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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. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does a survey multiple times a year, called the Consumer Expenditure Survey. percent in 2010 following a decrease of 2.8

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A Cash Experiment

Family Balance Sheet

Apparently, consumers spend more when they use a credit card in place of cash. We actually spent less on clothing in 2010 than 2009, but after looking in our closets, I just can't think of anything that we truly need. We use a rewards credit card for almost every purchase we make. I let our grocery bill creep up this past fall.

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I retired in 2010 (yeah!). In 2010 and 2011 I did get a lot of it re-invested, even though it was rising the whole time. In hindsight, although my personal situation made me desire retirement, it would have been financially more astute to keep working and investing my salary during 2010 and 2011 and 2012. My Predicament.

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CosMedix Review and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

Description of Product: “CosMedix is a leading cosmeceutical company that provides skin care solutions to both professionals and consumers. As an eco-friendly company, our paperless packaging initiative helped save 1,149 trees in 2009 alone. © 2010 Nicoles Nickels LLC All Rights Reserved. Perfect chemistry is our forte.

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Join Us in the Breast Cancer Twitter Party #ClickIt4BC (9/29)

Saving Cents With Sense

Join Us: When: September 29th, 2010 Time: 8:00 CST (6pm AZ time) Hashtag: #ClickIt4BC Twitter: @ClickIt4BC , @ConsumerQueen & @FastFixin. Make sure you pre-register on Consumer Queen’s page in the Simply Linked box for your chance to win some of these great prizes! All rights reserved.

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Anything That's Worth Having, Sure Enough Is Worth Fighting For

Work With What You've Got

Death to 2009, Viva 2010. but it is not difficult, just time consuming, and anyone can do it. It’s been unpleasant, and it’s been a hassle, but to be honest, this year has been just one disappointment after another and by now it just seems par for the course. I got my hand piece remade the other night.

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Your Worst Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

According to ShrinkThatFootPrint web site, the average size of a newly built home in Canada in 2009 was one thousand nine hundred and forty eight square feet, and in the US it was two thousand one hundred sixty four square feet.

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