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...following year. He appeared in Odets? ?Till the Day I Die? and in the title role of ?Case of Clyde Griffiths,? an adaptation of ?An American Tragedy? staged by Lee Strasberg. After leaving the Group, Kirkland directed a few plays and wrote one Broadway flop. His most piquant credit was as the second lead in a revival of ?Outward Bound.? The director: Otto Preminger...
Some ventures encourage saving for your child's college education. BabyMint.com lists about 200 retailers that rebate money into either a Coverdell Educational Savings Account or a state 529 college savings plan. At Upromise.com you get cash back into a 529 by registering credit, debit and grocery-club cards and then spending both online and at brick-and-mortar stores. At EdExpress.com you can save for any education costs--not just college--but you are charged a $24.95 fee annually. No kids? NestEggz.com funnels rebated money into a mutual fund, individual retirement account or money market...
...think about how you'll buy. If it's on credit and you don't pay your balance in full every month, you could be losing out. For example, the Series EE savings bond you collect from BondRewards carries a 2.84% interest rate, so unless you've got a real deal on financing charges, you're likely to hand over more in interest payments to your credit-card company than the government slips back...
Remember too that most of these rebate outfits also try to make money selling their own credit cards, enticing you with a little extra earning power and the chance to shop in actual stores. An extra piece of plastic in your wallet is hardly the way to greater savings. Still, if you can keep your head, these offers can work out to your financial advantage...
...unexpected offer of help last week. The Saudi government proposed that it help finance peacekeeping troops drawn from Muslim countries. But since Iraqi leaders don't want peacekeepers from neighboring nations, the offer of assistance will probably be merely symbolic. Indeed, it allows the Saudis to earn credit in Washington without risking much political fallout at home. "There are so many difficulties in the proposal [for Muslim peacekeepers]," says Hossam Zaki, spokesman for the Arab League. "Under whose command will the Muslim forces be? Will they use force against insurgents? There are many questions, and all of them have unpleasant...