly's Cartoon of the Week: Squirreling It Away

Liza Donnelly turns a humorous eye to the art of personal finance

By Liza Donnelly

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wOw Works | 10/20/2009 12:00 am

Considering Layaway Options for Holiday Shopping?

Layaway is making a comeback and here are the stores offering it as an option, as well as easy tips and tricks to make it work for you. Don’t just sit there … Think Up!

By Jillian Tam

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A Friend Stopped By | 10/15/2009 10:45 am

Liz Claman Decodes the Significance of the Dow's 10k Breakthrough

As the Dow broke 10,000 yesterday, wOw asked ‘Red Fox’ Liz Claman about the realities and future of the market as well her advice to investors

By Liz Claman

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Poll | 10/15/2009 12:00 am

What is your reaction to the Dow's closing above 10k on Wednesday?

Exhilarated! The recession is over I feel good, but I'm still holding my breath What's one good day on the stock market? I need more Other (tell us below)

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Politics | 10/12/2009 5:00 am

Butner on a Budget: A Visitor's Guide for Ruth Madoff, by Eleanor Jones

Our writer explores Butner, NC, home of the correctional facility housing Bernard Madoff, and finds that the town is conducive to Ruth’s current financial situation

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wOw Works | 10/12/2009 5:00 am

Cash for Your Opinions

If your household is like many these days, every dollar counts and there simply isn’t enough money to go around. So what’s an opinionated person to do? Don’t just sit there … think up!

By Jillian Tam

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Wall Street Weekly | 10/09/2009 12:45 pm

Sinking Dollar Fair Warning to Obama, by Liz Peek

President Obama is uncertain not only about our military options, but also – dangerously – about economic choices

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Lily Tomlin | 09/29/2009 2:15 am

Lily Tomlin Gets a Lesson in Class

From about the age of seven, I was class conscious …

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Question of the Day | 09/29/2009 1:00 am

Are you for or against allowing consumers to buy health-care insurance across state lines? (Why or why not?)

Joan Ganz Cooney and Liz Smith start the conversation. What do you think?

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Joan Ganz Cooney | 09/28/2009 12:00 am

Joan Ganz Cooney's Stance on Buying Out-of-State Health Insurance

Why she’s for allowing consumers to buy health-care insurance across state lines

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Liz Smith | 09/28/2009 12:00 am

Liz Smith on Health Care: 'I'm for Public Option'

People need to be able to buy health care that isn’t just a direct benefit to the big insurance companies

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Question of the Day | 09/26/2009 5:30 am

What is your first memory – if any – of the presence of class difference in our society?

Join Jane Wagner, Lily Tomlin, Joan Ganz Cooney, Liz Smith and Judith Martin in sharing the moment you first realized the existence of socioeconomic differences in society

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Jane Wagner | 09/24/2009 2:30 am

Jane Wagner: A Family Divided

I first noticed and felt class difference within my own family …

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Joan Ganz Cooney | 09/22/2009 4:55 pm

Joan Ganz Cooney on Medicare: 'I'm Lucky But That Doesn't Mean I'm Callous'

Joan Ganz Cooney responds to comments on the Question of the Day about the success of Medicare

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Joan Ganz Cooney | 09/20/2009 12:00 am

Joan Ganz Cooney Looks Back at Age 5: 'Civil Rights Was to Become the Great Cause of My Life'

The poor girl in class, growing up in a segregated state and more

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Liz Peek | 09/16/2009 12:25 pm

Liz Peek: The Inefficiencies of Medicare … Your Personal Stories Needed

Correcting the most egregious inefficiencies of the system would be a giant step toward bringing our ballooning health-care payments under control. Why not give the president some help?

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ListenUp | 09/16/2009 1:00 am

The Accidental Entrepreneur

While corporate America stopped hiring, a new breed of entrepreneurs emerged: The Accidental Entrepreneur. Don’t just sit there … Think Up!

By Erin L. Jones

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Money | 09/15/2009 3:00 pm

'Retirement Revolution: The New Reality' Airs Tonight, Seeks to Help Baby Boomers Navigate Through Tough Choices

In the wake of the recession, Gen Xers looking to retire face a changing world with new obstacles and decisions … Paula Zahn’s documentary on PBS will highlight some of the growing problems and also provide useful guidance

By The Staff at wowOwow.com

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Wall Street Weekly | 09/11/2009 11:45 am

Liz Peek: Obama's Mystifying Message

Does the president’s program make sense to anyone?

By Liz Peek

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Money | 09/10/2009 3:00 pm

Weigh In: Fortune's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business List

Who was deemed the most powerful businesswoman? Who do you think should have been ranked?

By The Staff at wowOwow.com

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Money | 09/08/2009 3:00 am

How to Carpe Diem in This Buyer's Market

With all these federal and state home-buying incentive plans, for some this may be the perfect time to buy a home and bring out the welcome mat

By Randi Bernfeld

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Money | 09/06/2009 11:00 am

Brainstorm Your Own Health-Care Reform Plan

For those of you who aren’t in the Hamptons or Malibu, we’re inviting you to come to wOw this Labor Day weekend to craft your own health-care reform plan …

By YOU!

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