Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Hmmmm, in 2008 one of the biggest fears was that credit markets would dry up causing massive restrictions in banks lending to one another and therefore massive refusals to lend money to us. Ahem… , we all saw real estate fall in 2008, 2009 and 2010 – but do you believe that it is now on the rebound?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Department of Education shows that there’s not as big a difference between public and private school performance as many believe – at least when it comes to reading and math. Medium tuition”, according to Great Schools “for their member private day schools in 2008-2009 in the United States was $17,441.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 26, 2014

Most people want to get out of debt, while others want to save for their children’s college educations or a new home. When economic conditions started deteriorating in late 2008, the prices of both gold and silver began to skyrocket. ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

He did, however, at least attempt to educate me on some of the terms and concepts used in the financial industry. At times, it can be stressful to watch the paper value of your holdings disappear (such as in 2008 and 2009), but when the market is soaring, it gets really fun to watch your networth go up!

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Finally Frugal

JANUARY 12, 2011

That comment made me think about all of the news articles written by supposed 'experts' who predicted that we had (or would) hit bottom in 2008, or 2009, or 2010, or even 2011! They're guesstimating an end to the housing crisis based on, I'm sure, years of expensive education at Ivy League schools and various economic indicators.

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