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A grand gift for Christmas
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A grand gift for Christmas

  • Neita Cecil
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“It feels like the world has been lifted off my shoulders.” That was the reaction of a Florida man whose recent stretch of homelessness in the bitter cold of The Dalles was ended by a local group that gave him an astounding Christmas gift: a 2004 van to get him and his teen sons back home to Florida.

Everyday Cheapskate: Why a $25,000 dinner is hard to swallow
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Everyday Cheapskate: Why a $25,000 dinner is hard to swallow

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I don’t consider myself a complete stranger to high-priced gourmet fare. After all, I did enjoy a lovely $100-per-person meal once. But even that experience in my semi-impressive culinary repertoire did not prepare me to handle gracefully the idea of a 10-course dinner complete with a price tag of $25,000 per person. And it wasn’t a political fundraiser. Just a fancy meal in an exotic location — Bangkok, Thailand.