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Seduced into spending thousands on lottery tickets

Jen Bucala has a lot of faith in her family's "lucky" numbers.

Fortune: Fat cat pay - Then and now

It's unprecedented for the nation to be outraged about corporate pay, right? Not exactly: In the 1930s, as the Depression gripped the nation, furor about compensation rose to fever pitch, and Washington applied shears to salaries.

Lab-created skin helps wounds heal

Adell Tomas, who lives outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, admits she has a weight problem: Ten years ago, she tipped the scales at more than 300 pounds. Because of her obesity, she developed high blood pressure, arthritis and type 2 diabetes. She says she just didn't take care of herself.

For the body conscious, 'cankles' offer another focus for obsession

Barbara Simone of Glen Burnie, Maryland, considers herself terribly flawed. She refuses to show her ankles and she'd never allow them to be photographed. She barely wants to talk about them; in fact, when asked about her legs, she mumbles under her breath that she hates them.

Money Magazine: Home security for less

The combination of a deep recession and widespread law-enforcement funding cuts will most likely spell a banner summer for burglars. If your house makes a good target - it's upscale, off the beaten path, and in or near a city - an alarm system is your best defense, according to Temple University economics professor Simon Hakim, who studies security and policing. Installing one will reduce your risk of a break-in by two-thirds. To determine what you really need, follow the guidelines below.

Numb and number: Is trillion the new billion?

In that strange intersection of economics and politics, there is a new fashion: Trillion is the new billion.

How to survive Thanksgiving with family

Millions of American families will embrace and exchange pleasantries as they sit around the Thanksgiving table with turkey and cranberry sauce.

Money Magazine: Waiting for a subprime perp walk

Admit it. you want to see some justice handed out on Wall Street. Thanks to the Great Mortgage Panic of 2008, your home value is tumbling, credit is harder to get and the job market may turn a lot tougher. And let's not even talk about your 401(k) balance.

CNNMoney: The ultimate no-brainer way to boost savings

Companies will soon have more reason to do something fairly simple that could boost their workers' retirement income from 401(k)s by 50 percent or more - and workers won't have to do anything but stay out of the way.

FSB: Profits from polyester

At 15, when most boys are dreaming of becoming racecar drivers or shortstops, Patrick Methven was cutting grass and unloading trucks for a firm that supplied linens to restaurants and hotels. By 23 he was general manager. Six years later, in 2002, he started his own company, Pinnacle Textile Industries (pinnacletextile.com), in King of Prussia, Pa. Then business really took off.

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