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How to Get into the Stock Market

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My father-in-law lined up his grown sons and daughters to chip into a fund, from which he bought stock. Doing market purchases as a group in no way guarantees that you will make money, my father-in-law didn’t! USA Today talks about this in Investing: How to start with just a little money.

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A Green and Frugal Funeral

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

All the while the two smallest siblings were watching their father make a wood casket and dig the burial hole. The body may be transported to a church for a service or a service may be held in the funeral parlor. Alternately, the body may be cremated and a memorial visitation and/or service held. Home Burial.

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Lazy Saturday Reads: Saving Grace, Shore Lights And More

For the Mommas

USA Today bestselling author Barbara Bretton has been hailed as a “monumental talent” (Affaire de Coeur) and now she delves deeply into the mysteries of family and shows us that even the most independent woman is still a daughter at heart. You may know the names and dates, but not the why or how.