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...lower rate. You can also get discounts by bundling several cars on one policy or by earning good grades in school or by having a spotless driving record in the past three years. And, of course, if your teenager has moved out, your heart may hurt but your pocketbook will enjoy a lower insurance...
...another essential element--reform of the property tax. This tax inflates land prices and spurs nonuse and abuse of city sites, driving development out into forests and fields. It raises your taxes when you build and maintain homes or stores but lowers them if you let properties decay. These pocketbook incentives for destroying communities are a prime cause of the out-migration that fuels sprawls. WALTER RYBECK Kensington...
...double-over-time loss away from college football's national championship game, was knocked out the four most prestigious bowl games because the Wildcats did not have the drawing power of big-name football schools like Florida and Texas A&M. This in turn hit the university in its pocketbook: Kansas State, which would have made $12 million in a top-tier bowl game, instead drew a $1 million payout in the Alamo Bowl...
Wake up and smell the espresso, America. There's a revolution brewing in Europe, and it could hit you right where it counts: in the pocketbook. On Jan. 1, the currencies of 11 European Union countries will be officially replaced by a central monetary unit called the euro. It will take three years for the old deutsche mark, franc and lira coins and bank notes to disappear, but in less than two months their values will be pegged to that of the euro. And savvy U.S. investors are moving to take advantage of investment opportunities offered by the new currency...
...Tokyo resident reported that her pocketbook was removed from her purse while she was at a sandwich shop at Brattle and Palmer Streets...