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@JanetBodnar Just found out I won for my Detroit News personal finance columns, too! Congrats! 1:39 PM Feb 17th via web in reply to JanetBodnar
I'm a winner! Best-in-Business award for my Detroit News personal finance columns: bit.ly/AdK9iR 1:24 PM Feb 17th via web
@ronlieber @JLin7 Does that include full-contact columnizing? 12:34 PM Feb 17th via web in reply to ronlieber
@DahlJonathan @AlyssaAbkowtiz Could be a big deal in college towns, esp. where freshman can park on campus. 12:25 PM Feb 17th via web in reply to DahlJonathan
ronlieber Prepare to lose hours (or is it win?) in this wonderful @WSJ memorial 2 the late Jeff Zaslow. Thanks 4 doing it, gang. on.wsj.com/y3EUPN 11:07 AM Feb 17th via web Retweeted by SaveAGrand and 2 others
@ronlieber @KeyBank_Help Well, so I hear. Also high ATM fees at truck stops, hotels, other places where convenience is at a premium. 8:58 AM Feb 6th via web in reply to ronlieber
@ronlieber @KeyBank_Help Is he in a strip joint? 8:52 AM Feb 6th via web in reply to ronlieber
@DanielPink @knowledgwharton If you can't give them a raise, at least give them a voice. 8:33 AM Feb 1st via web in reply to DanielPink
@LaurenYoung The Brooklyn Diner is in Manhattan? It's a borough, not a brand. Oy. 8:32 AM Feb 1st via web in reply to LaurenYoung
@davidshepardson Honestly, do people still need to be told that the entire industry could have collapsed? H8rs gonna h8, I guess. 8:30 AM Feb 1st via web in reply to davidshepardson
egconley Well a few extra features&that wraps up my #NAIAS coverage...until tomorrow.. 3:32 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck Retweeted by SaveAGrand
@Waistreduction Interested in 50 cents per day idea. Let's talk for a story. boconnor@detnews.com 6:18 AM Jan 9th via web
Looking to pay down your credit cards? Try my tips for switching to a lower-rate card. detroitnews.com/article/201201… 6:15 AM Jan 9th via Tweet Button
Help me win this poll for column of the year. Deadline is noon so hurry. facebook.com/questions/1015… 5:13 AM Dec 29th, 2011 via web
LaurenLaCapra This is dumb. nyr.kr/smX6fj 12:17 PM Dec 27th, 2011 via bitly Retweeted by SaveAGrand
Many happy returns: Tips to take hassle out of taking unwanted gifts back to the store detroitnews.com/article/201112… 10:04 AM Dec 26th, 2011 via Tweet Button
Why it's worth it to go a little bit Christmas crazy this year: "A special, not simple, time of year" detnews.com/article/201112… 10:09 AM Dec 19th, 2011 via Tweet Button
@omars81 Probably staying in the journalism business! 6:43 AM Dec 15th, 2011 via Tweet Button in reply to omars81
Check this video out -- There's a Starbucks (Where the Starbucks Used to Be)-John Wesley Harding youtube.com/watch?v=X402vb… via @youtube 5:59 AM Nov 5th, 2011 via Tweet Button
Really bad ideas: Acid-washed jeans. Reality television. Prohibition. The next Adam Sandler movie. And now this: bit.ly/r79FpR 11:06 AM Oct 10th, 2011 via web

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Bio This is the Twitter feed for Grand Experiment, a new Detroit News series where Brian O'Connor tries to cut $1000 out of his family budget.