Word: shavings
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...advises, “do what you always dreamed of.” Rodriguez first dreamed of purchasing a Porsche 10 years ago when an ex-boyfriend bought one. Over the past year, he wrestled with the idea, and finally surrendered during January. Auspicious timing helped him shave an undisclosed amount of money from the price tag. “People don’t buy convertibles in January,” he explains...
...looked so much sharper, fitter and better than the 20-year-olds. Apparently he’d just been to tennis camp. The only camp Mathis had spent any time at recently was, I don’t know, Camp 16-Ounce Budweiser. He didn’t shave, and I’m not even going to mention the sweat. Wasserstein’s socks didn’t match, and I think his collared shirt was child-sized. Also, I don’t think most people play tennis in khaki shorts held up by a leather belt...
...homeowners--and the overall economy. Believe it or not, it's time to refinance again. Even if you took out a fixed-rate mortgage as recently as January or caught one of the best deals in several generations when rates plunged last fall, you may be able to shave another half-point off your rate. And if you have an adjustable mortgage, now is the time to lock in a fixed rate before it rises...
...Forbes 400 would also do quite nicely, based solely on their stockholdings in their companies. Philip Knight, Nike's billionaire founder and chief executive, who turned a sneaker into a household name, could save $14 million or more in taxes. Michael Eisner, ceo of the Walt Disney Co., could shave off $1 million. Still others belong to an elite tax-savings fraternity. Most notably: the five members of the Walton clan of Arkansas, the first family of Wal-Mart Stores, who could pocket $187 million...
...Piper Archer N8304L to work each day at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and have been doing so for 13 years ["CEOs as Pilots," Dec. 23, 2002]. At 66, I am instrument rated, and I have no trouble staying current. Flying to work doesn't shave any time off of my commute--which takes two hours each way, by car or by plane--but it makes the trip something to look forward to, rather than the mind-numbing experience it used to be. Flying is special in ways that go far beyond the shallow "I always dreamed...