BLAIRE BRIODY
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Blaire Briody is Life+Money editor at The Fiscal Times. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, BUST, Popular Science, Publishers Weekly, among others.
Recent Posts
11 Public Universities with the Worst Graduation Rates
Posted: 5/17/2012 3:22:00 PM
If you’re graduating from college this year, count yourself lucky.
Just 56 percent of college students complete four-year degrees within six years, according to a 20…
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The 11 Best Countries to Be a Mother
Posted: 5/11/2012 4:03:00 PM
Becoming a mother can be a joyful, life-changing event, but in some countries, harsh living environments and working conditions can make motherhood much more diff…
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What Are Stay-at-Home Moms Really Worth?
Posted: 5/4/2012 11:52:00 AM
This Mother’s Day, go ahead and tell your mom how much you value her―just don’t try to back it up with numbers. New survey data shows a decline in the economic value of mothers' work.
If a st…
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Munch’s ‘The Scream’ and 14 More Shocking Auction Sales
Posted: 5/4/2012 11:07:00 AM
In 2010, in the midst of a recession and with a 9.9 unemployment rate, Picasso’s “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust” sold for $106.5 million, breaking the record for the highest price for any work of ar…
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The New Workplace Trend: Goof Off to Get Ahead
Posted: 4/25/2012 4:12:00 PM
Newsflash to employers: Even your best employees aren’t always working on official projects – they’re browsing Facebook, taking the occasional long lunch, and even carving out bits of time to work…
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8 Over-the-Top Dentist Offices
Posted: 9/30/2011 2:53:00 PM
As more Americans skip the dentist because of rising out-of-pocket costs, dental practices are struggling to maintain the same level of revenue and attract new customers. That’s got dentists inve…
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9 Worst Recession Ghost Towns in America
Posted: 8/3/2011 3:25:00 PM
America has a new kind of ghost town, haunted by the spirits of the recession. Developers caught up in the runaway housing boom overbuilt and oversold lots, houses and condos, leaving neighborhood…
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10 Insanely Overpaid Public Employees
Posted: 7/13/2011 12:00:00 AM
When it comes to government employees, there’s plenty of news about laid off social workers in Florida, furloughed forest rangers in Minnesota, and underpaid teachers everywhere else. Yet…
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10 Ridiculously Desperate Real Estate Listings
Posted: 6/30/2011 2:08:00 PM
The worse the housing market, the more desperate the real estate ads.
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America’s Third World Roads: Broken and Dangerous
Posted: 6/22/2011 9:15:00 AM
Welcome to America’s cracked, chipped, and potholed roadways.
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