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Small Towns With Big Money
Residents of America's most expensive small town get by without a chain store or even a traffic light. The town has one gas station, an elementary school, a community center, a general store, dairy and vegetable farms, and some restaurants and inns that open during the warm seasons. The town is Chillmark, Mass which is located on the island of Marthas Vineyard. From exclusive summer resorts to elite enclaves, here are communities where the values may be small-town but the valuations remain big.
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/11/1125_small_towns/index.htm

Salt Crisis: Big Cities Brace for Winter
A 'perfect storm' of factors sends price of road salt soaring.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/02/news/economy/road_salt.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008120207

10 Winners in 2008
It's been a terrible time for investors. But not everybody has suffered. For a lucky few, 2008 has been a banner year. Artist Damine Hirst raised $200 million in a 2-day Sotheby's auction, Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman for shorting Freddie & Fannie and buying Wachovia before it was acquired and making millions are just two of the ten smartest investors of 2008.
http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2008/11/19/Profiles-of-10-Smart-Investors

The Rocky Path to Rebates
Shoppers face new difficulties when they try to redeem mail-in rebates. Four ways to avoid getting short-changed.
http://www.smartmoney.com/Spending/Deals/The-Rocky-Path-to-Rebates/

Lead in Toys: Keep on the Lookout
Store shelves are somewhat safer than they were a year ago, when lead in toys and other products cast a pall over holiday shopping and prompted recalls of almost 14 million items as varied as toys and slipcovers. But consumers can't let down their guard yet. Consumer Reports investigation shows improvement, but you still need to be careful. Here is what you can do.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/babies-kids/child-safety/indoors/kids-and-lead/lead-safety/overview/lead-safety-ov.htm

Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30
Whether they're recovering from their quarter-life crises or still getting carded at the bar, these precocious celebs won't be worrying about their retirement funds anytime soon. Collectively, these 20 upstarts brought in $435.5 million over the past year. Topping the list is 27-year old Beyonce Knowles who earned $80 million over the past year. Justin Timberlake, Kobe Bryant, Keira Knightley and Daniel Radcliffe are among the others at the top.
http://www.forbes.com/media/2008/12/01/beyonce-knowles-celebrity-biz-media-cz_ak_1201underthirty.html