Word: shoestringer
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In short, we cannot, as Wal-Mart’s slogan urges us, “Save money. Live better.” What is this motto other than a consumerist reworking of “have your cake and eat it, too”? As long as we seek...
Littlebear, 68, has a doctorate in education from Boston University and is fluent in Cheyenne; he teaches evening courses in it. He refers to tribal colleges as "underfunded miracles." With a meager $4.9 million budget provided mostly by the Federal Government, his school operates on a thin shoestring indeed. But...
Sue Gregson, a freelance writer from nearby Downingtown, started holding events for Obama in March of last year. She even tried calling the national campaign for help, but couldn't get much out of them. "They could hardly staff the phones at that point; everyone was calling in. I didn...
There is a myth, especially among people with their sights set on the business world, that both a post-graduation job and that coveted junior summer internship will prove elusive without a sophomore-year position in finance already on the books, and—whenever possible—a freshman...
For Zhou, it was a moment of revelation. He decided that, as a single, jobless Chinese citizen who "firmly believes in individual freedom," he was perfectly suited to devoting himself to "helping evicted and displaced persons." He also cheerfully declared his aim of "hyping" his way to fame so he...