THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING

There is such a thing as a free lunch

...if you take it one bite at a time

By Carmen Nobel
Globe Correspondent / June 26, 2008

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Among economists, there's a saying so popular that it's often abbreviated into an awkward acronym, TANSTAAFL. It stands for "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." Well, phooey on the economists. With food prices skyrocketing, and too much of our paychecks going into our gas tanks, we've decided to prove that yes, there is so such a thing ... (Full article: 1087 words)

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