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The Art Of Haggling

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By Emma Johnson

Why we're reluctant to negotiate and how to get over it.

Americans are loath to haggle. While other cultures expect the price of every tomato and taxi ride to be negotiated, Americans like to stick to numbers on price tags.

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What was your first job, and did you learn anything from it?

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Everyone remembers their first paying job--you either loved it or hated it. Jennifer Aniston claims her first paid gig was cleaning toilets. "I'm actually pretty good at it," she says. Really? Cleaning toilets? She's not confusing that with a movie role or something? Though Aniston…

13 Things Your Thrift Store Owner Won't Tell You

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Discover insider tips from consignment shop owners and become a more savvy consumer. Interviews by Amy Maclin 1. We love an economic downturn. Some of us are seeing sales up 35 percent from last year. 2. Our margins are shrinking like everybody else's: Consigners want higher…