character. >> liz lemon. i a look. >> when 30 rock begins this sn jair, america will meet jane melon, a tv writer who left a small wn for the big city. >> no snowflakes? >> but she is struggling to have it all. >> where where is my page? >> no. here is what you do. >> "star wars" didn't actually change cinema. >> there's only one way to find out. >> good for her. >> that is done by a group called the independent journal review. >> okay. >> how about john mccain playing. that is funny, right? >> and then lindsey graham on the day that he an a page on 31 rock. that is timely. i like him by the way, he is fiesty. >> uh-huh. >> and he is fiesty. >> and "the new york times" listed trends that didn't actual li actually catch on, and some of them ere sorry, and man buns. they asked the readers what trends they chose to skip this year, and so here is a look, and we are going to ring the bell every time we pass o a trend. >> all right. >> and so the return of croptops. >> pass. >> face conn touring. >> pass. >> not me. >> and harper lee's new book. >> i didn't get it. ooh, no, i love it. peri

live to work. others work to live. but nick and liz in their late 20s, are working toward retirement. the software engineer and communications specialist realized they were spending more time at the 9:00 to 5:00 than enjoying their lives. >> we realized if we did not and we would be 50. >> so they crafted an ambitious plan to retire early. really early. >> we planned at age 33 to never need to make another dollar in our life. >> to do it, they became self described frugal weirdos. >> you think of the three items. housing, transportation and food. we look at every line item. no spending is safe. >> they socked away 71% of the take home salary in 2014. they are on track to save more this year. how? no splurging on fancy meals. >> we went out to dinner twice. and we cook at home. >> when was the last time you bought a piece of clothing? >> oh, 17 months ago. >> trips to the salon. never. haircut. i thought oh, man. >> he thought this was going to be the end. >> they do enjoy traveling, but figured out how to do that frugally. >> we look for where it is cheapest to fly. >> they own their

from "30 rock". >> liz lemon. >> this one is called "31 rock." >> when "31 rock" begins this lemon. >> a tv writer who left the small town for the big city. >> no snow flakes. >> but she's struggling to have it all. >> where's my big gulp? where 's the new page? >> melon, okay. here's what you do. >> the "star wars" didn't actually change cinema. >> there's only one way to find out. >> good for her. >> that was done by a group playing. that was funny, right? >> and then -- and lindsey graham on the day that he announced that he's -- now he's a page on $31 rock." >> that was timely. i like him by the way. he's feisty. the "new york times" said trends that didn't actually catch on and some of them were like the buns. >> ugh. >> they asked the readers what trends they chose to skip this year and here's a look, and we're going to ring the bell every time we passed on a trend. >> all right. >> so the return of crop tops. >> past. >> face contouring. >> pass. >> not me. >> hoverboards. >> i gave one as a present. does that count as passing. >> harper lee's new book. >> pass. >> snapchat,

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trip of a lifetime. overcome with emotion, safyre's aunt liz dolder has kept the trip a secret for months. she'll never forget the day she got the news. it was just what she needed, during one safyre's worst days in the hospital. and the number of friends who showed up for the announcement monday was overwhelming . (s/ jessica layton / reporting1:22-1:36) "the family yard was set up for a birthday party. they are celebrating safy're's twin cousin's 8th birthdhd today. so time and for the first time in a long time this family finally has something to look forward to. (s/ liz dolder / safyre's aunt1:37-1:44) "finally go and just have fun. just have fun, oh my god. just for a whole week. i can relax. she may want to relax. but this little girl is on the go. and t tre's one person sa'fyre can't wait to see "cinderella" after so much trauma, so much pain - princess sa'fyre may get we've seen a lot of rain the last few days.... and it's turning to snow in some parts of siouxland. what can we expect for totoy's forecast? ben's in next to tell us. and a happy reunion for a family who thoug

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doing so pay in cash if >> cash, what is, that liz? let's leave on a high note because there's also information that you can use to perhaps get a better rate, information about your own history that you can take to the credit card companies. >> exactly. so the information works both ways. one study found that 78% of people who called their credit card company and asked for a lower interest rate got it, so if you have a good financial history, make that phone call, but know that that customer service rep on the phone may be looking at your name and there could be a red light or a green light next to your name. green means that you're a good customer and that rep is supposed to do whatever he or she can to keep you happy. >> you figure out pretty fast if you've got the red light or green light next to you. thanks for the good information. >>> coming up, we'll launch a week of tasty what we're calling last hurrahs before you hit reset on your diet for the new year but, first, this is "today" on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as

the help of her aunt liz dotler. she's gone through so much. she asked for so little n.2013 sapphire was the victim of a house fire. she lost her father and her au threeho siblings and suffered burns on her body. her goal was to collect enough holiday cards to fill a tree card holder that her aunt picked up at a thrift store. more than 20,000 people have shared this facebook post and is week sapphire received the surprise of a lifetime. now she has more than enough cards to fill her little tree and then some. people all sent her teddy bears and homemade jewelry and personalized crist mats ornaments, books and what every princess needs because sapphire you are princess, a good tiara. >> awesome story. >> it's perspective which we always talk about and you both are parents and obviously i have the children in my life and it's perspective. we saw story earlier war mom, i think 85 presents per child. >> spent $2,300. >>is and that was her choicse and not in the judgme . >> but a lot of people turned against her online. a let of people, but it is a reminder it's not just about -- which we