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...Many teams also suffer from a poorly-documented alumni database, which puts a serious dent in the club’s piggybank...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ALEX IN WONDERLAND: Another Breed of Crimson Athletes | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

...parents lectured about money, but because they had down-to-earth spending habits themselves, eschewing luxury-brand clothing and expensive cars. Tancaktiong, a general manager of one of the company's Chinese chains, says he and his siblings recognized early that the family fortune was not their personal piggybank. "The three of us knew this money wasn't earned by us," Tancaktiong says. "Had we been out of control with money, we would've had a big guilty conscience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Free Rides, Kid | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...Unfortunately, it doesn’t have the prices to match. With the average meal ranging from $10 to $15 a head, it provides a very peculiar dining experience, where the communal tables and general hullabaloo make one feel like a kid at the lunch table emptying out his piggybank. The menu, reminiscent of an airplane emergency pamphlet, is a bit tough to navigate. The appetizer tidbits they call “side dishes” are good enough, but the most reliable meals are those involving noodles—after all, the place is masquerading as a noodle...

Author: By Francesca T. Gilberti, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A New Noodle in Town | 9/26/2007 | See Source »

...ones deemed reasonable on a case-by-case basis—with no regard for how much else is spent that week, how much the group has previously received, or how much money is left in the fund. FiCom therefore has little control over if or when the piggybank will run dry. Such a policy—or lack thereof—is fiscally irresponsible and is unfair to student groups with spring events. It is time that FiCom started budgeting...

Author: By Melissa Quino mccreery | Title: Balancing the Books | 4/10/2007 | See Source »

...didn?t respond to any of the hundreds of comments users made in response - instead returning to her day job of leading the 201 Democrats in House - one Daily Kos user accused her of "hit and run diaries," while another griped: "Daily Kos is not your personal press release piggybank." The next day, she returned to the blog to try to explain herself. "I don?t have the kind of schedule that allows me to respond to every comment," Pelosi wrote, "but I will a delegate a staffer on my future posts to answer your questions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaigning on the Blogs | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

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