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src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2008/07/29/yourMoney__1217362313_6196.jpg" title="Managing Your Money" height="23" width="120" alt="Managing Your Money" border="0"/></a></div> <div class="regTZ"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/managingyourmoney/archives/2009/02/chat_today_at_1.html">Chat today at 1 p.m. with Andrew Chan</a> <div class="tt">As part of this week's Spending Smart coverage on Boston.com, Andrew Chan, founder of Integrative Financial Advisors and Managing Your Money blogger, takes readers' questions...</div> </div> <div class="leadOut"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/managingyourmoney">more in managing your money</a></div> <div class="dotted1px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" 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Bernanke" height="100" width="100" alt="Ben S. Bernanke" border="0"/></a><h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/specials/creditcrisis">Economy in crisis</a></h3><div class="tt"> <span>Follow the collapse of the subprime loan market and the transformation of Wall Street.</span> </div><div class="cf"></div></div> <div class="padTop16"></div> <div class="img100h3Left"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/topworkplaces" class="imageLink"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2008/12/01/topplaces100x100__1228152982_6673.jpg" title="Top Places to Work" height="100" width="100" alt="Top Places to Work" border="0"/></a><h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/topworkplaces">Top Places to Work</a></h3><div class="tt"> <span>Check out what Bay State companies topped our list.</span> </div><div class="cf"></div></div> <div class="padTop16"></div> <div class="img100h3Left"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/globe/globe100/" class="imageLink"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2008/05/20/1211279552_0369-1.jpg" title="Globe 100" height="100" width="100" alt="Globe 100" border="0"/></a><h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/globe/globe100/">Best in business</a></h3><div class="tt"> <span>Check out the ranking of Bay State companies. </span> </div><div class="cf"></div></div> <ul class="linklistNoBullets"><li> <ul class="linklistInline"> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/globe/globe100/globe_100_2008/charts" class="bold">Charts</a> </li><li class="listPipe">|</li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/globe/globe100/globe_100_2008/features" class="bold">Features</a> </li><li class="listPipe">|</li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/globe/globe100/globe_100_2008/interactive" class="bold">Interactive</a> </li></ul> </li></ul> <div class="padTop16"></div> </div> <div id="Col2"> <div class="ltBlueBox"><div class="padAll10"><div class="overline">spending smart</div> <div class="img80h3Left"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/specials/spendingsmart/readerstipsforspendingsmart" class="imageLink"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2009/02/11/plasticbags8080__1234394445_9286.jpg" title="Readers' tips on saving" height="80" width="80" alt="Readers' tips on saving" border="0"/></a><h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/specials/spendingsmart/readerstipsforspendingsmart">Readers' tips on saving</a></h3><div class="tt"> <span>Ways to reuse thin plastic bags, cut down on grocery costs, and more tips on frugal living from our readers.</span></div></div> <ul class="linklistNoBullets"><li><span class="leadIn">Contest </span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/specials/spendingsmart/yourtips">Share a tip, win a book</a> </li><li> <ul class="linklistInline"> <li><span class="leadIn">Transcript </span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/specials/spendingsmart/chanchat/">Your financial questions answered</a> </li><li class="listPipe">|</li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/specials/spendingsmart/" class="bold">More</a> </li></ul> </li></ul> <div class="cf"></div> </div></div> <div class="padTop10"></div> <div class="img329h2below"><div class="imgCapCred"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/pace_of_city_condo_sales_cools_down" class="imageLink"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2009/02/13/condo329__1234535975_6889.jpg" title="City condo sales cool down" height="220" width="329" alt="City condo sales cool down" border="0"/></a> <div class="cf"></div></div><h2><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/pace_of_city_condo_sales_cools_down">City condo sales cool down</a></h2><div class="tt"> <span>New condo buildings in downtown Boston are selling, on average, just over one unit a month, according to a new report that focused on 10 high-profile projects.