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Celebrate Valentine's Day frugally — our Editor's segment on American Public Media's Marketplace Money tells you how (even if it's at the last minute).
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Kmart settles: refunds gift-card fees
CNNMoney.com has announced that Kmart has finally reached a settlement in the gift-card lawsuit. And that could be very good news for you if you had a gift-card issued between May 1st 2004 and the present day. Why the refund? [more]
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Turning a cold war spy secret into a cheap anti-theft device
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Shoddy PC repair tech caught in sting operation.
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