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Is Black Friday really worth the effort? About 77 million Americans are expected to head to stores on Friday |
10 tips to find seasonal work this year Competition is tough, but jobs can be found — and they can turn permanent |
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10 tips to be a better coupon sleuth Want to save now? 10 Tips columnist Laura T. Coffey offers advice to help you upgrade your electronic and paper coupon skills. |
Last-minute Thanksgiving cooking tips Nov. 25: Food Network star Alex Guarnaschelli shares some simple cooking tips that will make you look like a gourmet chef. |
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The free lunch lives! Times may be tight, but here are places where you can eat, drink, play and find treasures without paying a dime. |
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Gallery: Your latest splurges Despite tough economic times, readers share photos of recent big-ticket purchases. |
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See (through) Spot Artist and medical student Satre Stuelke’s X-ray art project reveals the worlds of wonder that lie beneath the surfaces of everyday objects. more photos |
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Month in space See an "impossible" view of the sun, cosmic starbirth and other outer-space highlights from August. more photos |
Technotica with Helen A.S. Popkin |
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On-the-go gadgets to make travel easier Nov. 20: VirtualTourist.com’s Giampiero Ambrosi shows the TODAY hosts some high-tech gadgets that can make traveling easier and more enjoyable. |
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Experts share financial advice Nov. 25: TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky and CNBC’s Carmen Wong Ulrich answer viewers’ financial questions. |
Obamas hold first state dinner Nov. 25: President Obama and the first lady welcome the D.C. elite, Oscar-winning entertainers and Hollywood moguls to the White House for their first state dinner. NBC’s Savannah Guthrie reports. |
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Economy in Turmoil |
Jobs, spending data hint at recovery In a hopeful sign for the economy, the number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell below 500,000 last week for the first time since January. |
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