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This is another question for you as a part of our research into the awkward conversations we all have with the people in our lives around…yup…money.
What uncomfortable situations arise when you earn less than your friends?
Maybe you chose a less lucrative career path, maybe you’re in school. Or maybe you’re collecting unemployment or took a lower-paying job after a layoff.
No matter the reason, how do disparities in what people earn affect you when you’re out with friends? Click here to pick up the tab.
(Photo credit: Jason Gulledge, via Flickr)
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Maybe it was sudden, or gradual. But ultimately you realized that in order to help slow global warming, you needed to change how you eat, travel, work or live.
Does this sound familiar? If so, we want to hear more. If not, we’d like to hear what’s prevented you from making a change. Click here to share your experience with Marketplace and our sister documentary program, American RadioWorks.
American RadioWorks is examining climate change solutions, prominent among them changing habits of consumption, travel or energy usage that leads to shrinking carbon footprints. Marketplace is asking whether or not individuals can really make an impact on climate change.
Efforts to change behavior en masse are running up against an erosion in the belief that global warming is a problem worth urgent attention. Global warming ranked last in Americans’ priorities for 2010, according to a January 25th report from The Pew Research Center for People and the Press. And that’s on top of a Yale report’s findings (PDF) which revealed a 14% decline over the last two years in the number of Americans who believe global warming is happening.
Help us gather experiences and stories to better understand what triggers people to make changes to lifestyle and habits. And thanks.
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Maybe it was sudden, or gradual. But ultimately you realized that in order to help slow global warming, you needed to change how you eat, travel, work or live.
Does this sound familiar? If so, we want to hear more. If not, we’d like to hear what’s prevented you from making a change. Click here to share your experience with Marketplace and our sister documentary program, American RadioWorks.
American RadioWorks is examining climate change solutions, prominent among them changing habits of consumption, travel or energy usage that leads to shrinking carbon footprints. Marketplace is asking whether or not individuals can really make an impact on climate change.
Efforts to change behavior en masse are running up against an erosion in the belief that global warming is a problem worth urgent attention. Global warming ranked last in Americans’ priorities for 2010, according to a January 25th report from The Pew Research Center for People and the Press. And that’s on top of a Yale report’s findings (PDF) which revealed a 14% decline over the last two years in the number of Americans who believe global warming is happening.
Help us gather experiences and stories to better understand what triggers people to make changes to lifestyle and habits. And thanks.
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Recently, Public Insight Network sources have been sharing their stories about some of the most awkward conversations they’ve had. Thanks to the ideas we’ve received, we’re now planning an occasional series for Marketplace Money in which we’ll explore some of these challenging topics. Maybe it’s not shocking, but a lot of those conversations are about the connection between money and relationships.
One area we want to explore is marriage and divorce. Has your life been touched by divorce in some way? If you or close family members have gone through a divorce, what were some of the most challenging conversations from that time? Click here to share your experience and your advice for others.
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We’ve teamed up with ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit investigative reporting newsroom, to find out which members of Congress are going to the Super Bowl. For information on the project go here. To find the number of your Congressperson, see below:
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If you’re a football fan — and especially if you’re a Colts or a Saints fan then you know what you’re going to be doing on February 7th: Let us know too.
Share your Super Bowl XLIV plans with Marketplace, and clue us in on how you prepare for the big game.
Will you be at a friend’s home? Hosting a Super Bowl party? At a bar full of fans? At the game itself?
And because we’re a show about money, we especially want to know if you’ll be making any bets on the game. Share your Super Bowl winning strategy with Marketplace.
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(photo: Isaac Singleton Photography)
Last week’s disastrous earthquake in Haiti has provoked an international response from individuals, corporations, relief organizations, and governments. Marketplace wants to know how, if at all, you or your business are a part of that effort.
How have you or your company responded to the earthquake in Haiti? Have you donated time, money, resources or expertise? Are you helping in some other way? Have you been thinking about it but you’re not sure what to do? Marketplace wants to hear your experience.
Click here to share your experience with Marketplace.
If you have friends and family in Haiti, we’d also like to hear your story. How, if at all, have you been able to communicate with your loved ones? If you’ve been able to communicate with them, what do they say is their most pressing need? Are they able to access necessities like food, water and shelter? What have you, personally, been doing to support the aid effort in Haiti? Where are you looking to find information about what’s happening in Haiti?
You can share your experiences on the form, or email abrody@marketplace.org directly.
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This week we’re exploring how people make decisions about their investments — what drives them psychologically.
If you have investments in stocks or bonds of any sort, you can help us report this story.
