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The Cost of Becoming Red Lobster’s LobStar of the Week

by March 7th, 2013
The other week I reigned, proudly and powerfully, over the Red Lobster Facebook page’s kingdom (of 2,574,658 likes, and counting), and while my time at the top was brief, the planning that went into it was not.
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One of Us Can Certainly Finance

by September 13th, 2012
Jia has already tackled the first challenge about how much she's worth, and I'm already quite proud of her.
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A Chance to Win a Baby, Maybe

by October 26th, 2012

This NYT story about the trend of IVF clinics offering raffles for free rounds of IVF is FASCINATING. Is it okay? Is it only okay if the entrants can’t afford IVF? Is it only okay if the entrants aren’t required to tell their sob stories? Nir Eyal, a professor of ethics at Harvard Medical School has an opinion: “I think it’s a good parody of the unfair system in which important medical services are only available to those who can afford them.”

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A Contest for the Young and Financially Savvy

by August 23rd, 2012
Unfortunately, I am too old to apply, but I know a lot of young, financially savvy people read The Billfold, and would make great contestants.
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Exercise Your Right to Vote

by October 3rd, 2012

Yes, there is a very important debate happening tonight for a very important election happening in November, but I’d like us all to pause for a second and take a moment to vote in NerdWallet’s So You Think You Can Finance contest. One of our contributors, Jia Tolentino, is in the running, but I am going to be as partisan as possible right now and just tell you to vote for the person you think should win. You can watch a video of each candidate explaining why you should vote for him or her by clicking on their photo. Vote!