This is a review of the 2009 movie Duplicity starring Clive Owen, Julia Roberts and Paul Giamatti...
Plot Synopsis: A pair of corporate spies who share a steamy past hook up to pull off the ultimate con job on their respective bosses.
The Honeybee: ...
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The 10 Most Underpaid Jobs
Most everybody thinks they're underpaid for what they do. But in reality, there are a handful of select jobs where this claim is especially true. Here's my take on the 10 most underpaid jobs. Unless otherwise noted, annual income figures are based on ...
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Drive-By Movie Review: Crossing Over
This is a movie review of the 2009 movie Crossing Over starring Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd...
Plot Synopsis: Crossing Over is a multi-character canvas about immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in ...
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How Much Would You Pay to Save Your Pet’s Life?
A friend of mine recently told me a sad story that I wanted to share with you.
About five years ago, he drove his dog to a dog park across town for their usual Saturday morning romp. Unfortunately, on that particular fateful morning, when he ...
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Drive-By Movie Review: Taken
Today's Drive-By Movie Review is on the 2009 movie Taken, starring Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace...
Plot Summary: A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.
Me: I miss the days ...
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Drive-By Movie Review: Defiance
Today's Drive-By Movie Review is on the 2008 movie Defiance, starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber...
Plot Summary: Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belorussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters ...
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Drive-By Movie Review: Killshot
This is a review of the 2009 movie Killshot, starring Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, and Rosario Dawson.
Plot Synopsys: Carmen Colson (played by Diane Lane) and her semi-estranged husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after ...
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Personal Finance Decisions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Regular readers know that I absolutely love Clint Eastwood movies. The other day I was watching for the umpteenth time one of my all-time favorites: the classic Sergio Leone spaghetti western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. While I was watching the ...
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Drive-By Movie Review: Knowing
This is a review of the 2009 movie Knowing, starring Nicholas Cage.
Plot Synopsis: Astrophysicist and grieving widower, Professor John Koestler, studies a sheet of paper from a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; on it ...
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Evaluating the Cost of Extreme Frugality
Earlier this month one of my favorite personal finance bloggers, Bret Frohlich, wrote a terrific piece where he declared war on frugality and explained why frugality doesn't always pay.
In fact, Bret's post got me thinking about those who choose ...
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Drive-By Movie Review: The Women
This is a review of the 2008 movie The Women, starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, and Eva Mendes.
Plot Synopsis: A group of close-knit women try to figure out how to help their friend when she finds out that her husband of 13 years is having an ...
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Drive-By Movie Review: Gran Torino
There is nothing more irritating for me than eagerly settling down with the Honeybee to watch a movie we've rented that, ten minutes after the opening credits, makes me realize I should have chosen to do something a lot more entertaining with my ...
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Bernard Madoff Starts His 150-year Sentence
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Kids and Money: Our Decision to Let Our Impulsive Spender Fail
I've written in this space before about just how difficult it is to teach kids financial literacy. For every kid, that seems to have a natural ability to grasp the value of a dollar and a real determination to save as much as they can, there is ...
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Parents: Before You Name Your Baby, Learn How to Spell.
Igor: Dr. Frankenstein...
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: It's "Fronkensteen."
Igor: You're putting me on.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No, it's pronounced "Fronkensteen."
Igor: Do you also say "Froaderick"?
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No... ...
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18 Facts You Didn’t Know About The Federal Reserve System
1. The Federal Reserve System is the United States' version of a central bank. Central banks, also known as reserve banks, are the entities responsible for the monetary policy of a country. The United States has not always had a central banking ...
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Does Anybody Know the Going Rate for the Tooth Fairy?
My 9-year-old daughter, Lenina, lost another tooth today!
Of course, most everyone knows custom dictates that when a child loses a tooth they dutifully place it under their pillow knowing that the Tooth Fairy will come and take it in exchange for ...
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Celebrating My 100th Post!
You know, they say a milestone is anything that gives you a personal sense of accomplishment and helps you move forward. Amazingly enough, after just over six months I reached an important blogging milestone of my own today: post number 100! ...
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The 5 Worst Jobs For Teenagers
With summer here, schools are now on hiatus for vacation in most places around the country and teenagers are scurrying to find temporary jobs to earn some extra money. With that in mind, some parents may be interested to know that the National ...
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Paying Off the Mortgage Early? Not So Fast …
In January 2009 I wrote one of my most popular posts to-date entitled Paying Off Your Mortgage Early Is A No-Brainer. In that post I did a detailed analysis that justified why paying down my mortgage was the right thing to do.
That Was Then, This ...
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