</span> </div><div class="cf"></div></div> <ul class="linklist"><li><span class="leadIn">Graphic </span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/condo_crunch" onclick="openWindow('http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/condo_crunch','','width=700,height=975,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no'); return false;">Four examples of Boston's condo crunch</a> </li><li><span class="leadIn">Also </span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/home_prices_fall_12_in_4th_quarter">US home prices fall 12 percent in 4th quarter</a> </li><li> <ul class="linklistInline"> <li><span class="leadIn">Search </span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://re.boston.com/sales/List_Listings.asp?RoS=S&BRooms=0&Baths=0&BTypeValue=8&Amenities=0&AdTagCountyId=&p=&SOrder=1&RegionIds=27030&CityName=boston&ST=MA&LPrice=0&HPrice=99000000&BR=0&Bath=0&BType=8&KeyWord=">Boston condos</a> </li><li class="listPipe">|</li> <li><span class="leadIn">Coverage </span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/specials/realestate/">Housing downturn</a> </li></ul> </li></ul> <div class="padTop10"></div> <div class="img80h3Left"><h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2009/02/13/what_the_789b_stimulus_would_do_for_consumers">What the $789b stimulus means for you</a></h3><div class="tt"> <span>Help would come in a variety of ways, from an $800 tax credit for working families to a tax break if you buy a new car or a new home. </span></div><div class="cf"></div></div> <ul class="linklist"><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/stimulus_expectations_run_high">In Mass., stimulus expectations run high</a> </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/mortgage_subsidy_called_possible">Mortgage subsidy called possible</a> </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/12/great_recession_seen_lasting_3_years_experts_say">Some see recession lasting 3 years</a> </li></ul> <div class="leadOut"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/specials/creditcrisis/">More coverage of the economic crisis</a></div> <div class="padTop10"></div> <div class="img80h3Left"><div class="overline">Boston Capital </div><h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/paying_a_giants_price">Credit unions pay a giant's price</a></h3><div class="tt"> <span>Why are credit unions now on the hook for a meltdown that could easily cost the entire industry the kind of money it earns in a whole year or even more?</span></div><div class="cf"></div></div> <div class="padTop10"></div> <div class="dotted4px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <h3 class="sectionHeader"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/morebusiness">More headlines</a></h3> <div class="dotted1px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <ul class="linklist"><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/citigroup_places_moratorium_on_some_foreclosures" class="bold">Citigroup places moratorium on some foreclosures</a> </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/us_consumers_economists_unanimously_grim" class="bold">U.S. consumers, economists unanimously grim</a> </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/jpmorgan_halting_foreclosures_until_march_6" class="bold">JPMorgan, Citigroup halting foreclosures</a> </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/chrysler_officialfiat_deal_wont_close_by_tuesday" class="bold">Chrysler official: No Fiat deal closing by Tuesday</a> </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/apnewsbreak_blackwater_dumps_tarnished_brand_name" class="bold">APNewsBreak: Blackwater dumps tarnished brand name</a> </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/chrysler_says_restructuring_talks_making_progress" class="bold">Chrysler says restructuring talks making progress</a> </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/production_of_destroyer_begins_with_little_fanfare_1234542076" class="bold">Production of destroyer begins with little fanfare</a> </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/wal_mart_names_gearhart_top_counsel" class="bold">Wal-Mart names Gearhart top counsel</a> </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/production_of_destroyer_begins_with_little_fanfare" class="bold">Production of destroyer begins with little fanfare</a> </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/13/fed_giving_itself_extra_time_to_meet_during_crisis" class="bold">Fed giving itself extra time to meet during crisis</a> </li></ul> <div class="dotted4px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <h3 class="sectionHeader"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/technology">Technology</a></h3> <div class="dotted1px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <div class="img80h3Left"><h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/02/13/cable_tv_company_to_file_for_chapter_11">Cable TV company to file for Chapter 11</a></h3><div class="tt"> <span>Charter Communications Inc. , the second-largest cable television provider in Massachusetts, said yesterday it will file for debt restructuring under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy law.</span></div><div class="cf"></div></div> <div class="cf"></div> <div class="dotted4px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <h3 class="sectionHeader"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/">Personal finance</a></h3> <div class="dotted1px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <div class="img80h3Left"><h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2009/02/13/its_possible_to_feast_on_a_tight_budget">It's possible to feast on a tight budget</a></h3><div class="tt"> <span>The challenge was simple: Cook a good meal for a family of five, and spend no more than $10 on the whole shebang. For this family, it wasn't much of a challenge.