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Gays, Marriage, and Money

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Rights and Marriage, Michael Steele, Walletpop, Andrea-Chalupa, Barack-Obama-and-Gay-Rights, Marc Acito, Marc Acito the Upside, Barack Obama and Gay Marriage, The GOP Will Lose the Gay Marriage Issue, WalletPop.Com, Equal Rights Equal Benefits Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Andrea Chalupa, Business News

Something is wrong when two strangers in Las Vegas can get married by an Elvis impersonator and receive more than 1,100 special government rights, while my partner of 22 years and I get zip.

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'Mini' Wal-Marts To Penetrate Metro Markets

walletpop.com | Sarah Coffey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: WalletPop.Com, Mini Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart Supercenters, Wal-Mart, Business News

Retail giant Wal-Mart is set to open more "mini" stores stocked with cut-priced groceries and core items to lure customers away from no-frills grocery...

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5 Ways To Protect Your Bank Account From Thieves

walletpop.com | Geoff Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Magtek, Google, Bank Accounts, Social Security Numbers, Banking Security, Atms, Identity Theft, Banks, WalletPop.Com, Business News

Identity thieves are getting smarter and more devious, especially when their victims are affluent. As you may have heard, John Menard, a billionaire h...

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Wedding Dresses for Cheap in New York City

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Find the Perfect Wedding Dress, Bridal Boutiques, WalletPop.Com, Affordable Wedding Dresses, Saving Money on Your Wedding Dress, Brides, Say Yes to the Dress, New York Bridal Boutiques, Kleinfelds, Andrea Chalupa, Keasha, Style News

I grew to love Say Yes to the Dress just as I was in the market for a wedding dress. Here is my Kleinfeld experience along with other options for finding the perfect, affordable wedding dress in New York.

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Consumer Power: A Silver Lining in the Supreme Court's Radical Ruling?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

January 21, 2010. A day that makes me feel as though we are living our very own Star Wars Episode 3. For all the wonderful people and places in Washin...

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Savvy Santa: Buying Luxury at the Dollar Store?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: WalletPop.Com, Savings Experiment, Nolcha.com, Buying Luxury at the Dollar Store, Shopping at Dollar Stores, Anastasia Chatzka, AOL Video, Marlene Alexander, Dollar Stores, Andrea Chalupa, Style News

If it's more or less the same stuff, why don't we all just shop at the dollar store, especially when it comes to our long holiday shopping lists?

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Hulaween: Making New York City a Little More Like Hawaii

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stills, NYRP New York Restoration Project, Robert Isabell, Crosby, Michael Bloomberg, Studio 54, Katie Couric, Michael Kors, Bette Midler, Judy Gold, WalletPop.Com, Nash & Young, Whoopi Goldberg, Andrea Chalupa, Sia, Wind Beneath My Wings Award, New York News

This Friday, Bette Midler is throwing her annual Hulaween Ball, a lavish Halloween wonderland in the Waldorf Astoria, with a little hula-flavor -- a nod to her Hawaiian roots.

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CheapEatery.com: Balanced Meals in NYC for $10 or Less, Wait, What?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Affordable Restaurants, WalletPop.Com, Daniel Lyu, Cheap Restaurants, Ryan Schick, Danny Lyu, CheapEatery.Com, Lindsay Maas, Azon Juan, Andrea Chalupa, Gourmet Magazine, Cheap Eats, Affordable Restaurants, New York News

Sure, you can grab a hot dog or slice of pizza in New York for cheap, but a balanced meal for $10 or less? In Manhattan?

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The New Recruits: Can Capitalism Save the World?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The New Recruits, d.light, Heide Kraul, WalletPop.Com, Acumen Fund, Daniel A. Miller, Seth Kramer, Rainn Wilson, Jeremy Newberger, Acumen Fellows, Ironbound Films, Andrea Chalupa, Heidi Krauel, Business News

Social entrepreneurism isn't charity; it's business as usual, tailored to those in high-need, and the subject of an upcoming documentary, The New Recruits: Can Capitalism Save the World?

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Spooky Burning Flashlights Unsafe for Halloween

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spooky Burning Flashlights, Target, WalletPop.Com, Mitch Lipka, Consumer Ally, Halloween, Buyer Beware, Mini Flashlights, Style News

Target pulled them from the shelves, but take a good look at this product and make sure you haven't already stockpiled them for Halloween.

