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Watch Fewer Food Ads for Less Couch Snacking [Diet Hacks]

You're smart enough to know that take-out pizza doesn't look as good as on TV. Same with the chips, the candy bars, and ice cream. But your stomach might disagree… Read more »

Best Online Image Editor? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]

Desktop image editors are great, but we're not always at our home workstations. Thankfully there are quite a few capable and feature-rich image editors to be found online. Let's hear… Read more »

The Krugman Blues

A little night music: Loudon Wainwright III performs 'The Krugman Blues' at Madison Square Park in NYC (June 17, 2009)Note: The last music video I posted featuring an economist was… Read more »

Back to the Stimulus Debate: W, Timing, the States, and Baselines

A "W" Recession? Martin Feldstein has recently raised the possibility that we might experience a relapse into recession (a perfect symmetrical W), with the next dip in 2010. In my… Read more »

Google Knows You

Here's a fun little find for a Friday. If you have a Google Profile and you're logged in to your Google account, search for the word me. Your profile will… Read more »

Central YMCA in San Francisco Closes After 99 Years

Christine and I have been serving on the Shih Yu-Lang Central YMCA's Board of Managers since 2005. This YMCA is different than the YMCA that was in my hometown of… Read more »

Americans' savings rate up to almost 7% - who benefits?

By Xin Lu According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the personal savings rate in May 2009 was 6.9%.    This a 15 year high and a far cry from the… Read more »

The Personal Finance Hour, Episode 14: Home Improvement

Summer’s here, and for many homeowners that means it’s time for projects around the house. Since we bought our current home, Kris and I have spent a lot of money… Read more »