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The Cost of Personal Grooming

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A study once conducted by members of the economics department at Elon University in North Carolina concluded (according to article Clothes and Personal Grooming Can Affect Earnings on Live Science ). that increased grooming time has a large, positive effect on minority men, a negative effect on women and no effect on white males. “.

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

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We individual investors have all become market skittish since the recent huge recession and economic downturn. Anthony Mirhaydari from MSN Money in an article Bull market or prelude to a bust? I’d rather buy stocks at a lower price and sell them at a higher one if I can. Is The Bull Market About To Deflate?

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Can You Cut Expenses by a Half Million Dollars?

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is based on a Billshrink.com article – Dining on a budget. By using generic or store brand groceries instead of name brand, you can save 3.7 % of your food budget each month (per the Journal of Economic Perspectives article: Consumer Shopping Behavior, How Much Do Consumer’s Save ). 91,404 Entertainment.