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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 8, 2014

In 2008-2009 when we had the credit crunch and recession, there was at least one day when stores were not accepting credit. We took a day trip to a small town in our area several years ago with our grown son and daughter-in-law. Conversely, if you are shelling out bills to buy something, it seems hard than sliding that plastic.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

I graduated from State U with a liberal arts degree in the early 1970s – when there was a world wide recession followed by stagflation. My son won his 4 year degree in Economics and then was able to get a job as a security guard at a retail store! My newly won degree brought no lucrative job.

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