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People should be figuring out over a longer period of time what the risks are and try to figure out an expected value as to whether stocks, bonds and other assets are fairly valued now or too cheap or too dear. People lose that discipline very quickly...
...with each other, as opposed to bouncing signals off cellular towers, they can be used in remote or outdoor areas where it's impossible to place a cell-phone call. They're especially good in emergencies when cellular lines might be jammed. With no monthly fee, they offer a cheap way to keep tabs on the family, whether you're hiking or wandering around a mall...
Remember Fahrvergnugen, the German tongue twister that Volkswagen adopted for ad campaigns in the early 1990s to express the thrill of driving its cheap, dependable, even lovable cars? For VW owner Ann Jones of Corona, Calif., the experience has been more like far from groovin'. Jones was lured to the Jetta by its stylish looks, elegant interior and solid road handling, which made it seem worth the $18,900 price. But a few months after bringing her new sedan home in 2000, she returned it to the dealer because of an oil leak...
...rule pitted students—who vowed to drink regardless—against College administrators who argued that dangerous binge drinking would decrease without the ready supply of cheap beer...
...goes when you’ve gone the cheap route. Still, even those who tired of trying to figure out how to eat chicken wings with a modicum of classiness could find solace in the plentiful duck confit quesadillas. As my foodie companion informed me, duck, fattiest of birds, can sometimes be too oily when prepared as a confit—that is, cooked in its own fat—but here, the tortilla reigns in the fattiness, buffered by the avocado salsa. The result, if not exactly health-conscious, neatly melds the populist bar-side snack with prime ingredients...