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5 Economic Assumptions We (still) Make That Won’t Always Be True

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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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How to Handle the Stock Market Roller Coaster Ride?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you want to read up on that stuff, plenty of it was written in 2008 and 2009. Is now the time to put that in the market and make it grow? This economic downturn is just the ticket to accomplish some of those actions. Write down my life experiences on economic downturns for the future benefit of my grandchildren.

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Reviewing The World’s Landfills – A Future Fictional Business Plan Excerpt

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

none of them were working to contain the growing mountains of waste. Although attempts at regulation and re-use abounded, most met with societal, economic and/or political failure. “moved from simple dumping on land or sea, to burial, sanitary landfill, feeding to swine, reduction, incineration, and various forms of composting”.