Why do you invest the way you do? What drives your choices? Does the behavior of others influence your investment and consumer decisions? If your neighbor, uncle, or coworker buys an item or invests in a particular stock, does that encourage you to do the same? Why (or why not)?
Click here to share your insights with Marketplace.
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As the new year begins, Marketplace is reporting stories about higher education. We want to know: What kinds of education are needed for people and communities to thrive in the 21st century? What changes are being made at colleges and universities across the country to make sure students receive these kinds of education?
If you work, study or teach on campus, we want to hear about your experiences. You are the experts, so click here to tell us what’s going on at your school.
Maybe you’re about to receive your B.A. and are finding that your skills and knowledge just don’t match what employers are looking for. Or perhaps you’re a member of a department undergoing curriculum changes to keep up with the demands of a changing marketplace. Whatever your place is in the wide world of higher education, click here to tell us what you think students need to learn in order to succeed.
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As the end of 2009 approaches, the annual ritual of rating the year kicks into high gear. We in the media obsessively make “best” and “worst” lists of everything from albums to gadgets to celebrity scandals.
Here at Marketplace, we thought we’d get in on the list-making action. But there’s a twist. Instead of compiling our own lists, we want to hear from you.
What was your biggest financial worry of 2009? What were your best and worst financial decisions of the year? What was the most important financial lesson you learned? Click here to share your answers to these questions and more.
Please join us in bidding a fond farewell (or perhaps a good riddance) to 2009 by helping Marketplace cover the financial stories that are meaningful to you. Share your best and worst with us here.
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Are you a business owner? Do you have a story to tell about how your business has weathered the recession? Marketplace wants to hear it.
Click here to share your insights.
Here at Marketplace we report on jobs, layoffs, the federal stimulus package’s impact on businesses, reduced access to credit, and businesses’ relationships with their customers. If you own a business (no matter the size), your insights can help us report on these topics — and maybe even help us discover new stories to tell.
Share your insights into owning a business during a recession, and help our reporting team learn how you’re looking ahead to recovery.
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Money conversations can be tough: whether asking your parents for money, talking with your grown children about your will, or sorting out shared finances with a partner, financial conversations are often awkward.
Marketplace Money is looking for your stories about awkward money conversations. Click here to tell us your stories, share your advice, or ask a question about how to handle your particular situation.
At Marketplace Money we receive countless questions from our audience about how to broach certain topics: How do divorced parents handle allowance without creating mixed messages? How do you tell that irresponsible relative you don’t really want to co-sign that loan? If you can’t quite make the rent, how should you approach your landlord?
Wed like to hear about your experience handling these tough situations. What’s your story about participating in an uncomfortable conversation about money?
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As companies continue to look for ways to cut costs, managers often look to digital technologies. We’re looking into new developments in hiring practices, and we’re looking for people to tell us about unusual or surprising job interview experiences.
Have you had a job interview recently that defied the norm? Have you interviewed in a room where you were the only human, surrounded by computer screens? Have you done it from your living room….over Skype? Have you had to take real-time online tests?
Click here to share your story.
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(Photo: Florida Conference, via Flickr)
Last holiday season was less than merry for many businesses and their employees. As the recession deepened, companies canceled Christmas bonuses, nixed holiday parties, and began to lay off workers in huge numbers.
A year later many signs point to the tail end of the recession, but unemployment numbers continue to climb and small businesses still struggle to secure loans. With all of these mixed economic messages, Marketplace wants to hear from you: How are the holidays shaping up at your workplace?
Tell us your strategies for making it through another bumpy December. If you work for a company that depends on fourth quarter sales, what is it doing to make sure business is brisk? If you’re a business owner who can’t afford to give bonuses, are you still managing to spread holiday cheer? If the office party has been canceled, have you come up with a different way to mark the season? Click here to fill us in.
Thanks for sharing with us — and happy Thanksgiving!
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This week, an independent panel commissioned by the federal Department of Health and Human Services released new guidelines for breast cancer screening.
The new guidelines recommend women over 50 who are not at high risk for cancer get a screening every two years. The old guidelines recommended women over 40 get an annual mammogram. The report also discourages doctors from teaching women to conduct regular breast self-examinations. (Go here for the full recommendation.)
These new guidelines break with past recommendations, and could have real impact on women’s health and health costs. But the hospitals, doctors, insurers, technicians and manufacturers that provide mammography services could also face changes.
Do you see any changes ahead for yourself or your business in response to the new guidelines? Will the new recommendations help or hurt your workplace, your health, health costs, or other parts of your life? Click here to share your experience with Marketplace.
Overheard on the Trading Floor
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Have you, or has someone you love, gotten a divorce?
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