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Top Posts Of The Week And Open Thread

8.10.12 12:30 PM EDT By Laura Northrup@lnorthrup

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• Walmart Oil Change Turns Into $3,000 Disaster And I Can’t Even Get Store To Call Me Back
• This E-Mail Basically Sums Up Why JCPenney May Be On Borrowed Time
• Man Buys All 650 Foreclosed Properties In One County For $4.8 Million In Back Taxes
• Would You Turn Down Game Show Winnings Just Because Of The Taxes Involved?
• Citi Has Some Very Strange Ideas On How I Plan To Spend My Extra Cash Points

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8.10.12By Laura Northrup@lnorthrup

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