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NEW YORK -- Web-based social networking tools are increasingly popular among small-business people, community organizers, and budget-minded consumers.For instance, Facebook just turned five years old, and there are now 150 million people using it. Here are five ways you can use social networking to boost your bottom line: 1. Form ...

NEW YORK -- Last week I suggested ideas for grandparents to come to the aid of their adult children, both financially and emotionally. Now let's look at the flip side: are there ways you can reach out to your parents? Maybe your parents are well enough off to help you ...

NEW YORK -- Running into the store to pick up a gallon of milk for tomorrow's breakfast? Don't be surprised if you end up leaving with a lot more than you planned.Just as a department store is designed to make you walk through the costly perfume and cosmetics ...

NEW YORK -- Not long ago, most American families were tightly knit multigenerational arrangements, living nearby (if not in the same house) and working together. Old took care of young, and when the time came, young took care of old. But then, as we all know, lifestyles changed big-time. The typical ...

NEW YORK -- The posh life is online and on sale like never before. Goods and services that used to be found only in society's rarest air are now being auctioned off in the public square.A lot of folks are deciding to shed their expensive stuff. Sometimes it's ...