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Patients Want To Price-Shop For Care, But Online Tools Unreliable
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Patients Want To Price-Shop For Care, But Online Tools Unreliable

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Savvy patients want the best medical care for the best deal, and online calculators seem like a great way to compare the cost of common scans and procedures. But many are inaccurate.

Patients Want To Price-Shop For Care, But Online Tools Unreliable

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Saturday

Car Title Loan Borrowers Should Be Wary Of Requirements

Car title loans may sound like a good way to get some cash, using the title of your car as collateral, but they can include conditions that get borrowers into financial trouble.

Car Title Loan Borrowers Should Be Wary Of Requirements

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Friday

Your Money And Your Life

Live Long And Prosper: Reviving An Idea For Income In Old Age

Some financial experts want to bring back tontines, a retirement planning tool. People pool their cash to buy a bond that makes regular payments. The catch: You have to be alive to collect the payout.

Live Long And Prosper: Reviving An Idea For Income In Old Age

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Thursday

Critics Wonder Whether Pennies Make Sense Anymore

It actually costs more than a penny to make a penny. Jun Tsuboike/NPR hide caption

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Critics Wonder Whether Pennies Make Sense Anymore

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says the government is reviewing a proposal to stop making the penny. It actually costs nearly 2 cents to make a penny, so the government loses money.

Critics Wonder Whether Pennies Make Sense Anymore

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Wednesday

Friday

When Fees Attack: Rolling Over A 401(k) Can Trigger Big-Time Charges

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Your Money And Your Life

When Fees Attack: Rolling Over A 401(k) Can Trigger Big-Time Charges

One of the moments our retirement nest eggs are most vulnerable is when we change jobs. That's when some financial advisers charge fees to roll them over — and those fees can be hard to see.

When Fees Attack: Rolling Over A 401(k) Can Trigger Big-Time Charges

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Wednesday

Elizabeth Warren Steps Up Campaign For Liberal Agenda

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., at the National Press Club Wednesday. Warren was critical of President Obama's plan to change how U.S. multinational companies are taxed. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Elizabeth Warren Steps Up Campaign For Liberal Agenda

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., says bipartisan efforts to "reform" the corporate tax code amount to "a giant wet kiss" for the biggest companies. She wants large corporations to pay more in taxes.

In 'Just Eat It,' Filmmakers Feast For 6 Months On Discarded Food

For six months, filmmakers Grant Baldwin and Jen Rustemeyer vowed to eat only food entering the waste stream. They document their experiment, and the problem of food waste, in Just Eat It. Courtesy of Pure Souls Media hide caption

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The Salt

In 'Just Eat It,' Filmmakers Feast For 6 Months On Discarded Food

Roughly 133 billion pounds of food go uneaten each year — much of it still edible. So for a half-year, the two filmmakers behind Just Eat It vowed to eat nothing but food entering the waste stream.

In 'Just Eat It,' Filmmakers Feast For 6 Months On Discarded Food

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Tuesday

As Americans Shop For Thanksgiving, They're Finding Cheaper Prices

The average wholesale price of turkeys was $1.35 per pound in mid-November. But the retail price of frozen tom turkeys has fallen to an average of 87 cents a pound. Why? Because grocers know cheap turkeys draw customers into the store. Larry Crowe/AP hide caption

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As Americans Shop For Thanksgiving, They're Finding Cheaper Prices

Grocers faced higher wholesale prices for frozen turkeys this year. But because of fierce competition, they still cut their retail prices. Consumers are finding bargains on other holiday foods, too.

Monday

Friday

How Do You Start Saving? Your Tax Refund May Be The Answer

Alex Browning works at a farm in Hamilton, Mass. The 26-year-old says that unlike some of her friends who work at places with retirement plans, she knows she has to figure out how to save for herself. Chris Arnold/NPR hide caption

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Your Money And Your Life

How Do You Start Saving? Your Tax Refund May Be The Answer

Participating in a 401(k) with automatic deductions makes it fairly easy to put away money. But what can you do if your employer doesn't offer a retirement plan? Experts share tips on going it alone.

How Do You Start Saving? Your Tax Refund May Be The Answer

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Tuesday

Push For $15 Minimum Wage Becoming Part Of Presidential Politics

Low-wage workers and supporters protest for a $15 an hour minimum wage Tuesday in New York City as part of what organizers called a National Day of Action. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Push For $15 Minimum Wage Becoming Part Of Presidential Politics

In dozens of cities, low-wage workers, backed by a key union, held demonstrations demanding a minimum wage of $15. They planned to protest in Milwaukee outside the Republican presidential debate.