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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. percent in 2009, the U.S. personal saving rate bottomed out at around 1% in the third quarter of 2005. In spite of a 2009 study by Scott I.

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DIY – Getting a Handle on New Carpet

Saving Cents With Sense

Jay Harris has been a Home Depot store associate since 2005 in the Chicago area. ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. Any success stories of installing your carpet yourself? Any practices you can warn others to stay away from? All rights reserved.

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