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Can Conde Nast Cut Costs and Keep the Luster?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conde Nast Portfolio, Vogue, New Yorker, Mckinsey, WalletPop.Com, McKinsey Consultants, Vanity Fair, Andrea Chalupa, Conde Nast Cuts, Style News

When you're in the business of selling life as it should be lived, like in the movies or, say, in the pages of Vanity Fair, then you've got to keep the dream alive, depression 2.0 be damned.

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Obama's Health Care Speech: Best and Worst Moments

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Most Chilling Line of Obama's Health Care Speech, Character of Our Country, Best and Worst Lines of Obama's Health Care Speech, Cnn, Michelle Obama, Aaron Schock, WalletPop.Com, Andrea Chalupa, The Wonkiest Detail of Obama's Health Care Speech, Joe Wilson, Joe Willson, Paul Begala, Barack Obama, Overall Grade of Obama's Health Care Speech, Rep. Joe Wilson in the Pockets of the Insurance Industry, Rep. Joe Wilson Supported by the Insurance Industry, Rep. Joe Wilson Insurance Industry, Rep. Joe Wilson Selling Out His Country for the Insurance Industry, Politics News

Best and worst lines of the evening, wonkiest detail, most chilling line, best reference to a meme, worst moment and more.

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No Impact Man (and Wife) Discuss the Joys of Their Small Carbon Footprint

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Local Farms, Colin Beavan, Consumerism, WalletPop.Com, Colin-Beavan, Sustainable Choices, Eco-Choices, Michelle-Conlin, Buying Local, Shopping Local, Michelle Conlin, Andrea Chalupa, No-Impact, Green News

I recently saw an incredible documentary about a Manhattan couple who lived "no impact" for a year. This means they did all they could to drastically ...

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Coolest Find on Craigslist? Mansion Living in Seattle, Just $650/Month

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Puget Sound, Mansion Rentals, Celene Ramadan, Seattle, The Real World, Andrea Chalupa, WalletPop.Com, Andrea-Chalupa, Ross Whippo, Seattle Aquarium, Walletpop, Craigslist, Leeni, Style News

When a friend forwarded a Craigslist posting for a 10,000-s.f. mansion on Seattle's Puget Sound, available for rent, the subject line of the e-mail expressed the astonishment of the find: "really, truly, seriously."

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The World's Most Hated Blogger

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Two years ago, it's fair to say, Casey Serin hit bottom. A bottom lower than most of us could go -- a bottom that would make most of us nauseous and curl into fetal position, whimpering.

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UC System Hit Hardest When We Need It Most

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking an ax to one of the most prestigious public education institutions in the world.

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Dollars & Health: Cashing In On Generics

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Walletpop, Andrea-Chalupa, Andy-Miller, Generic Medication, Generic vs Namebrands, Generic Drugs, Prescription Drugs, Health Care Reform, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WalletPop.Com, Generic Versus Namebrands, Andy Miller, Buying Generic Prescription Drugs, Andrea Chalupa, Healthy Living News

Andy Miller, formerly a health care reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has joined Walletpop as a watch dog for all things health care and...

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L.E.A.D. Uganda Offers Guilt Free Shopping

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: L.E.a.D. Uganda, Walletpop, CRT/Tanaka, Andrea Chalupa, WalletPop.Com, Ariston Anderson, Stephen Shames, Hope Necklaces, Style News

The non-profit helps AIDS orphans, former child soldiers and laborers become leaders, get a basic education and win scholarships to continue their education at elite institutions.

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Bargain Eye for the Laid-Off Guy: Get a GQ Look for Under $50

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Natalie Portman, Andrea-Chalupa, Iman, Sophia Loren, Scarlett Johansson, And Gossip Girl. He's Also Dressed Celebs Chloe Sevigny, Sex and the City, Life on Mars, WalletPop.Com, Rachel Zoe, Ellen Pompeo, Austin Powers, Goodwill Stores, Walletpop, Andrea Chalupa, Lenny Kravitz, Marco Liotta, The Nanny Diaries, Julian Casablancas From the Strokes, David Bowie, And Award-Winning Costumer Patricia Field, Will Smith, Socialite Genevieve Jones, Sofia Coppola, Amacord, Style News

Walletpop.com challenged Marco Liotta to go into Goodwill and put together a sharp interview outfit for under $50. The transformation and tips are a lesson to job-seekers and stylistas everwhere.

