Coming This Week

Monday: The new NASA philosophy of faster-better-cheaper--so central to the success of the Mars mission--is playing to the strengths of the Dryden Flight Research Center, where next-generation flying machines are developed, The Cutting Edge reports. Also, the impersonality of digital communications is leading some to yearn for a return of telephone exchange names.

Tuesday: An ideal saver keeps his or her standard of living the same even if income rises. But that’s difficult for most people--although not for this week’s Money Make-Over subject in Wall Street, California, who takes that sage advice to a bit of an extreme. Also, a look at the paper industry and some helpful, if offbeat, features from the Motley Fool.

Also Tuesday: Find out how an interior designer increased her skills and profit by becoming a contractor, in Small Business.