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...access to the all-you-can-eat buffet in the superswanky Legends Suite. My plan was simple: eat enough so that at the end of the season, the accountants would say, "What happened on May 19? We lost so much on concessions that night that we can no longer afford to steal a small-market team's best starting pitcher." (See pictures of the old Yankee Stadium...
...picked a school that was more of a basketball-focused school, and my father asked him, Is this the school you really want to go to? And my brother confessed that he would have rather gone to Princeton, but he just thought this one would be more affordable. And my father got really angry with him and he said, "Don't make a decision about your education based on what I can afford. I'll figure...
...education rates tend to have access to more efficient health-care plans. In turn, they bear health-care costs that, while they might seem high in places like New York City (which is second behind Miami in the Milliman Index), are usually more in line with what residents can afford and require relatively less out-of-pocket contributions. Locales like Miami, by contrast, often offer residents "less access to [health] benefits packages with lower cost-sharing," says Kathleen Stoll, deputy executive director of Families USA in Washington. "Where you have lower income, it tends to follow, unfortunately, that you also...
...island is now open to the public, accessible in four hours by land and sea from the capital, Abu Dhabi, or by a short flight from Abu Dhabi airport. Those who can afford Desert Islands' considerable comforts are treated to five-star splendor inspired by a mélange of exotic themes - part Bedouin, part African, with a hint of East Asia and 19th century colonial style. Safari game drives allow close encounters with a host of beautiful beasts (just don't expect Tsavo or Kruger), and multiple soft-adventure activities are also on offer, from fascinating wadi walks...
This epoch rejects the glamour virtues: it calls for modesty, patience, perseverance, proficiency. We crave the company of ordinary heroes, especially now, when we're all on our own, thankful for small distractions from all the big threats we face. It's a karaoke moment: we can't afford a band, but we'll gladly sing of normal nobility all night long...