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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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6 Reasons Why Gold has a Bright Future

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If we consider the gold price in India today , a constant appreciation has been noticed over the years. Moreover, according to experts, the coming years will see a rapid increment in gold price and the metal will offer exciting investment avenues. Similarly, the rising demand for gold increases the price of gold. Final Word!

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How to Handle the Stock Market Roller Coaster Ride?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Even if you aren’t invested in the market, you wonder if this will ripple down to you in the form of more job losses, higher prices, inflation, benefit reductions and belt cinching. If you want to read up on that stuff, plenty of it was written in 2008 and 2009. Share tips on surviving economic downturns within the family.

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4 Tips To Starting Your Financial Plan

Saving Cents With Sense

Creating a short-term budget and long-term financial plan can not only help you get out of debt once and for all, but they can also guide you to economic independence and prosperity. When economic conditions started deteriorating in late 2008, the prices of both gold and silver began to skyrocket.

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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. We all are typically affected by the conditions around us, including economic conditions. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession.

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Frugal housing.

Finally Frugal

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! Way to protect your backside, economic experts!) It seems that those of us in the trenches (like my commenter) may have more insight than the experts!

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Holiday Shopping Tips from Personal Finance Commentator Regina Lewis

Nicoles Nickels

Her segments cover economic and consumer trends. Keep it All in the Family: As of 2008, a record 49 million Americans, or 16.1% Keep it All in the Family: As of 2008, a record 49 million Americans, or 16.1% Regina’s bottom-line: help consumers save time and money. In that vein, Ms. of the total U.S. of the total U.S.