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How to Handle the Stock Market Roller Coaster Ride?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Are we on our way to an actual depression (as opposed to the Great Recession)? If you want to read up on that stuff, plenty of it was written in 2008 and 2009. Write a book about our experiences during the Great Recession and this aftermath of it and offer it for sale. Am I just weird or do some of you also react that way?

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How is Your Vacation Rental Doing?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We planned our purchase in the heady days just prior to the recession of 2008/2009. We remain diversified in our portfolio and the property has regained it’s value from the ‘great recession’ downturn. We planned to rent out the property and thought it would rent quite a few days of the year. Gather the family.

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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. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession. percent in 2009, the U.S. In spite of a 2009 study by Scott I.

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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

We bought our house in March 2009, during some of the worst of the recession and the housing bubble bursting. This is largely a case of being in the right place at the right time, but my husband and I really lucked out when we were ready to buy a house.

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Leather iPad Folio Case Only $24 Shipped | $99 Value

Saving Cents With Sense

This sophisticated black leather folio furthers iPad functionality with a recessed collapsible kickstand, charger opening & storage pockets. ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. For a limited time, get this Leather iPad Folio Case for only $19 with $5 shipping making it only $24! Valued at $99).

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Electronic Wine Opener Only $22

Saving Cents With Sense

This Wine Opener has a recessed corkscrew with built-in foil cutter swiftly uncorks of up to 30 bottles on one charge. ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. For a limited time, you can get this Electric Wine Opener for only $22 ! Limit 2 per person, Voucher Expires 1/17/12, Shipping is $5.95.

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We individual investors have all become market skittish since the recent huge recession and economic downturn. I’d rather buy stocks at a lower price and sell them at a higher one if I can. It’s hard for me, emotionally to avoid trying to time the market. So, who do you believe?

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