If you're someone who prefers to have something to show for your hard work, buying cigarettes isn't exactly the best way to showcase your well-deserved paycheck. Smoking is expensive, taking a toll on your health and wallet, and Forbes researched just how much money residents across the US pour into their nicotine habit each year. Take the quiz to see how much you know about the cost of smoking.
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Sometimes you look through your cabinets and refrigerator and realize there's not much you can do with the items on hand. This trip to the grocery store had me searching for things that could put all of those pieces together, and the result was a seemingly random cart. Think you know which items cost more than others?
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It's time to test how much Savvy knowledge you retained this week. Find out how closely you've been paying attention when you take this quiz. Not feeling confident?
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We've been watching the market's volatile ebbs and flows and let it affect our moods since summertime. Following the stock market isn't necessarily the most productive way to worry, but many people just can't keep themselves from finding out how far the Dow dropped for the day. Publicly traded companies make up the stock market — can you match the company to its stock ticker?
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The extent to which our economy relies on consumer spending has been highlighted with the way stores are suffering and already preparing for a painful holiday season. Retail companies don't just rely on us to make them profitable; many of us also rely on them to print our paychecks. Can you guess how many Americans work in the retail sector?
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Working moms are masters of multitasking and I admire their ability to juggle so many responsibilities. We all know at least one mom who manages to make it all work, and there are some countries that rely on the labor of working moms more than others. Can you guess which country boasts the most employed mothers?
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It's time to test how much Savvy knowledge you retained this week. Find out how closely you've been paying attention when you take this quiz. Not feeling confident?
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The US Treasury Department is getting on the bandwagon of rewarding kids' knowledge with money and is offering the chance at a $1,000 scholarship for teens who can ace a 35-question financial literacy quiz. This is one educational initiative that's taking a step in the right direction and hopefully it's a sign that finance will become more common in classrooms. The Wall Street Journal got its hands on five sample questions from the National Financial Literacy Challenge, and I've reproduced them here for you to test your knowledge — would your score be worthy of $1,000?
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It's time to test how much Savvy knowledge you retained this week. Find out how closely you've been paying attention when you take this quiz. Not feeling confident?
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Even as the economy flounders, the cost of the college experience is continuing to increase according to numbers for this year's bill, just released by the College Board. Let's all take a moment to be grateful for the college education we may have received, because in this economy, it's tougher for students and families to find the money for higher education. Take the quiz and make educated guesses about tuition and room and board in the current school year.
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