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By Jay MacDonald • Bankrate.com
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Economic SOS? Ikea to the rescue!
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald says Swedish home furnishing retailer Ikea has a lesson for the Fed.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
Keeping a smile as the world melts down
Article: The economic crisis reminds humor columnist Jay MacDonald that a few grins go a long way.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
Can $20-per-gallon gas save the world?
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald talks to an author who looks forward to rising gas prices.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
List of failed banks: numbskull nation
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald says 2009 bank failures raise the question "What's in a name?"
2009-11-18T00:00:00
Dinosaur in mirror still young at heart
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald does a "geezer check" and comes to some sobering conclusions.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
The beauty of numbers finally adds up
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald finally appreciates the beauty behind everyday numbers.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
'Sage of Aquarius' sees epic bear loss
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald talks to an astrologer and financial adviser who sees trouble ahead.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
Scoop of Subprime Lime for every saver
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald dreams of five bank hybrids that could double a saver's pleasure.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
Money camp gives kids itch to get rich
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald finds a camp offering an itch more lasting than a case of poison ivy.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
Greed that gobbled 401(k) only napping
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald says avarice isn't dead in America -- it's just sleeping.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
Cooking up car engine cuisine
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald shares some rolling road-trip recipes perfect for the recession.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
Psst! Myelin could make you rich
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald learns that practice can turn a substance called myelin into money.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
Weird scenes unfolding on Main Street
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald strolls down Main Street and finds it's getting awfully strange.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
Six degrees of Bernie Madoff
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald uncovers his ranking in the "Six Degrees of Bernie Madoff."
2009-11-18T00:00:00
6 songs for your recession playlist
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald offers tunes to whistle when strolling past the economic graveyard.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
Can Tony Soprano fix bailout mess?
Article: Humor columnist Jay MacDonald says it's time to let the big boys whack the financial crisis.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
Wall Street misreads music, plays on
Article: Did the "Goldovsky effect" cause Wall Street's meltdown? A few sour piano notes suggest an answer.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
NASA reveals truth about cash in space
Article: Our intrepid columnist dials up NASA and asks one of history's great galactic money questions.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
American spender is new 'biggest loser'
Article: Today's economic crisis is likely to permanently change how we spend, a best-selling author says.
2009-11-18T00:00:00
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