Pecuniarities

Our freebies today are mini carrier gift bags in Wall Street Journal headline and print from the July 12-13, 2008 Weekend Edition. The headline reads: “Talks on Mortage Titans Continue.” This makes a cute gift or decorative item for a friend with interests in finance, newspapers and all things quaint.
Originally posted 2008-10-01 06:00:41.

Update 7:20PM January 30, 2009

The winner is Lisa Spinelli! Thank you all again for participating in my first giveaway!
Update 9:00PM, January 24, 2009

Some of you may have noticed references to the Wall Street Journal in a few of my recent posts. This is because I began receiving a print subscription of the Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago – for free. I am a member of the e-Rewards program, which offers rewards currency in exchange for [...]

For those of you who haven’t checked the contest page, our winner for the Wall Street Journal 6-month subscription giveaway is Lisa Spinelli. Congratulations to Lisa and thanks to all who entered. We will be holding more giveaways in the coming year, so stay tuned. (Click here to subscribe to our RSS or Email feed [...]

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Calvin and Hobbes Lemonade Stand Economics
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