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Your Two Cents: Do You Respect Your Boss?
Most TV bosses are modeled after mythical professional monsters or clueless middle managers, so I've always been intrigued by the shifty hierarchical relationships on House.
Dr. Lisa Cuddy is the Dean of Medicine and the smart and stable boss to Dr.
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Edward Cullen's Twilight House: Guess How Much?
In case you're one of the few who hasn't been counting down to New Moon's official release, the much-anticipated flick hits theaters today! All the Sugar gals have fully embraced the Twilight buzz, and are in the company of . .
What to Know About the Extended Homebuyers Tax Credit
Stimulating the economy is the motivation behind many discussions and decisions coming from the White House these days. The original $8,000 first-time homebuyers credit was developed with economic improvement in mind, and the measure's popularity led to President Obama signing an extension and expansion of the credit on Friday.
The tax credit was scheduled to expire on Dec.
Does Renting an Extravagance Still Satisfy?
We rent apartments, cars, and DVDs, but as pop culture continues to influence our lifestyle, even couture is now available to rent. Sure we can't all afford the designer duds cropping up on couture runways from here to Paris, but as the New York Times reports, the recessionistas among us have found another way to get their hands on the coveted — and pricey — merchandise.
Modeled after the "rent-by-web" model, the new site, Rent the Runway, offers clothes from design houses like DvF, Heve Leger, and Catherine Malandrino, to name a few, for anywhere from $50 to $200 dollars for a four-night stay in your very own closet — even dry-cleaning's included in the cost of rental.The only downside, of course, is that fact, that after a couple nights of dancing in your designer number, you'll be forced to pack it up and send it right back.
Savvy Links: Are Men Really More Competitive Than Women?
- Are men really more competitive than women? — Slate
- An idiot-proof way to make a few cents a day. — Glamour
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Three Lessons to Learn From the Housing Fiasco
The deflated housing bubble has had widespread effects that continue to poison the lives of many Americans and the greater economy. As much as we are faced with stories of foreclosure after foreclosure, the results of a recent survey by real estate website Zillow suggest that many aren't taking away important lessons from the housing debacle. ABC News Consumer Correspondent Elisabeth Leamy is discouraged by this and offers a few key takeaways from the popped bubble.
How Money Are You: Affordable City Housing
Home has been anything but sweet for owners who have gone through foreclosure or owe more on their mortgages than their homes are now worth. The good news? According to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index numbers released this week, home prices are now the most affordable they've been in at least five years.
State of the Nation's Housing: It's Not Over 'Til It's Over
Charlotte, North Carolina is finally getting a small taste of what places like Las Vegas and Miami consider old news, and it's no party scene. As prices there started slipping the city became the nation's last to finally hit the downward housing trend. Prices in Charlotte are nowhere near the huge percentage drops seen in hard hit Vegas and Miami, but their one-month slip is significant because no city was safe from falling prices in April according to The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index.
What's the Max Amount You Should Spend on Housing Costs?
The housing crisis has highlighted just how many people are living in homes they can't afford. According to data recently released by the US Census Bureau, about 15 percent of American with mortgages are spending at least half their income on housing costs. Do you know how much the government and most lenders say is the most you should spend on housing costs?
10 Worst Housing Markets in 2009
Real estate news has kind of been buried in the news lately as other economic issues have been dominating the headlines. Not much has changed on the housing front, as experts predict the fragile market to suffer further declines in the new year. Out of the 100 top real estate markets, experts have selected the ten cities anticipated to have the worst declines.
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