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SHANE KEYSER/The Kansas City Star_20060307_COLUMNIST_ Tuesday, March 7, 2006, in Kansas City, Missouri. (PHOTO BY SHANE KEYSER/STAFF)

McDonald’s teams with Visa to offer employees a financial education

11:16 PM CDT

Quarter pounders with cheese and quarter-point credit card interest rate hikes. Both cooking and financial skills are being taught these days to more than 500,000 McDonald’s restaurant employees.

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SHANE KEYSER/The Kansas City Star_20060307_COLUMNIST_ Tuesday, March 7, 2006, in Kansas City, Missouri. (PHOTO BY SHANE KEYSER/STAFF)

Teen hopes to turn electronics passion into a career

12:58 AM CDT

Jacob Golding is doing what he does best. For the 18-year-old recent high school graduate, the recipe for success has revolved around one thing: Technical-school training for a career in electronics engineering.

Customer service is a lesson — or a nightmare

06:56 PM CDT

I’ll never forget the time my mother took me shopping for my first suit. I was 14 and needed a three-piece jacket, pants and vest for a teen dance and a family wedding.

How money can be sweeter than cookies

11:59 PM CDT

Cameron Fisher learned at least two key things about the stock market as a fifth-grader this past year. One: In today’s jittery markets, stocks can make sharp, fast movements — up or down.