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5 Economic Assumptions We (still) Make That Won’t Always Be True

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Ahem… , we all saw real estate fall in 2008, 2009 and 2010 – but do you believe that it is now on the rebound? The US Constitution 5th amendment states in part that citizens cannot: “be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation”.

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How to Make a Two Dollar Seventy Five Cent Centerpiece

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We wanted to make conversation piece centerpieces for each of the 10 tables, utilizing some of the many spring flowering daffodils we usually have at this time of year on our acreage. We decided to re-label 10 empty wine bottles using a picture of an historical event for each decade of her life. How I made centerpieces for $2.70

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Enjoy Life, Save Money – Use your Work Job Perks!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The February 2012 issue of Entrepreneur magazine quoted a Harvard Business Review study done in 2010 which found that at Best Buy, a 0.1 If you have, and use company job perks, you may be less tempted to look around for other employment, you may be more satisfied with your job and work a bit harder – or so the theory goes.

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

So in an effort to make things a bit more manageable, I have decided to cancel my course for next month. I think they keep you focused on paying your house off and make it harder for those who really shouldn’t buy a house to acquire one. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances.

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Taste of Home 2010 Annual Recipes Cookbook $8 Shipped

Saving Cents With Sense

Today’s Wild deal at ShopAtHome is the Taste of Home 2010 Annual Recipes for only $7. Use code: LST80 to get $1 shipping, making the book only $8 shipped after cash back. Just click “Buy Now” and you’ll be taken to the Taste of Home website. The cookbook is on sale for $10, but you’ll get back $3 in your ShopAtHome account.

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Frugal Tip Monday-2010 Goals

Fashion Without Guilt

Hello out there if you haven't heard it's 2010. And now we all scramble to make these "resolutions" that we never end up keeping. Personally-I am making a rule for myself. I am doing a Winter Cleaning and getting rid of everything that I absolutely know that I am not going to use anymore and SELL IT. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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Scotch Brite Wipes Review and Pizza Making Basket Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

In celebration of National Pizza Month, Scotch-Brite is encouraging families to try these no-rinse wipes to disinfect and then prepare their own homemade pizzas right on their countertops using an exclusive recipe from critically acclaimed New York chef and pizza “master,” James Briscione. © 2010 Nicoles Nickels LLC All Rights Reserved.

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