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The Friday Fi-Ku: 6-06-08

Happy Friday, FiLifers! We’ve summed up the past week’s personal finance news in 5-7-5 form. As you’ll see below, several of us were inspired by the jump in gas prices and unemployment. Feel free to drop your own financial poetry in the comment section!

Oil keeps on rising
Gas at the pump gets dearer
Time to ride a bike
-Dave Kansas

Unemployment rate
Jumps to five point five percent
Where’s my rebate check?
-Tom Powell

Oil keeps on rising
Unemployment just got worse
We need miracles
-Colin Constantine

Rogue hedge fund guys cheat
A mixed martial arts expert
That’s risky business!
-Kristen Sullivan

Flying to Europe
Means dealing with a weak buck
Will Big Macs be cheap?
-Dave Kansas

Obama takes it
Hillary takes a long time
To make “decisions”
-Tara Siegel Bernard

Forty five trillion
Needed to fight global warmth
Invest energy!
-Tom Powell

Alltel deal announced
Private equity profits
But lenders lose cash
-Vanessa Durante

NBA finals
Old rivals reunite, tix
Sold out. Go Celtics!
–Jennifer Tse

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