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Hey there! Dan DeFrancesco in NYC. I know we are getting close to beach season, but I'm not sure shelling out $14,000 on fake ab surgery is money well spent. Take a look at the pics, and you be the judge.

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Hey there! Dan DeFrancesco in NYC.

Fun fact Friday: Parents in cities, including Eleanor Roosevelt, used to put their children in cages that hung out their windows in order for them to get fresh air.

With the stock market closed today, we decided to shake things up a bit. Today's edition consists of reader-submitted questions. 

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Almost Friday! Dan DeFrancesco in NYC. The biggest golf tournament of the year, the Masters, kicks off today. Here's a guide to the players with the best chance of winning. Even if golf isn't your thing, the concessions at Augusta National, and their eye-popping prices (in a good way), are worth a peek

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Halfway there! Dan DeFrancesco in NYC, and I'm amazed the Italian government wants to pass a law allowing them to fine people for mispronouncing words like "bruschetta." Mamma mia! Just wait until they hear how people over here say "mozzarella."

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Welcome back! Dan DeFrancesco in NYC.

I'm still taking questions for the reader mailbag. Drop any finance-related questions you have for me here. (Don't worry, it's anonymous.) I'll answer them in Friday's newsletter.

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Almost Friday! Dan DeFrancesco in NYC, and I finally got the backstory on the crumbling mansion I used to see when I rode the Metro-North's Hudson line into the city (if you know, you know).