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US Presidents and Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We toured Monticello in 2005 and learned that Thomas Jefferson, one of my favorite presidents died a pauper. Grant also did poorly in personal finance. We toured Gettysburg in 2005 as well and watched a re-enactment of the 4 day battle starting July 1 and ending July 4, where more than 51,000 soldiers from both sides died.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Well according to the bill’s sponsors, in the resolution presented to and passed by the 112 th Congress this March, we have a lot of issues to solve. Why do we need it? According to the resolution: Twenty-five.6 Your children know that you are saving money. Then you are not included in the statistics listed above.

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Mourning the Loss of Privacy

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Consumer Affairs reported that in 2005, CVS posted purchases made by holders of their loyalty card). Bloggers post the most detailed accounts of their finances on their sites – what they make, what they spend, where it comes from and goes, where their banks are and what their net worth is. How valuable is our privacy?

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. personal saving rate bottomed out at around 1% in the third quarter of 2005. ” The tired of scrimping effect.