Latest articles by Robert Long
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Beer and Circus: How Big-Time College Sports Is Crippling Undergraduate Education
Paying for College I’ve always been eager to debate the merits of athletic scholarships: Should college athletes instead be paid? Are these "student athletes" really getting an education while investing so much time and energy in sports? Do schools’ athletes really represent the broader student body? Sperber’s book questions the impact of college athletics programs on the student body at large.
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8 Freebies for Your Dog
spending The cost of caring for Fido is so doggone expensive these days: The ASPCA says the minimum annual budget to care for a small dog is $1,314.
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7 Ways to Lose $100,000 in a Hurry
Financial Planning It may be, as Bob Dylan sang, when you got nothing, you got nothing to lose.
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Great Personal-Finance Advice From Around the Web
credit & debt A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.
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How to Find a Local Bank
credit & debt Resources for finding a local bank you can count on.
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Credit vs Debit
credit & debt I just finished checking the balance of my credit-card reward points: 13,282, racked up over the past three months.
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The Case for Cutting Out Credit Cards Completely
credit & debt Four practical reasons why debit cards should be your primary -- if not sole -- purchasing tool.
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