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The Carnival is Up!

by Flexo

The latest Carnival of Personal Finance has been posted at 2million’s Blog. Also, the Best of Me Symphony is up at The Owner’s Manual. Here are some items that caught my eye: Mover Mike wonders what jewelers will do with regard to pricing inventory as the commodity price of gold climbs. That’s a valid concern ... Continue reading this article…

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PlayStation 3 Plus Or Minus $596: My Generation Just Sighed

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My video-game-playing friends must be hoping this is a hoax or a tease. The new Sony PlayStation 3 will reportedly cost $499 or $599, depending on the size of the included hard drive. It certainly comes packed with features: The PlayStation 3 is powered by the “Cell” processor, which Sony boasts makes the machine 35 ... Continue reading this article…

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Cable Channels a la Carte

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The FCC now believes that consumers can save money by picking and choosing which cable channels they’d like to receive, with each channel priced separately. Would this new pricing plan change your viewing habits? I’m paying $14 per month for the most basic cable television service at the moment. I’d like to add a few ... Continue reading this article…

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End Traffic By Raising Prices

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Charles Wheelan, a new columnist at Yahoo! Finance, suggests raising the price of driving (through the costs of gas and tolls) in order to eliminate traffic congestion. The future of transportation will look a lot like the I-15 FastTrak in San Diego. This expressway has free lanes and HOT (High-Occupancy/Toll) lanes that run parallel. Here’s ... Continue reading this article…

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Katrina and Home Price Gouging

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In Baton Rouge, home prices soared 20 percent as displaced persons began buying houses at a feverd pitch, in cash, not caring what they pay as supply is too low for demand. According to the CNN article, Baton Rouge residents have put their homes on the market to take advantage of the surge in demand, ... Continue reading this article…

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