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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does a survey multiple times a year, called the Consumer Expenditure Survey. billion in March.

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Halloween Spending Through the Years

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The National Retail Federation indicated that spending on pet costumes was around 350 million dollars in 2014 and is rising at the rate of 59% since 2010. I saw little Mexican hats in Walmart the other day – part of a dog’s Halloween costume! Halloween then and now. My spouse and I grew up in different St.

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