On this episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate's Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann share the financial odds and ends they're most thankful for this year, including:
 
• Insurance (Cathy)
• Index Funds (Felix)
• McDonald's (Jordan)
 
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Email: slatemoney@slate.com
Twitter: @Felix salmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann
 
Podcast production by Zachary Dinerstein
 
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