Dec 2, 2011

Marketplace Money for Friday, Dec. 2, 2011

Military servicemembers are returning stateside to a tough job market. Two veterans share their job-hunting experiences. Time's a-tickin' to get those gifts. If you're short on money, learn some tips on how to make presents that won't end up gathering dust. If you're swiping away, Yale researchers are studying how monkeys make financial decisions to gain insight into how humans spend. Plus, it's Paddy Hirsch's first show as the new senior producer of Marketplace Money. We read your suggestions for him and the future of the show.

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Making gifts people will like

by Tess Vigeland

Dec 1, 2011

Crafting gifts is easier on the wallet, but often low on satisfaction. We talk to Meg Favreau of Wisebread.com about how to make presents that won't end up in the back of a closet.

Learn tips on how to make your own Santa's workshop successful.

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'Tis the season to give

by Chris Farrell

Dec 1, 2011

Holiday giving is your last shot to slide in extra tax deductions for the year, but Marketplace's economics editor Chris Farrell says there are deeper motivations behind end-of-the-year donations.

Piggy Bank Award

Piggy Bank Award: For making it work

by Tess Vigeland

Dec 1, 2011

This week's winner learned some valuable lessons on money-making and management while her husband was unemployed for eight months -- and came out of it credit card debt free.

Katie Swindler waited tables along with designing websites while her husband was unemployed.

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Monkeys love discounts too

by Craig LeMoult

Dec 1, 2011

Researchers at Yale are wondering if spending behavior has something to do with genetics. We learn how monkeys and humans are similar -- and different -- when it comes to plunking down cash.

Ask Money

Getting Personal: Marital finances, saving for children

by Marketplace Staff

Dec 1, 2011

Tess Vigeland and Liz Pulliam Weston of MSN answer listeners' personal finance questions.

Military veterans and the current job market

by John Dimsdale

Dec 2, 2011

Servicemembers return stateside to one of the worst job markets in history. Two veterans share their job-hunting stories: One who is still searching for a job and another who found work quickly after he retired from the military.

Marketplace Whiteboard®

Letters: Dear Paddy...

by Tess Vigeland and Paddy Hirsch

Dec 2, 2011

We've got a new senior producer, so we asked Paddy Hirsch to weigh in on your comments and suggestions -- for him and the show.

Marketplace's Paddy Hirsch at his trusty whiteboard.

This week: American Airlines restructuring, job numbers

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Dec 2, 2011

We talk with Washington reporter Nancy Marshall-Genzer about the top stories from this week.

Military servicemembers are returning stateside to a tough job market. Two veterans share their job-hunting experiences. Time’s a-tickin’ to get those gifts. If you’re short on money, learn some tips on how to make presents that won’t end up gathering dust. If you’re swiping away, Yale researchers are studying how monkeys make financial decisions to gain insight into how humans spend. Plus, it’s Paddy Hirsch’s first show as the new senior producer of Marketplace Money. We read your suggestions for him and the future of the show.

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