Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 28, 2012

Should I still risk my money? GDP fell by 25% and markets crashed far more than they did in 2008. In my view there is likely to be a lot of pain in the global economy which is weighed down by huge amounts of debt at personal, business and government levels. This means our money is actually going down by over 1% per year.

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Money 2008 Bargain CD 186

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Money And Currency Will Always Be Able To Flow Freely Worldwide. 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. All that extra money is eventually going to cause inflation, in my opinion.

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Economical Real Estate Making 2008 213

Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Even as inflation comes down and the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle looks like it’s about to end , the economy still faces the risk of a recession. High-yield savings accounts While not technically an investment, savings accounts offer a modest return on your money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 15, 2011

However he kindly reminds everyone that reducing your driving is the best way to save money on gas, as well as save the environment! But due to the improving economy and chaos in the Middle East, the price of oil is quickly climbing back up. Will the summer of 2011 be a repeat of 2008?

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Transportation Fuel Calculators Cars 159

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

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. History has shown us, though, that good times, easy money and easy credit can quickly change us into spenders. ” The easy money effect.

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Spendthrift Economical Consumer Recession 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2011

If you want to read up on that stuff, plenty of it was written in 2008 and 2009. Here are some of the actions I could take during this downturn in the economy to benefit the long term growth of our future family members: Set up a family investment partnership or company, fund it and help the grown kids invest it’s assets.

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Recession Economical Grandchildren Kids and Family 176

Finally Frugal

JANUARY 12, 2011

I was questioning whether, with the sad state of the real estate market, throwing money at my second mortgage was really the intelligent thing to do, since I don't know whether I'll ever get that money back (I'm thinking not). I got some really good (and thought provoking) comments on that blog post.

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Frugal Real Estate 2008 Portland 45