Mid-day Money Minute- MMM it's so good

The Mid-day Money Minute (MMM) has been created to serve as a quick tip or commentary on current financial news matters that affect you. This will allow you to get away with eating lunch at your desk with one hand, and reading my blog with plenty of time to swap browser windows if you boss walks by!

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Wal-Mart to end Layaway Service- Wal-Mart will no longer provide layaway service after 2006 due to rising costs and decreased demand. Layaway has been a tradition since Sam Walton founded the chain in 1962. The deadline for stopping to accept layaways is Nov 19th and a pick up deadline of mid-December. This step is one of many to help spark the slowing growth Wal-Mart has been experiencing compared with rival Target stores.