</span></div><div class="cf"></div></div> <div class="cf"></div> <div class="dotted4px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <h3 class="sectionHeader"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/columnists">Columnists</a></h3> <div class="dotted1px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <div class="splitThirds"> <div class="aSide"><div class="thirdsPad"> <div class="tcCentered"><div class="imgHeadlineBoldCentered"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/columnists/syre" class="imageLink"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/09/12/1189621382_4074.gif" title="Boston Capital's Steve Syre" height="100" width="100" alt="Boston Capital's Steve Syre" border="0"/></a><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/columnists/syre">Steve Syre</a></div> </div> </div></div> <div class="bSide"><div class="thirdsPad"> <div class="tcCentered"><div class="imgHeadlineBoldCentered"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/technology/baard" class="imageLink"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/09/25/1190745413_3047.gif" title="Personal Tech's Mark Baard" height="100" width="100" alt="Personal Tech's Mark Baard" border="0"/></a><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/technology/baard">Mark Baard</a></div> </div> </div></div> <div class="cSide"><div class="thirdsPad"> <div class="tcCentered"><div class="imgHeadlineBoldCentered"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/singletary" class="imageLink"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Graphic/2007/09/30/1191157031_7074.gif" title="Color of Money's Michelle Singletary" height="100" width="100" alt="Color of Money's Michelle Singletary" border="0"/></a><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/singletary">Michelle Singletary</a></div> </div> </div></div> <div class="cf"></div></div> <div class="dotted4px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <h3 class="sectionHeader"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://finance.boston.com/boston?Page=MarketSummary">Markets</a></h3> <div class="dotted1px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <div class="padBottom10"><div class="img80h3Left"><h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/markets/articles/2009/02/13/agriculture_futures_trade_mixed_on_the_cbot">Agriculture futures trade mixed on the CBOT</a></h3><div class="tt"> <span>Agriculture futures were mixed early Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery rose 3.25 cents to $5.42 a bushel; March corn gained 1.5 cents to $3.6775 a bushel; March oats slipped 0.25 cent to $1.9025 a bushel; and March soybeans rose 3.5 cents to $9.72 a bushel.</span></div><div class="cf"></div></div> </div> <div class="dotted4px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <h3 class="sectionHeader"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare">Healthcare</a></h3> <div class="dotted1px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <div class="padBottom10"><div class="img80h3Left"><h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2009/02/13/stimulus_expectations_run_high">Stimulus expectations run high</a></h3><div class="tt"> <span>Massachusetts companies could benefit from the billions of dollars earmarked for clean energy, medical research, and other industries in the economic stimulus package, which is nearing approval by Congress.</span></div><div class="cf"></div></div> </div> <div class="dotted4px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <h3 class="sectionHeader"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/realestate/">Homes</a></h3> <div class="dotted1px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <div class="img80h3Left"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2009/02/10/mass_sellers_find_sweetener_needed" class="imageLink"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2009/02/10/Home-Sales8080__1234282668_3234.jpg" title="Mass. sellers add sweetener" height="80" width="80" alt="Mass. sellers add sweetener" border="0"/></a><h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2009/02/10/mass_sellers_find_sweetener_needed">Mass. sellers add sweetener</a></h3><div class="tt"> <span>Home sellers are working harder to close deals by offering more incentives and dropping prices, according to a report.</span></div><div class="cf"></div></div> <ul class="linklistInline"> <li><span class="leadIn">Coverage </span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/business/specials/realestate/">More on the Mass. real estate slump</a> </li></ul> <div class="cf"></div> <div class="cf"></div> <div class="dotted4px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <h3 class="sectionHeader"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/jobs/">Jobs</a></h3> <div class="dotted1px"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""/></div> <div class="img80h3Left"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/bostonworks/news/articles/2009/02/08/straighten_up_and_sit_right" class="imageLink"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242im_/http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2009/02/10/chairs8080-2__1234282810_5376.jpg" title="Straighten up and sit right" height="80" width="80" alt="Straighten up and sit right" border="0"/></a><div class="overline">The Globe tests </div><h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090213183242/http://www.boston.com/bostonworks/news/articles/2009/02/08/straighten_up_and_sit_right">Straighten up and sit right</a></h3><div class="tt"> <span>Better posture at work can help keep back pain at bay. 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