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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My grandchildren’s other set of grandparents are just one example. ” The survey released in 2010 indicated: “Average annual expenditures per consumer unit1 fell 2.0 percent in 2010 following a decrease of 2.8 Since then, the rate has been trending upward, reaching around 6% in the third quarter of 2010.