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Australia is looking to fill six dream jobs, from outback adventurer to chief funster. What sort of qualifications do you need to be the CHIEF funster? Read on.
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CNBC Look-Alikes—From Rick Santelli to Erin Burnett
Posted By: Cindy Perman
When stocks go down, we financial journalists get a lot of hate mail. People lose money, they get cranky and they want someone to blame. We understand. And, in that spirit, we're offering this hilarious list of CNBC "separated at birth" comparisons. Go ahead. Laugh with us. Laugh at us. We're here for you.
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Zen and the Art of the Credit Crisis
Posted By: Cindy Perman
The credit crisis and downward spiral of the economy can be a drag. But put some pictures or music to it and it can be downright fun. Let’s turn that frown upside down! For your weekend viewing pleasure, a few artistic interpretations of the current hole we find ourselves in.
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Recession Foods: Partake Like It’s 1929
Posted By: Cindy Perman
Long gone are the days of mindlessly spending $5 on a gourmet grapefruit. It's time to embrace three-for-a-dollar and rediscover Spam. Here to guide you through your culinary journey in time is Clara, a 93-year-old grandmother who demonstrates inexpensive Depression recipes on YouTube.
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It Takes a 'Macho Man' to Stimulate This Economy
Posted By: Cindy Perman
Everybody's a critic when it comes to fixing this economy. But it takes a real "Macho Man" to get this economy humming again. Well, a "Macho Man" impersonator, anyway.
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Even Caves Aren't Safe From Housing Crisis
Posted By: Cindy Perman
If you've threatened to ride out the recession in a cave, you might want think again. One man in Missouri thought he was safe, buying a cave for his family to live in five years ago. Now, the recession is threatening to smoke him out of his cave and he's been forced to put it up for sale on eBay.
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The Oscar Bailout: Jobs, Mortgages and the Golden Ultimatum
Posted By: Cindy Perman
In a world where 5 million are unemployed, one man’s quest to make a difference leads to … The Golden Ultimatum.
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Banks Got You Queasy? Just Stay in Bed.
Posted By: Cindy Perman
If the freefall in shares of bank stocks is keeping you up at night, one company has a solution: Put your money in your mattress. Literally.
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Forgot to Buy Flowers? Just Drop the ‘R’ Bomb.
Posted By: Cindy Perman
So, you forgot to buy flowers for Valentine’s Day. Nice going, slick. Well, lucky for you there’s a recession going on, which is offering a convenient excuse for getting out of just about anything from marriage proposals to being cheap on Valentine’s Day.
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Recession Crimps Valentine's Spending—But Can't Touch Sex
Posted By: Cindy Perman
Lovers are expected to spend about $20 less this Valentine’s Day, dishing out just over $100 to make their schmoopy smile, the National Retail Federation reported, but 79 percent of consumer surveyed said their personal financial situation has had no impact on their frequency of sex.
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Dominatrix Work Forces Recession to Its Knees
Posted By: Cindy Perman
One of the kinkier trends to emerge from this recession is that many professional women are turning to dominatrix work to supplement their incomes. Are you listening to me? (Whapisssh!)
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About Pony In Here Somewhere
The news can get a little heavy sometimes, with debt crises, vicious markets and crappy earnings reports. So, we dispatched our crack reporter, Cindy Perman, to find some levity amid all this seriousness. Why a Pony? To be clear, there were no ponies harmed in the making of this blog. The blog’s name, “There Must Be a Pony In Here Somewhere,” comes from an old joke, a favorite of Ronald Reagan’s, that essentially means, with a pile of you-know-what this big, there MUST be a pony — a bright side — in here somewhere!
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Email: ponyblog@cnbc.com
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Cindy Perman is a writer at CNBC.com, covering jobs, real estate, retirement and personal finance.
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The latest video to have gone viral introduces "Prancerise." Exercise will never be the same. Giddyup!
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An image on a JCPenney's billboard advertising a tea pot has a web sensation. It's the spitting image of Adolf Hitler.
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CNBC's Jane Wells goes shopping for a pork belly in order to make her own bacon. She's pleased with the results. And Tom Rotunno looks at a bacon-inspired beer from Rogue Ale.
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