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Thirteen-year-old Elisabeth Laskey of Gray, Me., gets $25 a month deposited into her iCanBuy account in lieu of an allowance. So far Elisabeth has bought some CDs, pencils and shirts. "I've only been on for a couple months, so I don't have much money saved yet," Elisabeth says. "But I'm thinking about saving some more and maybe donating some to charity." Elisabeth has learned one major financial lesson from her online shopping account: "Once it's in there, it's my money, and I get to decide what I want to do with it. That...
Some professors and administrators who balance their roles at the University with their desire to participate in politics have turned to donating money in lieu of their time...
Jared M. Gross '03 gave the treasurer's report in lieu of Treasurer Sterling P. A. Darling. He was dressed in Darling's trademark shirt, tie, sweater and khaki pants with a nametag reading "Hello! My name is Sterling...
Williamson has been a member of local Democratic groups, tenants' rights groups, building preservation societies and other local activist groups. He wants to restore and extend affordable housing, put a one-year moratorium on commercial real-estate developments, renegotiate the "payment in lieu of taxes" agreement with Harvard, and look for a new city manager...
...overweight. If Americans didn't travel overseas, they'd think 200 lbs. was normal. They eat 7% more calories than they did 20 years ago. Even the nation's children, the ones so hyperactive they need Ritalin, are pudgy; 25% of them are overweight. To combat this, Americans, in lieu of exercise, spend $33 billion a year on the diet industry...