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15 Years Later, Why Bette Midler Is Still Trying to Save New York

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eco Diva, Andrea-Chalupa, King Kong, New York Restoration Project, Spring Picnic, Halloween, Fun Fundraisers, The New Depression, WalletPop.Com, Rudy Guiliani, Andre Leon Tally, 50 Cent, Bette Midler on the Simpsons, Dolly Parton, The Simpsons, New York in the Seventies, Hulaween, Tim Gunn, Bette Midler, Recession Chic, Walletpop, Bette Midler the Depression Tour, Andrea Chalupa, Nyrp, New York-New York, Entertainment News

There's a strength and purpose to her showgirl style, and for the past 15 years Midler's taken that spirit offstage with a mission: making New York one of the greenest cities in the world.

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At the Webby Awards: Can the Internet Revolution end? (No.)

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Twitter Explosion, Doutzen Kroes, The Proposal at the Webbies, Cipriani Wall Street, WalletPop.Com, Isabella Rossellini, Webby Winner, Shiba Inu Live Puppy Cam, Victoria Secret, Trent Reznor Webby Artist of the Year, Sir Berners-Lee, Walletpop, Portfolio.com, Dick Buschman, Enquire Within Upon Everything, Andrea-Chalupa, Sir Berners Lee, Creativity Is a Renewable Resource, The Webbies, Cipriani's, Twitter, Nine Inch Nails, Webby Awards, Biz Stone, Puppy Cam, Seth Meyers, Rachel Zoe, Lisa Kudrow, Ustream, Cipriani, Andrea Chalupa, VictoriaSecret.Com, People's Voice Award, Cnn, Meryl Streep, Arianna Huffington, Alessandro Ambrosio, Erna, 13th Annual Webby Awards, Media News

The web industry celebrated its stars at the 13th Annual Webby Awards -- the Oscars of the Internet -- and victors were limited to five-word-long acceptance speeches.

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Meet the Human I.P.O.

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walletpop, Human IPO, Andrea-Chalupa, Andrea Chalupa, Michael-Merrill, WalletPop.Com, Mike Merrill, urbanhonking.com, Mikey-Merrill, K. Mikey Merrill, Rwanda, K. Michael Merrill, Business News

K. Michael Merrill is wealth and community personified. In an exclusive post for Walletpop.com, Mikey shares how he "went public" to raise money for various projects and to feel rich everyday.

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Seth Green Shares His Secrets of Financial Success as Unbroke Premieres

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Old Dogs, Dubai, Battlestar Galactica, Unbroke, Micronesia, John Travolta, The Jonas Brothers, Robot Chicken, Ron Moore, Seth Green, Robot Chick: Star Wars Episode II, WalletPop.Com, Thailand, Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Christian Slater, Rosario Dawson, Robin Williams, Mars Needs Moms, Motion Capture, Adult Swim, ABC's Unbroke, Tanzania, Will Smith, Walletpop, Andrea Chalupa, Palau, Entertainment News

Green compares Unbroke to the Schoolhouse Rock shorts: funny and informative. "I'm concerned for all of America's youth who grew up watching My Super Sweet 16 and Cribs."

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Levi's Sports White Knots in Support of Gay Marriage

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gay Rights, Andrea Chalupa, Bruce Watson, WalletPop.Com, Walletpop, Gay Marriage Equality, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Business News

Should businesses take a side in the gay marriage equality debate? Only if they want to be on the right side of history or else it's just bad marketing, and karma.

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Ford's Giant Green Leap

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walletpop, Southern California Edison, Andrea-Chalupa, Who Killed the Electric Car, The Jetsons, Smart Grid, Ford, Susan Cischke, The Electric Car, WalletPop.Com, Neil Young, All in the Family, Ford Motor Company, Southern Cal Edison, 2012, Andrea Chalupa, Green News

Given the crisis we face, we should all be driving around in zero-emission vehicles. Forget the flying car and living like the Jetsons! We need cars that don't emit C02, now.

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