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How to Cook Dried Beans

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Either method works well, it is just a matter of your personal preference. cups of cooked beans equals 1 (15 oz) can. Kitchen Economics Recipes - Slow Cooker Saving Money - In the Kitchen beans' This one pound bag of uncooked beans will yield the equivalent of 3 cans of bean, about 1 1/2 cups each. How to Freeze Cooked Beans.

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Stay the Course Financially

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’ 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. “Other things equal, an increase in the stock market makes people wealthier. percent in 2010 following a decrease of 2.8

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Life Tips from Dad

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Gender equality. Dad didn’t just preach that boys and girls were equal, he demonstrated it. His lessons have monetary value as well as life value. Pursuit of lifelong learning allows you to adapt to changing job market and business needs and helps keep you economically valuable.

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The ABC’s of Debt Reduction

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The economic effects of the recession of 2008 are still very much upon us. A simple budget allows you to regulate spending as well as track cost. Establishing a funding source to eradicate incurring new debt is equally as important to the debt reduction picture as paying off old debt. Debt has become a way of life for so many.

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Good-Bye Teflon, Hello Cast Iron

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A well seasoned skillet is stick free. I filled my kitchen sink with equal parts water and white vinegar and soaked the pan for 30 minutes. This worked well, but again, my skillets weren’t that rusty. Homekeeping Kitchen Economics' Yes, please! The Benefits of Cast Iron Skillets. They can go from stove top to oven.

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Frugal housing.

Finally Frugal

Way to protect your backside, economic experts!) Well, call me crazy but it seems as if all of those 'experts' have no freaking idea when the housing market will bottom out, and never did. What does this all mean? None of which has amounted to a hill of beans, apparently.

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Calendar of Environmental Events Around the World

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World Day of Social Justice – February 20 – Social development aims at social justice, solidarity, harmony and equality within and among countries and social justice, equality and equity constitute the fundamental values of all societies.