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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. She lost both of her jobs in the course of a month, and they consequently couldn’t meet the mortgage payments on their almost new home as a result.

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Enrollment is OPEN for Elite Blog Academy

Family Balance Sheet

Ruth from the wildly successful blog, Living Well Spending Less , has created the course Elite Blog Academy and it is designed to help you take your blog to new heights. But I couldn’t stop thinking about her course, so a few months ago I decided to make the investment and enroll in the first-ever Elite Blog Academy course.

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Are You Ready for Rising Gas Prices?

Family Balance Sheet

It sounds like we might be headed back to the summer of 2008. Of course it is only a projection and hopefully he is WRONG! Our business was affected by higher gas prices in 2008. Many businesses and families were affected by the summer of 2008's gas hikes. by Memorial Day. Double Yikes!

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US Presidents and Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Of course, sales of his books, and hence his royalties most likely increased because he became president! Of course, there is that Presidential pension we now bestow on men (and hopefully someday women) who held the office. million according to All the President’s Money: Where the Obama Invested in 2010. He earned 1.57

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Election Day 2012 FREEBIES

Saving Cents With Sense

The Starbucks deal is from 2008 and the 7-Eleven deal was actually for National Coffee Day in June. Let me know if you hear differently, and of course if you hear of any more FREEBIES, I’ll add them to the list. Looks like there are rumors of FREE coffee at Starbucks and 7-Eleven on Election Day, but I don’t think they are real.

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Energy-Saving Software For An Eco-Friendly Office

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Of course, the main draw for most professional spaces these days revolves around computers and related hardware. Verdiem first released a computer energy-saving program called Edison in 2008 with the intent of reducing a computer’s energy usage through scheduled “suspension”, which basically amounts to a sleep mode.

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My Blogging Journey – When and Why

Teresa's Deals

I use to have a local events and happenings blog when I lived in Austin from 2008 – 2010, I even use to run a Direct Sales blog back in 2007 and after a year, I sold it. I have just recently started a course at Inspired Bloggers University called Monetize45 and it will help you make money with your blog and it works.